Jazz Finland Live
ISME-jamit – kansainväliset musiikkikasvattajat lavalla!,Musiikkitalo, helsinki1.8. At 17:00
Free entry
Come and join the international music educators in a jam atmosphere on the terrace of the Musiikkitalo!
Come and join the international music educators in a jam atmosphere on the terrace of the Musiikkitalo! Max Tabell on keyboards, Antti Ahoniemi on bass and Mooses Kuloniemi on drums.
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The concert is part of the International Society for Music Education’s 36th World Conference in Helsinki from 28.7.-2.8.2024. The event is hosted by the University of the Arts.
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Jazz Jam & BrewKonepaja Biergarten, helsinki1.8. At 19:00
Welcome to the jazz jam sessions at the sunny terrace of Konepaja Biergarten (Bruno Granholmin kuja 1, 00510 Helsinki) – free entrance!
Each house band is an unique mixture of UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra’s musicians and other professional jazz musicians, combined with rising start talents from the jazz departments of Sibelius Academy, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and Pop & Jazz Conservatory.
Jazz Jam & Brew is organised by UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Konepaja Biergarten, The jazz department of Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, Metropolia Music and Pop & Jazz Conservatory.
Thu 6.6.2024 // Theme: Music of Woody Shaw
Kasperi Sarikoski, trombone & jam host
Kalevi Louhivuori, trumpet
Tobias Schenk, piano
Lauri Ikävalko, contrabass
Kasper Halttunen, drums
Thu 27.6.2024 // Theme: Hard Bop Jazz!
Manuel Dunkel, saxophone & jam host
Eero Dunkel, guitar
Lauri Ikävalko, bass
Alessandro D’Anna, drums
Thu 11.7.2024 // Theme: Kenny Dorham 100 years
Mikko Pettinen, trumpet & jam host
Henri Lintula, drums
Jori Huhtala, bass
Andrea Marti, piano
Alina Pettinen, saxophone
Thu 1.8.2024 // Theme: Music of Lennie Tristano & Lee Konitz
Max Zenger, saxophone & jam host
Joris Roelofs, bass clarinet
Mikko Antila, vibraphone
Joe Peri, drums
Oskari Siirtola, bass
Thu 8.8.2024 // Theme: Henry Mancini 100 years
Tero Saarti, trumpet & jam host
Sonja Kaipainen, piano
Filemon von Numers, bass
Ilari Kinnunen, drums
Wishamalii (www)
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.
This brand new ensemble is set up by three adventurous musicians from very different geological and musical backgrounds. With only a few concerts behind, the trio already sounds like a well-established, solid unit, gaining a lot of wow-type attention for its totally unique music, its charming spirit on stage, and for the pianist’s revolutionary invention – the Maqiano™ Microtuning System, that allows him to play the Arabic maqamat on acoustic piano! The name Wishamalii refers to the Nordic way of interpreting the Arab-Andalusian Muwashah-songs, yet most of its repertoire is original music specially written for this band. German label Nordic Notes will release their debut album ”Al-Bahr” in September 2024.
Nemat Battah (PS) – Voice & Oud
Kari Ikonen – Piano w. Maqiano™ Microtuning System, Moog Synthesizer
Abdissa Assefa – Percussion
Picture: Anna-Maria Viksten
Jazz-Espa: Emmi U. TrioEspan lava, helsinki1.8. 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.
Emmi U. Trio is a new formation led by jazz pianist, composer, and vocalist Emmi Uimonen, who composed mostly vocal songs for her album "Junassa," released in 2023 (Eclipse Music). The album builds a bridge between Nordic jazz, Finnish psychedelic folk, and Brazilian rhythmic music.
The intimate trio format allows space for vocals and lyrics in Finnish, which are reflecting longing for the end of wars, defending equality and the inviolability of self-determination, and the endless incompleteness of life.
Emmi Uimonen – piano and vocals
Tuomas Talvi – bass
Chico Matada – drums
Picture: Aleksi Kallioja
Jazz-Espa: Janne Huttunen QuintetEspan lava, helsinki1.8. At 17:30
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 Janne Huttunen is known as a versatile musician, producer, and songwriter. Huttunen released his second jazz album, "Two Shadows of You," in the spring of 2023, and both on the album and live at Jazz-Espa, audiences will hear Finland's jazz elite. The album's compositions are characterized by stylishly catchy and easily approachable melodies, swinging rhythms, and cinematic tones.
Janne Huttunen – saxophones
Kalevi Louhivuori – trumpet
Henri Mäntylä – piano
Ville Herrala – bass
Jaska Lukkarinen – drums
Picture: Marek Sabogal
Grotesk Live X Jazz-Espa: VIRTARavintola Grotesk, helsinki1.8. At 19:00
