Jazz Finland Live

Alder ego

Alder ego is a jazz band formed by four musicians from Helsinki. The band has been active since 2015. The band has toured extensively in Finland and abroad, e.g. Pori jazz, Flame jazz, We jazz and X jazz festivals, as well as the Finnish Jazz Federation’s tour in the autumn of 2019. Alder ego has released two records that have been critical successes, e.g. in Helsinki newspapers and in the Downbeat publication.

The band released their third album in the spring of 2021 through the We Jazz brand. The music on the album sails in even deeper waters, the music reflects the special atmosphere of 2020, but also looks hopefully into the future. The music is intense and bold, with audible influences from the open expression of form of the 60s and nuances of chamber music. Over the years, the band has become a composite unit with its own personal style and recognizable common timbre.

Age ego:

Tomi Nikku: trumpet
Jarno Tikka: tenorsax
Joonas Tuuri: double bass
Joonas Leppänen: drums, compositions

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Photo: Mathias Foster

Tickets: Adults 20 €. Seniors, unemployed and members of Helsinki Jazz ry € 15. Students 12 €. Couples 15 + 15 €. Advance ticket sales: Digelius Music, Laivurinrinne 2 or on this page, whereby ticket prices: 22.5 / 16.5 / 13.5 €.

The concert is supported by City of Helsinki, Svenska Kulturfonden and The Finnish Music Foundation.

S O C I A L D I S T A N C E C O N C E R T – places are limited. Seats are reserved for those who have purchased an advance ticket.

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The heavy-hitters in Finnish jazz, Reiska Laine Quintet, tour the country on 10 concerts during September 11–25. The Jazz Finland tour takes the ensemble to Turku, Salo, Kotka, Joensuu, Kuopio, Savonlinna, Espoo, Kokkola and Raahe. The last show of the tour stars the Porvoo Jazz Festival on Saturday, the 25th of September.

Over his 50-year long career, drummer Reiska Laine has played as a sideman in so many famous bands and orchestras, but never has he led his own ensemble. Now this mistake is finally corrected, and Laine has invited his dream team to his quintet. In Maestro’s own words, Reiska Laine Quintet features the “Ideal Rhythm Duo” of pianist-keyboardist Seppo Kantonen and double bassist Ulf Krokfors, and the “Sax Legends” Eero Koivistoinen and Juhani Aaltonen. All the musicians have been awarded with the prestigious Yrjö prize, so this combo really is the “who-is-who” in Finnish jazz. On the Jazz Finland tour pianist Kantonen will be substituted with the internationally acclaimed star of a younger generation, Alexi Tuomarila.

The quintet mesmerized the audiences and got raving reviews for their 2019 and 2020 concerts at Pori Jazz, Jazz-Espa and Tampere Jazz Happening. Their unbeatable experience and visionary expression show in their own original pieces and take the few Coltrane covers from the 1960s to another level.

Reiska Laine Quintet
Reiska Laine, drums / Eero Koivistoinen, tenor saxophone / Juhani Aaltonen, tenor saxophone, flute / Alexi Tuomarila, piano / Ulf Krokfors, double bass

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