Jazz Finland Live

In September, live music at Toivo provides swinging jazz orchestras. Timo Mäkelä, brought up by Lahti Big Band, now brings a motley set of different nuances of jazz to Toivo! We hear swinging beats, blues and sometimes more soulful jazz. On September 15 the audience can enjoy violin jazz led by Kati Riikonen and the Myllyjazz Orkesteri.

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Free entry

Lithuanian guitarist Mindaugas Stumbras and his acoustic trio play an electrifying mix of jazz, folk and world music in an unforgettable and emotionally charged performance.

Mindaugas Stumbras - kitara
Michelangelo Scandroglio – kontrabasso
Mattia Galeotti – rummut

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The Aurinkomäki concert at the Kerava Jazz Festival consists of a lineup of three bands:

Martin Sikala, a student band from Kerava that plays jazz fusion and pop rock, will perform at 1:00 PM.

Starting at 2:45 PM, Maja Mannila, a jazz/soul singer, pianist, and composer aiming for an international career, will take the stage. The concert will feature Mannila's own English-language songs, where soul, R&B, jazz, and gospel meet. Raised in a family of musicians, she has a confident grasp of music-making, but she emphasizes freedom and fun in creating and playing music. This is evident in the captivating cheerfulness of the Maja Mannila Trio's ensemble sound, composed of young top talents. The band was chosen to represent Finland at the 2023 Nordic Jazz Comets event.

The festival concludes at 4:30 PM with Masa Orpana Honk, a band composed of musicians from Tampere. The band brings the joy of roots music and diverse rhythms into a modern jazz setting. Their strength lies in the three-saxophone section formed by Masa Orpana, Tuomas Heinonen, and Aino Heikkonen, backed by a rhythm section pulsating with the spirit of New Orleans.

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