Jazz Finland Live

Tickets: €20, advance tickets will be available on the NetTicket website and at sales points.

In the final concert of ELive Jazz Lounge vol 2., you will enjoy beautiful melodies and compelling improvisations. Expect a powerful experience of living in the moment led by the acclaimed Dutch bass clarinetist, Joris Roelofs.

Dutch clarinetist, flutist, and saxophonist Joris Roelofs (b. 1984) is known above all as a versatile musician but also as an educator and composer investigating the relationship between Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy and music. He has composed works based on Nietzsche's philosophy, lectured, and written about the connection between music and philosophy, freedom, and improvisation. He is a member of the international Nietzsche research group based in Germany. Roelofs has played as a member of the Concertgebouw Jazz Orchestra and the Vienna Art Orchestra, and he leads the jazz clarinet department at the Amsterdam Conservatory.

Musicians:
Joris Roelofs – bass clarinet
Martin Söderbacka – guitar
Eevalotta Matikainen – double bass

The visit is part of the international jazz residency initiated in Helsinki by the Finnish Jazz Federation, the Sibelius Academy Jazz Music Department, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, and the Musicians' Union. Jazz Finland Residency is a high-level invitation-only residency for musicians, composers, and conductors. Coordinated and managed by the Finnish Jazz Federation, the residency annually invites two international guest artists to Finland for a 1–2 month period. The residency is also supported by Music Finland, Jazzmusikot ry, and HIAP Helsinki International Artist Programme.

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Tickets 20 € / 11 € / 8 €

There is no shortage of swing when Finland's most legendary folk music ensemble JPP joins forces with vibraphonist Panu Savolainen, better known from the jazz side. The repertoire, which combines jazz improvisation with the Kaustinen fiddle playing, consists not only of Panu Savolainen's more recent compositions, but also of JPP's classic pieces as well as Charlie Parker repertoire performed in 2020. The new album by Panu Savolainen & JPP will be released in October 2023.

Vibraphonist Panu Savolainen is known as a versatile and expressive musician and composer in jazz, classical and other acoustic music. He rose to the attention of the Finnish music world with his trio Herd, founded in 2009, and especially Herd and singer Aili Ikonen's joint project Jazzbasilli.

JPP (formerly Järvelän Pikkupelimannit) has been known as a reformer and messenger of Finnish folk music for over 40 years. JPP was founded in 1982 in Kaustinen, the capital of Finnish violin. In addition to the fiddle, JPP's playing consists of double bass and harmonium. The band´s musical roots go all the way to 1700's, and originates from the musical heritage of the Järvelä family. From this heritage comes JPP´s suprising musical style. The band has extensively toured the continents of the world and released 11 albums.

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