Tickets 32–55 €

The closing concert of Jyväskylä Festival will feature an exceptional line-up this July, as pianist and composer Heikki Sarmanto performs together with the Jyväskylä Workshop Band, an ensemble bringing together some of the leading names in Finnish jazz.

The concert programme spans multiple eras and will also include the world premiere of a new composition by Sarmanto dedicated to the festival. This unique closing concert has been created specifically for the Jyväskylä Festival.

The ensemble references the original 1970 Jyväskylä Workshop Band and brings together several key figures of Finnish jazz from different decades. Alongside Sarmanto (piano), the line-up features Juki Välipakka (vocals), Juhani Aaltonen (flute), Reino Laine (drums), Jukka Eskola (trumpet), Eero Koivistoinen (saxophone), and Ulf Krokfors (bass). The seven-member ensemble has an average age of 72.

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The promising new jazz newcomer, the Pauli Halonen Trio, offers up groovy jazz in their first-ever performance in Turku. Founded in 2024, the ensemble performs original music composed by Pauli Halonen as well as covers of songs by their musical influences.

Pauli Halonen – piano
Oskar Lehtimäki – bass
Kuutti Suonio – drums

Flame Jazz Summer Live on Wednesdays at 6 pm at Cathedral Park Terrace, free entry. As the Flame Jazz Summer Live concerts are held outdoors, in case of rainy weather, the concert of the day may be rescheduled. Any changes will be announced on social media channels and websites by Church Park Terrace and Flame Jazz. 

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UMO's jazz jams return to the summer terrace of Konepaja Biergarten for their sixth consecutive summer – free entry!

The jazz jams are a musical think tank where new ideas are created by building on the past. In summer 2026, the jams take on a special celebratory atmosphere as Finland marks 100 years of jazz and UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra concludes its 50th anniversary season.

The evening begins with a performance by the house band at 6:30 PM, followed by the jams themselves. Musicians and music enthusiasts emerging from the audience form spontaneous ensembles where nothing is predetermined – no one knows what will be played or with whom. The house band lays the foundation, but the direction of the evening is shaped through interaction between performers and the audience. That is exactly what makes jazz jams such a unique and vibrant part of jazz culture.

Throughout the summer, audiences will experience themed evenings and unique ensembles bringing together musicians from UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, other jazz professionals, and rising talents from the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. The jams foster the development of jazz music, connect generations, and create space for new voices.

The outdoor terrace of Konepaja Biergarten (Bruno Granholminkuja 1, Helsinki) offers a relaxed summer setting to enjoy music, good company, a wide selection of drinks, and occasionally also food stalls.

The jams are organized in collaboration with UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Konepaja Biergarten, the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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J TIKKA is the solo project of saxophonist Jarno Tikka. On his recent debut album Hear My Whisper, he merges the jazz tradition with modern hip hop. The album is a compelling example of contemporary Scandinavian jazz, where Tikka's soulful saxophone blends seamlessly with MPC drum‑machine rhythms familiar from the hip‑hop world.

On the record, Tikka performs and produces all the music himself, while in live performance the material comes alive through an outstanding band of top Finnish jazz musicians, giving the compositions new dimensions.

Jarno Tikka, saxophone
Eero Seppä, bass
Mikko Antila, vibraphone, keyboards, percussion, sampler
Okko Saastamoinen, drums

Free concerts are held weekly on the Musiikkitalo summer patio from Thursday to Saturday throughout the summer, 28 May–1 August at 5 pm. See the full summer programme at www.musiikkitalo.fi/en/summer-concerts.

In case of rain, the concert will take place indoors at the Musiikkitalo Restaurant.

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The Tuomas Talvi Quintet performs a repertoire composed and arranged by double bassist Tuomas Talvi. The music is particularly inspired by the era following the ”golden age of fusion jazz,” incorporating influences from 80s R&B, Afro-Cuban music, and avant-garde nuances.

