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Jazz Finland Live
Thursday 24.3.
espoo
Raoul Björkenheim – 40-vuotistaiteilijajuhlakonsertti,Sellosali, espoo24.3. At 19:00
Juhani Aaltonen & Raoul Björkenheim (www)
Tickets 25 € + delivery fee (from 1 €)
Duration 2 h, including intermission
Raoul Björkenheim is celebrating his 40-year career as an artist. Sello Hall tips its hat to the big four-oh of the guitar wizard and offers a unique concert featuring two ensembles. This you cannot miss!
The evening will be kicked off by a duo of jazz legends, Juhani Aaltonen & Raoul Björkenheim, who joined forces on the album Awakening (2018). The second performer will be Raoul Björkenheim eCsTaSy founded in 2011. The band's first two albums were nominated for best jazz album of the year at the Emma Awards upon their release.
Juhani Aaltonen & Raoul Björkenheim
Juhani Aaltonen – flute
Raoul Björkenheim – guitar
Raoul Björkenheim eCsTaSy
Raoul Björkenheim – electric guitar
Pauli Lyytinen – saxophone
Jori Huhtala – double bass
Markku Ounaskari – drums
Tour production: Vapaat äänet
Photo of Raoul Björkenheim: Maarit Kytöharju
oulu
OMJ 2022: Aki Rissanen Trio,Teatteri Rio, oulu24.3. At 20:00
AKI RISSANEN TRIO
Thu 24.3.2022 at 20:00
Rio Theatre (Hallituskatu 11)
Tickets 20/11/8 €
Ticketmaster Finland across the country. A service fee is included in the ticket price. A separate Ticketmaster order fee of 1,50–2,00 € per order is added. Tickets without a service fee from Culture Centre Valve. A limited amount of Kaikukortti-tickets are available.
Antti Lötjönen | bass
Teppo Mäkynen | drums
Recitation: DJ Bunuel
turku
GREAT VOICES: OLA ONABULÉ (UK/NGR) feat. UMO HELSINKI JAZZ ORCHESTRA,Logomo, turku24.3. At 19:00
Ola Onabulé
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra's Great Voices concert series continues and will also arrive in Turku!
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra’s Great Voices concert series presents stellar vocalists! This time, UMO Helsinki is joined by British-Nigerian soul singer and songwriter Ola Onabulé. Without reserve, Onabulé can be called a man with a voice and a message.
This concert will see Onabulé and UMO Helsinki play the guest soloist’s original soul material, with an emphasis on the 2019 album Point Less, in brand new big band renditions. UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra will be led by the chief conductor and artistic director, Ed Partyka.
Ola Onabulé (b. 1964) is a skilful storyteller who seems to breath soul into any song. With his astonishing three and half-octave vocal range he will both move you and make you move even if you were sitting in the furthest corner of the concert hall. Despite nodding to the 60s and the 70s, Onabulé’s music is unmistakably modern soul, and on stage he takes it to new heights with his colourful stage presence, effortless expression and wide range of stylistic devices. Thematically, Onabulé tends to focus on problems of today, including xenophobia and social injustice, but there are other recurring themes as well, such as his Nigerian background and certain ageless philosophical questions. Onabulé’s career spans already over 20 years. Naturally, he has performed at innumerable important jazz arenas and festivals and featured several notable orchestras, including the German WDR Big Band and the Danish Radio Big Band. He also runs his own record label, Rugger Ram Records, on which he has released seven out of his nine solo efforts.