Jazz Finland Live

Singer-composer Susanna Aleksandra's quartet is the last of Jazz Finland Spring Tours this year. The foursome tours seven cities, playing compelling tunes from their lates album The Siren, which was released in Finland last year.

Singer-composer Susanna Alexandra and pianist Joonas Haavisto began their collaboration in 2018. These two musicians have a shared vision to create music where multilayered harmonies, meaningful lyrics and strong melodies come together. For them it is important to let the music dictate which direction to go to; occasionally the path is simple and sometimes more complex.

In the quartet's music, the influences of traditional jazz, classical music, pop and folk come together under the umbrella that is modern jazz. In the spring of 2020 the quartet released the album Souls of the Night, which was only distributed in the Japanese market. Eclipse Music released the album for international distribution in the spring of 2021 under the name The Siren, and it is an updated version of the material on Souls of the Night.

Estonian singer Susanna Alexandra has done her Bachelor and Master's in Jazz Performance in the Sibelius Academy in Finland.

Susanna Aleksandra Quartet

Susanna Aleksandra - vocals
Joonas Haavisto - piano
Joonas Tuuri - bass
Ville Pynssi - drums

Susanna Aleksandra Quartet on Jazz Finland Tour

Mom 2.5. at 19.00 Kotka, Ravintola Kairo
Tue 3.5. at 19.00 Joensuu, Konservatorio
Wed 4.5. at 19.00 Oulu, Teatteri Rio
Thu 5.5. at 18 Kokkola, ELive Jazz Lounge, shopping centre Chydenia
Sat 7.5. at 19.00 Jyväskylä, Poppari
Wed 11.5. at 19.00 Savonlinna, Kulttuurikellari
Thu 26.5. at 19.00 Espoo, Kannusali

Jazz Finland is a national service organisation dedicated to the promotion of jazz music and jazz culture in Finland. It serves as a specialist organisation and an active production arm for the industry both nationally and internationally. Touring is one of the core operations of Jazz Finland. Annually, Jazz Finland produces and supports 10 jazz tours in Finland. Jazz Finland operates regionally through its 47 independent member organisations.

Open event

Doors at 18:00 / Showtime at 19:00
Tickets 18/15 €

Arttu Takalo and Kadi Vija present Takalo's compositions to the lyrics of Finnish poets and songwriters. Featuring songs from the album Levoton klovni released in 2021, as well as brand new songs.

Arttu Takalo vibes
Kadi Vija vocals
Minna Pensola violin
Maija Linkola violin
Lotta Poijärvi viola
Tiia Ignatius cello

Open event

DOORS OPEN 15:00
SHOWTIME 18:00
TICKETS: 15€/10€

Kokkola-based Söderbacka-Matikainen Duo, formed by the musician couple of guitarist Martin Söderbacka and bassist Eevalotta Matikainen, performs multi-nuanced, atmospheric and powerful live music. The duo composes their own songs and adapts existing compositions to their personal style, utilizing the effects and versatile tones of the instruments.

Open event

Tickets 15/10€

Dynamic Dynamic is a fusion jazz quartet from Helsinki, Finland.

Dynamic Dynamic:
Jaakko Penttilä (guitar)
Jere Mäntykangas (guitar)
Samu Jaantila (bass)
Tuomas Karlsson (drums)

Open event

Free entry
Note! The concert hall is located on the second floor, which is currently only accessible by stairs.

The first SaloJazz Jam will be warmed up by young musicians from Salo and Turku Conservatories. Once the bands have performed, the open jams will begin in which you can participate freely without registering in advance.

The jam session is hosted by Toni Mäkinen.

Open event