Tuomas Talvi – double bass, compositions and arrangements
Alexi Tuomarila – piano
Jesse Vilhomaa – altosaxophone
Sami Leponiemi – saxophones
Arttu Huopainen – drums

Flame Jazz Summer Live on Wednesdays at 6 pm at Cathedral Park Terrace, free entry. As the Flame Jazz Summer Live concerts are held outdoors, in case of rainy weather, the concert of the day may be rescheduled. Any changes will be announced on social media channels and websites by Church Park Terrace and Flame Jazz. 

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Damien Sabatier: alto and sopranino saxophones
Hugues Mayot: tenor saxophone
Joachim Florent: double bass
Antonin Leymarie: drums

The driving forces behind the ensemble are the two saxophonists Damien Sabatier and Gérald Chevillon, who also founded Impérial Quartet in 2010. At the jaZZanti concert, however, Chevillon will be replaced by the outstanding saxophonist Hugues Mayot, who performs, among others, with the French National Jazz Orchestra.

On their fifth album, Imperial Quartet continues to explore the folk traditions of Central Europe and the regions shaped by the Danube. As a cultural thread, the river symbolizes cycles, encounters, and the blending of Eastern and Western cultures.

The quartet draws from vernacular traditions—Balkan, Hungarian, Romani, and klezmer music—highlighting their emotional depth and rhythmic richness. Modality, asymmetrical time signatures, and virtuosity intertwine in a free musical language nourished by improvisation. Melodies are reshaped, fused, and reimagined with intention in a contemporary form.

Functioning as a true laboratory for experimental work with sound and rhythm, the ensemble composes and arranges collectively in search of an organic sonic palette. Alternating between introspective softness and powerful bursts of energy, Dunav Magika is a poetic and magical sonic journey in which jazz enters into dialogue with the living memory of European cultures.

Photo: Istvan Meszaros

Soul Diaspora, Impérial Quartet
https://youtu.be/atNvGQz1OR4

The concert is supported by City of Helsinki, Svenska Kulturfonden and The Finnish Music Foundation.

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Tomi Salesvuo´s compositions and the band’s original arrangements for the classic Finnish hit songs makes the repertoire shine and is providing an engaging mix of tradition and fresh creativity.

Long time friends Pope Puolitaival – saxophone, Mikko Helevä – Hammond Organ and Tomi Salesvuo – Drums played their first jam during the Sibelius-Academy Jazz department studies in the mid 90s. Since then the musicians have worked in various projects together during the years. Salesvuo Syncopation’s debut album release, Complete Loft Sessions (Eclipse Music) underlines the interpretation that captures the listener with Salesvuo´s playful melodies and the trio´s energetic performance!

Now embarking on their first international tour, Salesvuo Syncopation invites audiences to experience powerful swing and nostalgic melodies performed by three of Finland’s most sought-after jazz musicians. Catch the spark of Finnish jazz!

The night's concert will also feature singer Nina Mya.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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New3 is a trio formed by three rising young jazz musicians, combining two vocalists and wind instruments in a novel way.

Helmi Antila – vocals, piano, keyboards
Siina Suutarinen – vocals, piano, keyboards
Oona Mattsson – saxophones & flute

Flame Jazz Summer Live on Wednesdays at 6 pm at Cathedral Park Terrace, free entry. As the Flame Jazz Summer Live concerts are held outdoors, in case of rainy weather, the concert of the day may be rescheduled. Any changes will be announced on social media channels and websites by Church Park Terrace and Flame Jazz. 

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Tickets for show and dinner 75 €

Tomi Salesvuo´s compositions and the band’s original arrangements for the classic Finnish hit songs makes the repertoire shine and is providing an engaging mix of tradition and fresh creativity.

Long time friends Pope Puolitaival – saxophone, Mikko Helevä – Hammond Organ and Tomi Salesvuo – Drums played their first jam during the Sibelius-Academy Jazz department studies in the mid 90s. Since then the musicians have worked in various projects together during the years. Salesvuo Syncopation’s debut album release, Complete Loft Sessions (Eclipse Music) underlines the interpretation that captures the listener with Salesvuo´s playful melodies and the trio´s energetic performance!

