Jazz Finland Live

This is the heart of the blues!

ALLAS LIVE is a series of more than fifty summer gigs in the seascapes of Katajanokka in the courtyard of the Allas Sea Pool. www.allasseapool.fi

Erja Lyytinen, “The Queen of Slide Guitar” has become internationally celebrated guitarist with multiple awards and recognitions such as Number 2 on Total Guitar’s “World’s Best Guitarists Now” poll and European Blues Awards “Guitarist of the Year” award. She has released her biographical book called “The Blues Queen” including stories how she shares stages with the legends such as Carlos Santana, Dan Aykroyd, Sonny Landreth and Jennifer Batten. Lyytinen’s musical pallet is vast, encompassing the very best of contemporary blues-rock whilst inspired and influenced by the blues greats of yore. www.erjalyytinen.com

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Jumpru x OMJ Arts' Night:
Manuel Dunkel Quartet
Thu 18.8.2022 at 21:00
Jumpru patio (Kauppurienkatu 6, Oulu)
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The award-winning saxophonist and composer Manuel Dunkel and his quartet will be on tour in late 2022. Dunkel, one of the brightest stars in Finnish jazz, released his latest album Northern Journey in November 2021. The album continues in the familiar intense and expressive style for which the saxophone master is well known both in Finland and abroad.

In Manuel Dunkel Quartet consists pianist Alexi Tuomarila, bassist Antti Lötjönen and drummer Jaska Lukkarinen, who will be replaced by Joonas Riippa in Oulu. The virtuoso line-up is especially known for its melodic expression and distinctive sound. At the heart of the band is Dunkel’s powerful saxophone sound, which naturally bends from an intense postbop style to the most sensitive ballad moods.

Manuel Dunkel | saxophone
Alexi Tuomarila | piano
Antti Lötjönen | double bass
Joonas Riippa | drums

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