Jazz Finland Live

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Ida Alanen Trio is a young generation instrumental jazz group based in Helsinki, Finland. The band's music is Nordic contemporary jazz with elements of cinematic music, folk music and minimalism. The trio interprets Ida Alanen's compositions with a fresh touch and unique sound of each member.

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Street Level was formed for a couple concerts, but since the cooperation worked well, the trio kept going and has now released their debut album called Natural High. The drummer Thomas Törnroos suggested the name Street Level for the band since the first gig was in a small town in Finland called Porvoo and the club was at street level!

Jukka Gustavson, vocals & keyboard
Jan-Olof Strandberg, bass
Thomas Törnroos, drums

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Saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen, accordionist Harri Kuusijärvi and bassist Eero Tikkanen are performing in Western Lapland during the best fall colors. The nature’s multi-toned palette reflects also the acoustic trio’s music, as they paint it with both, the reds, yellows and blacks of Argentinian tango and the blues, greens and whites of the Finnish seasons – blended with the rainbow of jazz.

“Tour in Lapland is a return to the roots. Not just my own, but also the band’s: the unforgettable founding camp of the trio took place some years ago in Pello’s Lankojärvi lake. Lapland’s strange magic is still a part of the band’s dna”, says accordionist Kuusijärvi.

Kuusijärvi sees Jazz Finland’s climate project as an important and concrete step towards sustainable touring: “In a country the size of Finland, it’s practically impossible to be a professional performing artist without covering a decently large turf and mileage. Already we think about our carbon footprint, prefer trains over flights, and some pioneers have even tried carbon-neutral touring. We hope that carbon-neutrality is soon a given thing on jazz tours too.”.

Sole Azul
Pauli Lyytinen, saxophone / Harri Kuusijärvi, accordion / Eero Tikkanen, double bass

https://www.harrikuusijarvi.com/soleazul 

Sole Azul on a Residency Tour 15.–21.8.2022

Mon 15.8. at 19.00 Kittilä, Kaukonen, Töpäri
Wed 17.8. at 17.00 Muonio, Muonio library
Fri 19.8. at 18.00 Äkäslompolo, Yllästunturi Nature Centre Kellokas
Sat 20.8. at 18.00 Tornio, Åström Manor Courtyard Riihi
Sun 21.8. at 16.00 Rovaniemi, Ounasvaara’s Juhannuskallion lava

Produced in co-operation with Hiljaisuus association

In 2022–2023, Jazz Finland runs a project, titled Jazz Finland’s carbon-neutral touring model. The aim is to map the carbon footprint and handprint of Finnish live music, and to develop Jazz Finland’s own tour system to become more environmentally sustainable. On top of their three regular tour productions, Jazz Finland produces or supports seven pilot tours in the fall of 2022.

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