Jazz Finland Live

Free entry

Manala Afterwork Jazz is a weekly jazz club in the center of Helsinki. Finland's top musicians perform at the club in a cozy and atmospheric environment. The event is free of charge, so we recommend using the money saved from the admission tickets on the restaurant's legendary pizzas and refreshments!

Marian Petrescu - piano
Joonas Tuuri - bass
Ville Luukkonen - drums

Open event

On her latest LP “Baby, I’m Hollywood” (2021), Judith Hill unveils an ambitious, kaleidoscopic document detailing her journey of self-discovery. It's a vibrant, defiant personal statement, a thorough excursion into the annals of Black music: past, present and future. Rich in throwback soul, stunning piano balladry, and swaggering psychedelic funk, the self-produced “Baby, I’m Hollywood” finds Hill liberated, focused and reborn. Bolstered by a spirited live band and her new attitude, she ruminates on pleasure, pain, celebration, and consequences, all of which inform this collection of finely-crafted stories-in-song.

Hailing from Los Angeles, CA, Judith Hill comes from a Japanese/African-American bi-racial musical family of mother Michiko and father Robert (aka Pee Wee). During the last decades, she has embarked on a meteoric ascent to soul singer, songwriter, and badass bandleader. Judith Hill have collaborated with iconic artists across multiple platforms, genres and mediums. Hill was selected to duet with the late Michael Jackson on "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" during his This Is It concerts in London. After singing lead on a number at Jackson’s memorial service, she was put on the worldwide map in an instant. Judith’s rise to fame is explored in 20 Feet from Stardom, the documentary narrated by Morgan Freeman, where her performances helped win a Grammy for Best Music Film.

Hill was wildly-popular on the fourth season of hit TV show The Voice, she’s worked with filmmaker Spike Lee, and sang on the official soundtrack to major motion pictures Dr. Seuss' The Lorax and Happy Feet Two. Hill contributed to jazz luminary George Benson's tribute to Nat King Cole. Among other high-profile engagements, Judith was drafted as direct support on arena tours for both John Legend and Josh Groban. The latter invited Hill onstage each night to perform duets, before the pair released the single “Remember When it Rained”. Her debyt album “Back in Time” was recorded together with Prince. Hill received much critical acclaim in the aftermath of the record’s 2015 release; a couple of years later she followed up with a self-produced sophomore LP, “Golden Child”.

Judith Hill, vocals, keys, guitar
Michiko Hill, keys
Peewee Hill, bass
John Staten, drums

Age restriction K-18

Tickets €39/35 + booking fee (from. €1,50), Lippu.fi
Cloakroom service fee €3,50, collected at the door

7.30 PM doors
8.30 PM Judith Hill

Duration appr. 1 h 30 min, no intermission

Open event

Tickets 27 €

OK:KO is a quartet formed by outstanding and esteemed musicians and professionals of improvisation. Led by drummer Okko Saastamoinen, OK:KO released their third album Liesu (2022) via We Jazz.

Joona Toivanen is an internationally acclaimed jazz pianist who has toured around the world with his trio. Joona Toivanen Trio's Both Only (2022) is their seventh album. The minimalistic and acoustic album, released by We Jazz, is filled with melancholy but leaves room for improvisation.

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