Jazz Finland Live
PERUTTU/CANCELLED April Jazz: Flora Purim & Airto Moreira With Neto Group,Tapiolasali, espoo25.4. At 19:00
Flora Purim & Airto Moreira With Thiago Esprito Santo Group
Brazilian musicians Airto Moreira and Flora Purim both hold widely acclaimed careers spanning almost 50 years – from Hermeto Pascoal and Miles Davis to Return to Forever and beyond. After a period away from performing together, they are reunited on stage!
Airto was a sought-after musician in Brazil in the early 60’s, when he often worked with the likes of Hermeto Pascoal, Cesar Camargo Mariano and Milton Nascimento. In 1967, he moved to New York to meet with his lifetime partner, singer Flora Purim.
Soon Airto would become a member of the Miles Davis group, and later Airto and Flora would join Chick Corea in his new group Return to Forever. From then on, both artists’ biographies would be a who’s who of the contemporary music in decades to come, including names such as Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Jaco Pastorius, Dizzy Gilespie, Cannonball Adderley, Lee Morgan, Dave Holland, Keith Jarrett, Jack de Johnette, Ron Carter, John McLaughlin, Quincy Jones, George Duke, Mickey Hart, Paul Simon, Carlos Santana, Michael Brecker, Zakir Hussain, Stanley Clarke and Joe Zawinul, among many others.
In the early 1970’s, both Airto and Flora started their solo careers, which often crossed paths and interacted. They constantly recorded and toured together, culminating in the combustive group Fourth World in the 1990’s.
After a sabbatical period, Airto recorded Aluê – his first album ever made in his native Brazil, presented in an European tour in 2018. Now Flora is back on stage with Airto in a new tour to revisit some of their brightest moments and continue to challenge the borders of creative music.
Flora Purim, vocals (BR)
Airto Moreira, percussions, vocals (BR)
Jose Neto, guitar
Frank Martin, keys
Gary Brown, bass
Celso Alberti, drums
Tickets from 42/37 € + delivery costs (from 1 €), Lippupiste
Duration approximately 90min, no intermission.
April Jazz festival will be arranged for the 34th time at Tapiola in Espoo 24–28 April 2019.
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Gigs on the same day in espoo
PERUTTU/CANCELLED April Jazz Goes EMMA: MuovipullomusiikkiaEMMA, espoo25.4. At 15:00
Music for plastic bottles is a solo project by percussionist and sound artist Tatu Rönkkö, featuring empty plastic bottles as instruments. The hypnotic music does not immediately awaken an association of that which is human-made and non-degradable materials but rather something welling up from the depths of nature and the eternal.
A combined ticket to all museums
Adults 12€
Reduced admission fee 10€
Free admission for persons under 18 and over 70 years of age, holders of Museum Card, Kaikukortti and the Helsinki Card.
PERUTTU/CANCELLED April Jazz: Trio Heinz Herbert (CH), SARĀB (FR), TALAMBOCafe Louhi, espoo25.4. At 18:30
Talambo
SARĀB
Trio Heinz Herbert
TRIO HEINZ HERBERT (CH)
Zürich-based Trio Heinz Herbert’s electronics-infused music contains traces of ’70s free jazz psychedelics and particles of contemporary club culture, creating a mesmerizing sphere of collective improvisation and explorative aesthetics. Last September the trio was selected a winner for the Zenith Award for Emerging Artists, by European Jazz Network, and the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia has awarded Trio Heinz Herbert with a public grant to strengthen their international presence. Trio’s reputation as one of the most interesting jazz groups in Europe has already brought them in several prestigious jazz festivals internationally, and now to Finland for the first time.
“Intense, mesmerizing, captivating… the entire audience was entranced“, Mary Halverson NYC
Dominic Landolt, Guitar, Effects (CH)
Ramon Landolt, Keys, Synth, Samples (CH)
Mario Hänni, Drums (CH)
SARĀB (FR)
SARĀB is an adventurous group of French musicians, who bring together the fury of contemporary jazz and the infinite richness of traditional music from the Middle East. The young explorers combine World Music texts and melodies to deliver modern and original music with mesmerizing jazz harmonies, exultant energy and intoxicating rhythms. SARĀB arrives in Finland for the first time.
Climène Zarkan, vocals (FR)
Robinson Khoury, trombone, vocals (FR)
Thibault Gomez, keys, vocals (FR)
Baptiste Ferrandis, guitar, vocals (FR)
Timothée Robert, bass, vocals (FR)
Paul Berne, drums (FR)
TALAMBO (FI/IS)
Started as a studio project of bassist-composer Jori Huhtala, TALAMBO is out very soon with a debut album and first live gigs. The upcoming album is essentially a solo effort of Huhtala, who has composed, arranged, recorded, produced and mixed everything by himself. Musically speaking, TALAMBO is an ambitious effort to combine jazz with electronics, progressive rock and funk to form a hearty stew of sounds.
