Jazz Finland Live

Jazz for Kids concerts welcome everyone from babies to grandparents! Professional musicians perform their own work at a child-friendly volume in the lobby.

Musicians familiar from Mikko Hassinen Future Food Factory, saxophonist and woodwind player Max Zenger and double bassist Antti Ahoniemi, will perform the band's acoustic and breathy music. The compositions are by Teosto-award-winning percussionist Mikko Hassinen and reflect his diverse relationship with nature. In addition to this, there will be songs inspired by nature by Zenger and Ahoniemi's other band, Jazzup!.

Max Zenger is one of the most sought-after jazz musicians in the country. In addition to his own ensembles, he is a permanent member of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, artistic director of the Porvoo Jazz Festival and runs the Flame Jazz Records label. Antti Ahoniemi is an active and versatile freelance musician who, despite his young age, has performed with many of the top names in Finnish jazz, such as Jukka Eskola and Timo Lassy, and in Saimaa, among others.

The duration of the event is 45 minutes. The band will perform for about 35 minutes, after which the audience can greet the musicians and see the instruments.
Free entry
Location: Café stage

Max Zenger – alto saxophone
Antti Ahoniemi – double bass

Jazz for Kids is a series of high-quality jazz concerts for everyone from babies to grandchildren! Professional musicians perform their work at child-friendly volumes in easily accessible lobbies in cultural centres. The Jazz for Kids operating model of the Finnish Jazz Federation and City of Helsinki Cultural Centres is based on the concert series of the same name, which has been organised at the Espoo Cultural Centre since 2015 in cooperation with Espoo Music Institute's pop/jazz line Ebeli. The concept was developed by Ebeli, the pop/jazz line at Espoo Music Institute.