Jazz Finland Live

29 years have passed since the debut album of the composer, pianist and conductor Jukka Linkola's ensemble The Tentet. Linkola is celebrating his 50-year anniversary as an artist. In 2021, the band returned to the concert stages after a long break and with a new line-up. Their new album Rumba Liberte will be released this spring.

The Tentet's music alternates between forward moving rhythmic swing and balladic elements, combining the expressiveness of a large ensemble timbres with the sensitivity of a small jazz group.

Composer-artist professor Jukka Linkola is one of Finland's most distinguished music makers. In addition to jazz projects, Linkola's composition output includes a symphony, 15 concertos, 13 operas, chamber music and several musicals. Linkola's choral music is constantly performed in different parts of the world. Jazzliitto awarded Linkola the Yrjö award already in 1979, and in 1997 his band EQ won the Jazz-Emma of the year. Linkola has won many international composition competitions, e.g. Le Havre city composition competition, Paris Opera Screen and Cannes Midem Awards. He has received two Jussi awards for his film scores.

Also note this! The world premiere of Jukka Linkola’s new flugelhorn concerto for Jukka Eskola will be performed at April Jazz on Tuesday, April 25. Read more.

Jukka Linkola, piano, compositions
Jouni Järvelä, sax
Manuel Dunkel, sax
Kasperi Sarikoski, trombone
Teemu Mattsson, trumpet, flugelhorn
Seppo Kantonen, keyboards
Markku Kanerva, guitar
Vesa Ojaniemi, bass
Mongo Aaltonen, percussions
Jaska Lukkarinen, drums

Tickets 29/24 € + order fees (from 1,50 €), Lippu.fi
Duration approx. 1h 15min, no intermission

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The concert is free of charge, programme 10 € at the door. Please register by Thu 20 Apr at 12 noon via the link https://forms.office.com/e/VLbGZ0Sj8A.

Aleksi Heinola Quartet, the renowned jazz musicians of the European jazz scene Gábor Bolla: tenor saxophone, Jukkis Uotila: piano, Daniel Franck: double bass, Aleksi Heinola: drums, will perform music from their new album on Friday 21 April at 18:00 at the Liszt Institute (Kaisaniemenkatu 10, Helsinki).

Aleksi Heinola has assembled his quartet of internationally renowned top musicians. The band's sound is rich, energetic, stunningly elegant, with swinging grooves and interplay between the musicians. The quartet's music has strong roots in the timeless and trendy hard bop tradition of the 60s, with a modern twist. The ensemble's repertoire consists of original compositions, as well as rarely heard jazz classics. The musicians' flexibility and tremendous skill allow for a wide musical repertoire, giving the band the freedom and sense of spontaneity to make each concert a unique experience for both musicians and audience.

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Artturi Rönkä: piano
Thommy Andersson: double bass
Daniel Sommer: drums

Danish drummer Daniel Sommer and Finnish pianist-composer Artturi Rönkä have been working together for several years, performing in both Finland and Denmark. Twosome´s Varo album released in 2021, which was also nominated for Emma in the series of jazz albums. In the latest composition of Sommer and Rönkä, the trio is complemented by the Swedish bassist-composer Thommy Andersson, who belongs to the top of genre-free improvised music in Denmark and Sweden. The trio’s music consists of character songs with varying moods, which rely heavily on free improvisation.

Photo: Thommy Andersson – Torben Huss, Artturi Rönkä: Jori Huhtala, Daniel Sommer – Mattias Andersson

The concert is supported by City of Helsinki, Svenska Kulturfonden, The Finnish Music Foundation and The Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike).

Tickets: 25/20/15

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