Jazz Finland Live

Tickets € 26 / € 22

Sointi Jazz Orchestra is an 18-member band known for their personal sound and renewal of the big band tradition. SJO’s clubs offer a comprehensive overview of the world of new big band music, along with visiting composers and soloists.

At the first Sointi club in the spring, SJO dives into the music of Finnish free jazz pioneer, Seppo “Paroni” Paakkunainen. Paakkunainen is one of the most versatile musician-composer-arrangers in Finland, and although his first love was jazz music, his rich career includes everything from children’s songs through yoik, schlager, jazz, theater music and symphonies to church music. The concert will feature the gems of Paroni’s comprehensive big band production and the premiere of a new work for Sointi Jazz Orchestra.

Yle Radio 1’s Muistojen bulevardi (Boulevard of Memories), super popular and beloved music program, celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2022. That will be celebrated with a live concert at the Savoy Theatre in Helsinki on Thursday, March 31st and extra show on Tuesday April 5th.

The first concert 31.3. will be broadcasted live on Yle Radio 1 and the concert recording can be listened to at Yle Areena.

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and vocal soloists Aili Ikonen and Kyösti Mäkimattila will perform music familiar from Muistojen bulevardi in front of the live audience. Beloved classics, glorious gems and best of the best evergreens from Frank Sinatra to Laila Kinnunen and from Ella Fitzgerald to Olavi Virta take you on a nostalgic trip decades back.

Jake Nyman from Muistojen bulevardi hosts the evenings, conductor Ed Partyka leads the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra.

Aili Ikonen (b. 1982) is one of the best jazz singers in Finland. She is a sought-after soloist whose voice has been compared to both Laila Kinnunen and Ella Fitzgerald. Since 2018 she is also a member of the vocal group Rajaton. She has released three solo albums and several albums with different bands and orchestras. In addition to singing, Ikonen composes and writes lyrics. www.ailiikonen.fi

Kyösti Mäkimattila (b. 1976) is a singer-songwriter and a poet who was crowned Tango Royal of Finland in 2013. Since then, this strong interpreter has become one of the most popular characters of the Finnish dance halls with his dark voice and captivating charisma. Mäkimattila has released ten albums and four anthologies. He has also written hundreds of lyrics for other artists. www.kyostimakimattila.fi

Muistojen bulevardi (Boulevard of Memories) is an oasis for nostalgic music lovers. Beloved beats and evergreen classics of past decades at Yle Radio 1 from Monday to Saturday at 9:05 and Yle Areena. areena.yle.fi

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