Jazz Finland Live

Jazz singer Elena Mîndru will bring her band on a Jazz-Finland-supported tour in November. The tour, which will take place in different cities in Finland as well as in Tallinn, includes a total of seven concerts.

Jazz singer and composer Elena Mîndru will celebrate her new album Hope in November with a seven-concert Jazz Finland co-production tour. The stage is shared with wonderful soloists of Elena Mîndru's well-known ensemble, which includes top Finnish jazz musicians: pianist-composer Tuomas J. Turunen, bassist Oskari Siirtola from Sointi Jazz Orchestra and drummer Anssi Tirkkonen from Game Music Collective.

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Tickets 20/15 €

Yinon Muallem, who performs at Malmitalo on 9 November as part of the Etnosoi! Festival, is one of the key figures in Oriental Jazz. The award-winning composer, master percussionist and oud player is making his first appearance in Finland.

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PUHTI

Juho Laitinen: cello
Pepa Päivinen: soprano and baritone saxophone, flutes
Jorma Tapio: alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, bass flute

PUHTI is a new "chamber band" with two woodwind musicians and a cellist. The band’s musicians have a strong background in jazz, improvised music and classical music.

The joint playing history of Pepa Päivinen and Jorma Tapio dates back to the legendary Edward Vesala Sound & Fury band from the 80's and Juho Laitinen played in Pepa Päivinen Quintet. The band’s music is rich in timbre and interesting, with carefully composed works to intuitive improvisation. The compositions are entirely the band's own production. Different wind instruments make the sound rich and dynamic.

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Photo: Joni Päivinen

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

Seats are reserved for those who have purchased an advance ticket.

We follow the current official guidelines for the coronavirus epidemic, as well as the health safety measures required by the Communicable Diseases Act.

Tickets: Adults 25 €. Seniors, unemployed and members of Helsinki Jazz ry € 20. Students 15 €. Couples 20 + 20 €. Advance ticket sales: Digelius Music (in cash), Laivurinrinne 2 or on this page, whereby ticket prices: 27.5 / 22.5 / 16.5 €.

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Jazz Finland's spring season was supposed to start with Selma Juudit Alessandra's tour on February 9–18, but due to the pandemic, the tour was postponed until two periods in November–December. The indie-jazz foursome, led by singer-songwriter Selma Savolainen, plays live in nine cities on Nov 8–11 and Nov 29–Dec 3.

Vocalist-composer Selma Savolainen’s quartet Selma Juudit Alessandra was founded in 2015 to animate Savolainen’s compositions and lyrics. The Helsinki-based band will charm seven cities with their irresistable mix of 70’s psychedelia, ethereal sounds and artsy jazz pop.

Savolainen is an aspiring vocalist and composer hailing from Helsinki, Finland. Even though her musical roots lay in jazz, diverse influences from other genres can be heard in her singing and writing. Savolainen is an alumni of the Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead program and the Banff International Workshop for Jazz and Creative Music. She has studied at the Sibelius Academy and the Conservatory of Paris.

Selma Juudit Alessandra released their debut album Rubicon Songs in December 2019. It gained attention also internationally, and served as a powerful start for the young group’s future career.

Selma Juudit Alessandra

Selma Savolainen – vocals, keyboards, Artturi Rönkä – Rhodes, keyboards, Joonas Tuuri – double bass, electric bass, Jesse Ojajärvi – drums

https://www.selmasavolainen.com/ 

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Tickets 17,5€

What is the case here? Some people say it's only the 90's modern post-bop jazz spiced with a little hint of expressionism, some people just say it's the case of Tomi Kämäräinen. The real thing in this case though is the unique personality of this Finnish drummer, who is presenting his new quartet with his own perspective on music by combining lightness and grace of modern jazz timbre with experiencing Copenhagen in vast and various pictures. Case Kämäräinen's second album Joyride was released in April 2021. The album continues the fascinating melting pot of the band's different playing styles. Joyride is a collection of great coincidences from cover art to the stories behind the songs.

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