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Jazz Finland Live
Saturday 7.5.
hämeenlinna
Linnajazz-klubi: Kokko Quartet,Suistoklubi, hämeenlinna7.5. At 20:00
Tickets 22 €
The Linnajazz Club in May will be conquered by Kokko Quartet, a jazz band founded in 2010 in Helsinki.
Kokko Quartet has performed at the most important domestic festivals (e.g. Pori Jazz, Flow Festival) and toured in Australia, Germany and the Czech Republic, among others. From the very beginning, it was clear that the band's music couldn't be compartmentalized, it slipped lightly across musical genre boundaries.
The name of the band contains a reference to Kalevala poetry, where Kokko means giant eagle. There are also many references to Nordic lyricism in the band's music, the melodies have both airiness and depth. However, inspiration and influences have come from Indian and Arabic music as well as Cuban rhythms. The interest in free expression and jazz as well as world music unites the members of the band.
Kokko Quartet has released two albums Like A River (2013) and Orient Express (Eclipse Music 2016). Both received attention and good reviews in both domestic and international media. Kokko Quartet's third album Broken Dream was released under Eclipse Music in early April.
jyväskylä
Jazz Jkl live: Susanna Aleksandra Quartet,Ravintola Poppari, jyväskylä7.5. At 19:00
Tickets 15/10 €
Praised songwriter and charismatic singer Susanna Aleksandra started her collaboration with pianist Joonas Haavisto in 2018. A shared view of the layering of music, a strong emotional charge and storytelling in the form of contemporary jazz gave birth to the album Souls Of The Night, first released in Japan last spring. The album was released in Finland under the name The Siren, and it has received good reviews in international jazz media.Joonas Haavisto | piano
Joonas Tuuri | bass
Ville Pynssi | drums
kokkola
Mikael Svarvar & Söderbacka-Matikainen Duo,ELive Jazz Lounge, kokkola7.5. At 18:00
Martin Söderbacka
Eevalotta Matikainen
Mikael Svarvar
Tickets 15€
Guitarist Martin Söderbacka and bass player Eevalotta Matikainen perform atmospheric and multifaceted music that strongly lives in the moment. The duo composes own music and arranges well known pieces, utilizing effects and the diversity of sounds from their instruments. Strong melodies and fresh arrangements lure listeners to stop and enjoy the music.
In this concert they will perform togehter with singer–pianist Mikael Svarvar. Svarvar is a skilled musician and soulful singer who has made an career in soul/gospel music for over 20 years.
savonlinna
Olavin Jazz: Maxxxtet,Savonlinnan Kulttuurikellari, savonlinna7.5. At 19:00
Tickets 20/18 €
Maxxxtet's album Chapter 3 was released in March 2022. The band's playing and compositions feature Maxxxtet's recognizable simultaneously delicate and explosive style, which will surely surprise even the more experienced listener. The album contains ten songs, five of which form a the so-called Demons series. In addition to this, the album features five dramatic and beautiful songs, each of which comes to life as Maxxxtet players interpret them in their own ways.
Max Zenger (woodwinds, compositions)
Tomi Nikku (trumpet)
Eero Tikkanen (bass)
Jonatan Saarikoski (drums)