Jazz Finland Live
Jazz-Espa: Kadi Vija Key Project,Espan lava, helsinki30.7. At 16:00
Jazz-Espa is an urban festival produced by the Finnish Jazz Federation, focusing on Finnish jazz music. The event presents a diverse and contemporary selection of top names in Finnish jazz as well as young promising talents to a broad audience.
The Kadi Vija Key Project is an exceptional and emotionally evocative ensemble formed around Finnish-Estonian jazz vocalist Kadi Vija. Having released two albums, the ensemble's unique instrumentation creates a soft yet captivating sound that remains in the listener's mind, leaving them hungry for more. Bandleader and composer Kadi Vija is renowned for her remarkable improvisational skills and ability to use her voice instrumentally. The quartet consists of top-tier Finnish jazz musicians: Max Zenger on bass clarinet, Tuomo Dahlblom on guitar, and Tuomas Timonen on drums.
Kadi Vija – vocals
Max Zenger – bass clarinet
Tuomo Dahlblom – guitar
Tuomas Timonen – drums
Picture: Teemu Mattsson
Gigs on the same day in helsinki
Jazz-Espa: Pauli Lyytinen SooloEspan lava, helsinki30.7. At 13:00
Jazz-Espa is an urban festival produced by the Finnish Jazz Federation, focusing on Finnish jazz music. The event presents a diverse and contemporary selection of top names in Finnish jazz as well as young promising talents to a broad audience.
Saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen releases his second solo album on We Jazz label in September 2024. Since 2012, Lyytinen's solo project has pushed the boundaries of saxophone performance, transforming the instrument into a bass, harmony, and melodic instrument, often incorporating rhythmic elements. His innovative approach creates entire musical worlds, sometimes enhanced with effects, other times purely acoustic. The new album's creation has been a lengthy process, including performances and recordings with swans and nightingales.
Pauli Lyytinen is an eclectic musician and composer, particularly active in jazz, experimental, electroacoustic, and contemporary music. His active ensembles include Pauli Lyytinen Solo, Pauli Lyytinen & Niillas Holmberg, Pauli Lyytinen Rabbit Hole (FI/NO/CH), Magnetia Orkesteri, Elifantree, and Sole Azul.
Pauli Lyytinen - Tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, live electronics, mellotron
Picture: Tero Ahonen
Jazz-Espa is an urban festival produced by the Finnish Jazz Federation, focusing on Finnish jazz music. The event presents a diverse and contemporary selection of top names in Finnish jazz as well as young promising talents to a broad audience.
In the music composed by Max Zenger and jazz lizard Fredator, there's a blend of intensely flowing groove, beautiful tones of woodwinds, and a colorful onslaught of synthesizers. Freezer, even nominated for the 2023 Jazz Emma Award, has developed a distinctive sound creatively utilizing the possibilities of an exceptional lineup. Mikael Myrskog's keyboards and Zenger's low woodwinds seamlessly shift between the roles of bassist and soloist, while Fredator complements the wind phrases with finely tuned drums. Completing the ensemble in the live setup is the cool guitarist Samuli Kivelä.
Max Zenger – woodwinds
Mikael Myrskog – keyboards
Samuli Kivelä – guitar
Fredator – drums
Picture: Aleks Talve
