Jazz Finland Live

Tickets 43 € / 29 € / 15 €

The awarded multi-instrumentalist, musician and composer Jarmo Saari celebrates his 52nd birthday at a Savoy theatre charity concert. His career includes the prestigious Finnish Suomi-award 2012, cinema and dance scores, concerts in more than 30 different countries and appearances on over 100 albums. The smashing gala concert features some of the brightest stars of the Finnish music scene. The profit of the concert will be donated to prevent the sexual abuse of children.

Jarmo Saari (born 1970) is one of the most unique guitarists of his generation. The musician-composer-producer has performed in more than 30 countries and on 100 albums, and in 2012, he was awarded the Finland Award for artistic activities. He is famous for the visual composition style created for concerts, films, television, choreographies, theatre, and albums with multi-layered collages created with the guitar, the human voice and a variety of less common instruments, such as the theremin, baroque cello and glass harp. In 2019, German record label Membra released the album Soldiers of Light by Jarmo Saari Republic.

Performers
Jarmo Saari, glass harp, theremin, guitar, electronics, vocals

Niko Kumpuvaara, accordion / Atte Kilpeläinen, viola / Anna-Mari Kähärä, vocals / Marzi Nyman, guitar and vocals / Emma Salokoski, vocals / Samuli Kosminen, percussion and electronics

Jukka Perko Avara
Jukka Perko, saxophones / Teemu Viinikainen, acoustic guitar / Jarmo Saari, electric guitar

XL
Arttu Takalo, vibraphone / Jarmo Saari, guitar / Tuure Koski, bass / Tomi Salesvuo, drums / DJ Bunuel, spoken word and CD /
+ special guests Kie von Hertzen, guitar / Marzi Nyman, guitar

Jarmo Saari Republic
Jarmo Saari, baritone guitar, electronics, Taurus pedal / Abdissa Assefa, drums and percussion / Olavi Louhivuori, drums / Mikko Kaakkuriniemi, drums / + special guests Timo Lassy, ​​saxophone / Tommy Lindgren, vocals, rap

Contemporary dance by Sivuun Ensemble and Willman Dance Company.

Open event

Open event