Jori Huhtala is known for his trio Jori Huhtala 3, and also for performing and recording with numerous jazz groups in Finland. Huhtala is joined on live stage by some of the most brilliant musicians in Finland: saxophonists Jussi Kannaste, Joakim Berghäll, also on guitar and keys, Antti Kujampää on keys, Tuomas Timonen on drums, and Icelandic guitarist Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson.
Jussi Kannaste, saxophone
Joakim Berghäll, saxophone, guitar, keys
Antti Kujanpää, keys
Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson, guitar (IS)
Jori Huhtala, bass, electronics
Tuomas Timonen, drums, electronics
Tickets from 35/29 € + delivery costs (from 1 €), lippu.fi.
Duration approximately 4h, inlc. two intermissions.
April Jazz festival will be arranged for the 34th time at Tapiola in Espoo 24–28 April 2019.
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PERUTTU/CANCELLED April Jazz: Moonlight Breakfast (RO), DalindèoFazer Food A Bloc, espoo25.4. At 20:00
Moonlight Breakfast
Moonlight Breakfast (RO)
This group of multi-instrumentalists met in Bucharest, and make music combining soul, electro, beat, nu-jazz and swing. Their first ever concert was as the opening act for Jamiroquai, playing in front of 35.000 people, and ever since then, Moonlight Breakfast have been performing shows worldwide that are typified by a playful easiness. This will be the band’s first performance in Finland.
The focus of the band has always been on live performances. Not only do they inspire with their extraordinary music and stage presence, but they also perfect them with spectacular 3D mapping shows and optimized visual effects. Their round shaped screens have become a trademark of the Moonlight Breakfast concerts.
Bazooka, producer, plays drums, keys, clarinet (RO)
Christie, vocals, keys, sampler (RO)
Adita, keys, guitar, sampler (RO)
Dan- Visual Artist (RO)
Dalindèo
Jazz-sextet Dalindèo is known as an intense and warm-hearted live act and they have performed over 200 concerts in 16 different countries.
In 2013 Dalindèo released their 3rd album Kallio, an hommage to the notorious Helsinki-district. The album went on to win the Emma-award (Finland’s equivalent of the Grammy) for Jazz album of the year and debuted on the National Album Chart at number 13.
Their upcoming fifth album Dark Money speaks out about the chaotic state the world is in, with market economy defining our values and injustice taking over. Musically the new album follows the path of 1970s fusion jazz of Miles Davis, explosive live energy of Charles Mingus and psychedelic space jazz of Sun Ra.
Dalindèo-leader Valtteri Pöyhönen is also known for leading the 20-piece ecclectic big-band-jazz-rap-collective Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana.
Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen, compositions, guitar, synthesizer, wurlizer
Pope Puolitaival, tenor saxophone, flutes
Jose Mäenpää, trumpet
Pekka Lehti, bass
Jaska Lukkarinen, drums
Rasmus Pailos, percussion, electronic elements
Doors 7pm
Tickets from 20 € + service fee (from 1 €), lippu.fi.
In cooperation with Aalto University’s Student Union (AYY). Discounted ticket with AYY student card 15€ from Fazer A Bloc restaurant.
April Jazz festival will be arranged for the 34th time at Tapiola in Espoo 24–28 April 2019.
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Day 4 of April Jazz Subgrooves festival, streaming at Keikalla.fi.
Two concerts and artists interviews (in english).
KARI IKONEN SOLO
Kari Ikonen’s new solo piano album Impressions, Improvisations and Compositons will be released in the spring. The album consists of Ikonen’s compositions and improvisations inspired by Japanese koto music and Arabic music. Ikonen uses preparations and special techinques with the piano, most notably the revolutionary Maqiano: his own new creation, a device that allows him to play the Arabic “Maqamat” scales and other micro-intervals on grand piano.
The pianist-moogist-composer Kari Ikonen is one of the most acclaimed jazz musicians in Finland. He has won several international awards for his compositions, and in Finland he’s been awarded by prestigious Jazz-Emma award and the Yrjö Award as the Finnish Jazz Musician of the Year. During his extensive career he has toured in Soviet Union, East Asia, Middle East, Australia, United States and in 30 countries around Europe.
SURPRISE ARTIST
...To be announced later...
One night ticket 9,90€
Festival pass, including all four nights 29,90€
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