Jazz Finland Live

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Storyteller: Anna Airola
Music: UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra

The Nutcracker, the most enchanting jazz fairy tale of Christmas, which enchanted sold-out venues last Christmas, is coming again! The storyteller is Anna Airola, the music is provided by the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra led by conductor Ed Partyka.

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra plays Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s jazz arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece, The Nutcracker. Beloved actress Anna Airola brings the story to life and reads the fairy tale written by E.T.A. Hoffmann about the Christmas night adventure of the Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Note! The fairy tale will be read in Finnish.

Glittering winter forests, an enchanted marzipan castle, toys that miraculously come alive… The Nutcracker Tale is full of magic and exciting twists! The plot of The Nutcracker, one of Tchaikovsky’s most famous and acclaimed ballets, is based on E.T.A. Hoffman’s Christmas story. The ballet was premiered in December 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, and in 1960 Ellington and Strayhorn arranged and recorded their own interpretation of the beloved piece. The jazz adaptation has in recent years become a UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra’s Christmas tradition, which is now spiced up with a fairy tale.

Let yourself be carried away by the fairy tale – and jazz!

Doors open 30 minutes before the showtime. Duration c. 70 min, no intermission. The concert is suitable for the whole family, but especially with the smallest concertgoers, we recommend preparing for loud volumes with earmuffs or plugs.

Anna Airola (b. 1994) is a popular and award-winning actress hailing from Kokkola. Airola, who graduated from the Theatre Academy in 2022, has been chosen as the Best TV Actress of the Year and awarded with the Kultainen Venla prize for her role as Oona in Yle’s Aikuiset series. Airola, who grew up in a musical family, sings in the Ykspihlajan kino-orkesteri and has played tenor horn as well.

Open event

Storyteller: Anna Airola
Music: UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra

The Nutcracker, the most enchanting jazz fairy tale of Christmas, which enchanted sold-out venues last Christmas, is coming again! The storyteller is Anna Airola, the music is provided by the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra led by conductor Ed Partyka.

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra plays Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn’s jazz arrangement of Tchaikovsky’s masterpiece, The Nutcracker. Beloved actress Anna Airola brings the story to life and reads the fairy tale written by E.T.A. Hoffmann about the Christmas night adventure of the Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Note! The fairy tale will be read in Finnish.

Glittering winter forests, an enchanted marzipan castle, toys that miraculously come alive… The Nutcracker Tale is full of magic and exciting twists! The plot of The Nutcracker, one of Tchaikovsky’s most famous and acclaimed ballets, is based on E.T.A. Hoffman’s Christmas story. The ballet was premiered in December 1892 at the Mariinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg, and in 1960 Ellington and Strayhorn arranged and recorded their own interpretation of the beloved piece. The jazz adaptation has in recent years become a UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra’s Christmas tradition, which is now spiced up with a fairy tale.

Let yourself be carried away by the fairy tale – and jazz!

Doors open 30 minutes before the showtime. Duration c. 70 min, no intermission. The concert is suitable for the whole family, but especially with the smallest concertgoers, we recommend preparing for loud volumes with earmuffs or plugs.

Anna Airola (b. 1994) is a popular and award-winning actress hailing from Kokkola. Airola, who graduated from the Theatre Academy in 2022, has been chosen as the Best TV Actress of the Year and awarded with the Kultainen Venla prize for her role as Oona in Yle’s Aikuiset series. Airola, who grew up in a musical family, sings in the Ykspihlajan kino-orkesteri and has played tenor horn as well.

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Tickets 20 € / 11 € / 8 €

Welcome to enjoy the Christmas atmosphere at a unique jazz concert. Tapio Maunuvaara Quintet brings traditional Christmas melodies to the stage in stunning and fresh jazz arrangements. This evening promises warmth and memorable moments in a festive setting.

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Tickets 29€, free entry for children accompanied by a guardian
Reservations: kukkesand@hotmail.com

Validi Karkia's international jazz night features bassist Jasper Høiby's 3Elements (DK/KR/NL) and Olli Hirvonen Trio (FIN/USA/IRL). 

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