Jazz Finland Live

Kurt Rosenwinkel, one of the world’s most respected jazz guitarists, shines on Savoy JAZZFest’s Friday by performing as a soloist of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and with his own quartet.

Kurt Rosenwinkel & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra: Caipi

The first part of this two-part concert consists of Kurt Rosenwinkel’s Caipi album, of which Rosenwinkel has created big band versions for the Danish Radio Big Band. Now, Rosenwinkel’s Brazilian-themed songs will be performed for the first time with the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, re-arranged just for the Savoy JAZZFest. Conductor Ed Partyka.

Rosenwinkel’s Caipi project was the result of ten years of work. Caipi’s compositions are a fascinating combination of new and old, familiar and unknown. At the Savoy JAZZFest concert, Rosenwinkel’s melodic compositions, sense of harmony and subtle chromaticism meet the deep big band sound of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra.

Rosenwinkel – Blake – Mäensivu – Peri

Two forerunners of jazz meet two up-and-rising musicians of the younger generation at Savoy JAZZFest, when Kurt Rosenwinkel, Seamus Blake, Kaisa Mäensivu and Joe Peri perform together for the first time in Helsinki.

American guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel has been defining the sound of jazz guitar for decades. Originally from Canada, Seamus Blake has established himself as a recognizable and unique voice of modern jazz saxophone in New York. They are accompanied by Manhattan School of Music graduates, double bassist and the artistic director of Savoy JAZZFest Kaisa Mäensivu and drummer Joe Peri, to whom Rosenwinkel and Blake have influenced in a significant way both as players and composers.

The program features original compositions by the members of the band as well as jazz standards adapted for this concert.

Open event

Tickets €10

Guitarist Mikko Iivanainen performs on the release tour of his second solo album at the Jyväskylä Art Museum. The guitar artist, who paints with a large sound palette, performs his songs on both acoustic and electric guitars.

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Tickets 13,50 € / 22,50 €

New Swedish-Norwegian-Finnish group of experienced musicians that represents the best in Nordic jazz.

Arve Henriksen: trumpet; Trygve Seim: saxophone; Anders Jormin: basso; Markku Ounaskari: drums

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Tickets 45 €

American jazz pianist Gerald Clayton performs at G Livelab with his all-stars group. Dutch-born six time Grammy nominee is joined on stage by Joel Ross (vibraphone), Marquis Hill (trumpet), Logan Richardson (saxophone) and Jeff Parker (guitar).

This special concert is a musical tribute to artist-painter Charles White (Inspired by LACMA's Charles White Exhibit). It presents us a single life spread across three vibrant American cities: Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles. Gerald chose the title as a way to immediately bring race and racial tensions to the front of the listener's mind. He wants people to consider the whiteness of all three cities as a reminder of the overarching oppression pervading each place where White lived – and that his expression, birthed as the blues, is a testifying of the black experience in a white world. The title also refers to the artist himself. It is Gerald's intention to represent musically the evolution of White's heart and mind – not just the subjects and messages of his works, but an accompanying examination of the person who created the works.

Open event

Open event