Jazz Finland Live

Four top-class musicians have come together for a joint tour: vibraphone master Sasha Berliner, saxophonist Nicole McCabe, bassist Kaisa Mäensivu and drummer Mareike Wiening.

All four are critically acclaimed, all four have received numerous awards. While Mareike Wiening holds a professorship for jazz drums in Vienna and Zurich, her three fellow musicians all live and work in the USA and are under contract with the best labels. The extraordinary virtuosity and creativity of this quartet will make the exclusive concert in Espoo a musical surprise package!

Kaisa Mäensivu, bass
Sasha Berliner, vibraphone (US)
Nicole McCabe, alto sax (US)
Mareike Wiening, drums (DE)

8pm doors
8:30pm showtime

Tickets 26/22 € + order fee (from 1,50 € + 0,65% of the order), Lippu.fi.
Duration approx. 1 h 15 min, no intermission

Ricky-Tick Big Band & Tapiola Sinfonietta, featuring Emilia Sisco, conducted by Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen present: “Helsinki Noir Suite: Searching For Tapio”

What would jazz orchestra music that could only be born in Finland be like? Composer-musician Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen’s answer to this question is a ten-part, dark, intimate, prowling and multidimensional composition Helsinki Noir Suite. The subtitle “Searching For Tapio” refers to one of the main characters of the libretto, the forest spirit Tapio. The libretto has been written by Laurell Pöyhönen and E.L. Karhu, one of Finland’s leading playwrights.

The work, which premiered at the Helsinki Festival in August 2024, gains even more depth and cinematic tones when the Tapiola Sinfonietta takes to the stage with the 17-piece Ricky-Tick Big Band and vocalist Emilia Sisco. Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen has expanded the orchestrations especially for this April Jazz concert.

Helsinki Noir Suite is Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen's most extensive composition to date. It is also the most personal and distinctive. Musical influences can be heard, for example, from the Finnish popular music of the 1960s in the melodies, Sibelius and Shostakovich in the harmonies and moods, but also the influence of hip-hop producer J Dilla in the drum rhythms and modern electronic tones in the electronic textures.

Emilia Sisco is a rising force in contemporary soul. Her voice and songwriting have captivated listeners around the globe. With her powerhouse vocals and remarkable ability to weave narratives through her music, she effortlessly blends soul, jazz and blues. Sisco's debut solo album, “Introducing Emilia Sisco”, has been met with widespread acclaim. It was chosen as album of the year at the Finnish Funky Awards in February. In addition Sisco won the public vote and placed second in the overall vote in the Artist of the Year category.

Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen, conductor, compositions, libretto
Emilia Sisco, vocals
Ricky-Tick Big Band
Tapiola Sinfonietta
E.L. Karhu, libretto

Tickets 40/35 € + order fee (from 1,50 € + 0,65% of the order), Lippu.fi.
Duration approx. 2 h including intermission

Open event