Jazz Finland Live

Tickets: 27.50 € + order fee (starting at 1.50 €), lippu.fi

The joint concert of two top Finnish progressive rock and jazz groups also serves as an album release party, offering a chance to enjoy brand new music. Mortality, a collective nominated for the 2020 Jazz Emma award, brings together the leading names in Finnish jazz under the umbrella of a concept album. Meanwhile, 5th Season proudly continues the legacy of Finnish prog pioneers Wigwam and Tasavallan Presidentti.

Mortality celebrates the release of their highly anticipated new album, Mortality vol.II, at the Sellosali concert. 5th Season will perform material from their debut album, released in spring 2023, which features the stunning vocals of Durga McBroom, known for performing with Pink Floyd during the '80s and '90s.

5th Season

Tapio Ylinen, guitar, vocals
Mikko Löytty, bass
Arto Piispanen, keyboards
Jani Auvinen, drums

Mortality

Manuel Dunkel, tenor saxophone
Max Zenger, alto saxophone
Mikko Pettinen, trumpet
Mikko 'Gunu' Karjalainen, trumpet
Johannes Granroth, guitar
Tapio Ylinen, guitar
Mikael Myrskog, keyboards
Jori Huhtala, double bass, electric bass
Mika Kallio, drums

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Program 20 € at the door

Singer Aili Ikonen and pianist Antti Kujanpää have been performing as a duo for over twenty years. Their collaboration began in 2002 with the formation of the band Kvalda. In addition to Kvalda, Aili Ikonen has performed at Kerava Jazz with the band Hereä. Antti Kujanpää has appeared at the festival with groups such as Auteur Jazz, as a duo with Joakim Berghäll, and with the band GI/AN/T, alongside drummer Tuomas Timonen and Norwegian singer Gine Gaustad Anderssen.

Over the years, Aili Ikonen has developed into an internationally acclaimed singer, composer, and lyricist. Her extensive career includes four solo albums in Finnish, big band productions, interpretations of Ella Fitzgerald, and jazz schlager music. Ikonen performs broadly with top contemporary artists. She has been heard as a soloist with numerous orchestras, including the Radio Symphony Orchestra, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, and Tampere Philharmonic. Aili Ikonen is also known as a member of the vocal ensemble Rajaton.

The concert promises sophisticated music by two top professionals!

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