Jazz Finland Live

Club For Five and UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra celebrate the opening of Kotka’s new Satama Areena on Saturday 26 August!

Sataman Tango (Tango at the Harbour) concert will feature beloved classics arranged with an experiential twist and respecting the history of Kotka, known as a port and jazz city.

The collaboration gives a tour of tango with a difference: evergreens by Unto Mononen and Toivo Kärki in new, innovative and entertaining versions. The concert is a tribute to two legendary Finnish songwriters and will present a new perspective on their music as a highly unconventional tango ensemble – a big band with a five-part vocal ensemble – combine Finnish tangos with anything from bebop to 1960’s Motown soul. The arrangements for 16-piece big band and vocal ensemble were written by Mikko Hassinen, Marzi Nyman and Pessi Levanto, among others.

This concert is also conductor Marjo Riihimäki’s debut in UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra.

Event Centre Satama is a modern, versatile event centre in the City Port of Kotka, South East Finland. The doors of Event Centre Satama will open in August 2023, welcoming event organisers and visitors from Finland and abroad. Architecturally unique, Event Centre Satama’s flexible spaces are suited to a variety of events: concerts, exhibitions, meetings, seminars, trade fairs, business events, private events, sports events, and many more. Together with high-quality event services, the adaptability of the spaces guarantee a successful event from small gatherings to large functions with over 3,000 participants. Event Centre Satama will join the network of venues across South Finland as the first sufficiently capacious and versatile facility in South East Finland. www.satama.fi