Jazz Finland Live

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Tickets 20 €/ 15 €/ 10 € 
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Manager Charles Gil's Free voices and sounds agency and Jazz Finland have worked together to organize Finnish-French tours in Finland since 2000. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the co-operation, the two touring bands are highly acclaimed quartets in their respective countries: the Finnish Maxxxtet, led by saxophonist Max Zenger, and the French Spring Roll, fronted by flautist-vocalist Sylvaine Hélary. 

Maxxxtet
Max Zenger – saxophone, bass clarinet, Tomi Nikku – trumpet, Teemu Åkerblom – bass, Jonatan Sarikoski – drums

Spring Roll
Sylvaine Hélary – flute, vocals, compositions, Antonin Rayon – piano, Moog, compositions, Hugues Mayot – tenor saxophone, klarinetti, Sylvain Lemêtre – vibraphone, percussion

Free Voices And Sounds Tour 2019:

Maxxxtet
Tue 9.4. Lappeenranta, ravintola Lamppu @ 20.00
Wed 10.4. Savonlinna, Kulttuurikellari @ 19.00
Thu 11.4. Oulainen, Kulmajazz, Kinokulma @ 19.00
Fri 12.4. Seinäjoki, Jazzoikoon! Ravintola Alma @19.00

Spring Roll + Maxxxtet
Mon 15.4. Turun seudun musiikkiopisto @ 19.00
Tue 16.4. Raahe, Raahen Teatteri @ 19.00
Wed 17.4. Joensuu, Pakkahuone @ 19.00
Thu 18.4. Helsinki, Malmitalo @ 19.00

The tour is supported by Jazz Finland.

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The long-term collaborative history between UMO and Iro Haarla will see a continuation in Easter time when the big band and the pianist-harpist give a church tour around the Uusimaa region. In addition to the metropolitan area – Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa – the tour reaches to the cities of Porvoo and Askola. It also comprises an afternoon concert at the Helsinki Music Centre on the Holy Thursday.

Entitled Silent Music, the concert gives a cross-section of the compositions that UMO has commissioned from Haarla over her career. Among others, the programme includes the piece Ante Lucem  – ennen päivän koittoa (2005; Eng.Before the Dawn), delving on the events of Easter and the passion of Christ; Kurkien taru (2006; Eng. The Tale of the Cranes) portraying the migration of the majestic birds; and Led by the Wind (2015) – a piece inspired by the might of the wind. The concert will also see the premiere of the title composition, Silent Music (2019), written specifically for the occasion. Many of Haarla’s works initially premiered by UMO have lived on in different arrangements in the repertories of her own ensembles and even on recordings. The Easter concert will be conducted by Mikko Hassinen – already a well-known face at UMO’s helm.

– With my music I aim at bringing some light to the listener, stirring deep feelings and promoting the ability to feel pleasure and pass it on. The main thought behind the concert is finding a quietness within oneself; following the deep sonic textures, the undulating flow of sound, towards the light. Playing with UMO and conductor Mikko Hassinen is an exceptionally interesting chance for me to realise these ideas, Haarla says.

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