Jazz Finland Live

Tickets €39.90 + order fee (from €1.50), lippu.fi

Multiple Grammy nominee and one of the most prominent guitarists in fusion jazz, Mike Stern will give a concert in September at Tapiolasal with his top quintet.

Mike Stern - guitar
Leni Stern – guitar / vocals
Bob Franceschini – saxophone
Chris Minh Doky – bass
Dennis Chambers – drums

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The internationally acclaimed Jussi Fredriksson Trio’s newest album Archipelago Sea Tales (2021) tells sad and beautiful stories about the world’s most captivating archipelago. Pianist Jussi Fredriksson penned a new repertoire for the band, in the middle of the corona peak. Instead of the health crisis at hand, he drew inspiration from life by the Baltic Sea shore. His compositions are a wild journey from the islander folklore romance to the nature disaster that is facing the South-Western archipelago. The pieces paint a devastating picture of the state of the sea, but also spark hope and survival. Fredriksson’s music comes alive on stage with his trio staples: bassist Jori Huhtala and drummer Mika Kallio.

Jussi Fredriksson Trio

Jussi Fredriksson – piano
Jori Huhtala – bass
Mika Kallio – drums

www.jussifredriksson.com

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Simo Laihonen: percussion instruments
Eero Savela: trumpet

Trumpeter Eero Savela and percussionist Simo Laihonen played together for the first time in Black Motors in 2009. Since then, their paths have crossed in various project formations both on stage and in the studio. This jaZZanti concert is their first meeting as a duo. Savela and Laihonen have versatile backgrounds as musicians and as improvisers they share a common language. Interest in the world music cultures and the sound phenomenon in general can be heard in their playing. A fascinating audio journey awaits!

Photo: Sakari Puhakka

The concert is supported by City of Helsinki, Svenska Kulturfonden and The Finnish Music Foundation.

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