Now embarking on their first international tour, Salesvuo Syncopation invites audiences to experience powerful swing and nostalgic melodies performed by three of Finland’s most sought-after jazz musicians. Catch the spark of Finnish jazz!

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Beautiful church in Rajamäki is the perfect place to listen soft jazz music. Peaceful summer nature surrounds us here in Finland in July. Come to listen familar compositions and litte stories about music and the players.

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Antti Ahoniemi Trio is a new jazz trio presenting vibrant original compositions by its members. The combination of guitar, double bass and an expanded drum set creates an open and flexible sound rooted in the swinging jazz tradition.

Antti Ahoniemi, double bass
Joonas Leppänen, drums
Tuomo Dahlblom, guitar

Free concerts are held weekly on the Musiikkitalo summer patio from Thursday to Saturday throughout the summer, 28 May–1 August at 5 pm. See the full summer programme at www.musiikkitalo.fi/en/summer-concerts.

In case of rain, the concert will take place indoors at the Musiikkitalo Restaurant.

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Tickets 10 €

Tomi Salesvuo´s compositions and the band’s original arrangements for the classic Finnish hit songs makes the repertoire shine and is providing an engaging mix of tradition and fresh creativity.

Long time friends Pope Puolitaival – saxophone, Mikko Helevä – Hammond Organ and Tomi Salesvuo – Drums played their first jam during the Sibelius-Academy Jazz department studies in the mid 90s. Since then the musicians have worked in various projects together during the years. Salesvuo Syncopation’s debut album release, Complete Loft Sessions (Eclipse Music) underlines the interpretation that captures the listener with Salesvuo´s playful melodies and the trio´s energetic performance!

Now embarking on their first international tour, Salesvuo Syncopation invites audiences to experience powerful swing and nostalgic melodies performed by three of Finland’s most sought-after jazz musicians. Catch the spark of Finnish jazz!

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Lauri Kallio is a versatile music professional whose work can be found on approximately forty releases. He has contributed as a recording engineer, mixer, producer, composer, and arranger—and naturally as a performer, primarily a guitarist. In recent years, Kallio has become well-known for his work with bands such as Pambikallio and the Jimi Tenor Band. His second album, Turtles, Cats and Other Creatures, was released in 2025. 

Lauri Kallio’s ensemble plays music where the "landscape, open to interpretation, leaves the listener with the responsibility and freedom to seek out stories and their meanings. Then again, you don’t have to do that either; you can just be and enjoy." (Pekka Laine) 

Lauri Kallio – guitar 
Adele Sauros – saxophones & flute 
Natalia Castrillón – harp 
Ville Rauhala – bass 
Joonas Leppänen – drums

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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Tickets 19 € / 35 € / 38 €

The new ensemble of singer Aili Ikonen and saxophonist Jukka Perko reinterprets some of classical music's most famous melodies with a jazz-infused approach! These familiar classical tunes are given new life when paired with brand-new poetic lyrics. Finnish lyrics for these compositions - originally known as instrumental pieces—have been crafted by Paleface, Mariska, Mikko Kuustonen, and Kanerva Pasanen, among others - all of whom are today's leading Finnish lyricists.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Chico Matada is a Mozambique-born drummer, composer, and bandleader whose music blends African rhythmic traditions with modern jazz, cinematic arrangements and improvisation. Released in April 2026 by Eclipse Records, his latest album features a multinational ensemble of musicians. At Jazz-Espa, Matada presents his unique compositional language, where deep-reaching roots and modern expression converge. The music is simultaneously meditative and rhythmically vibrant—an invitation for the audience to pause, listen, and feel. 

Rafa Postel – trumpet 
Nikita Rafaelov – piano and synthesizers 
Hector Lepe – guitar 
Melik Turunen – bass 
Chico Matada – drums 

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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J TIKKA is the solo project of saxophonist Jarno Tikka. On his recent debut album, Hear My Whisper, he blends jazz tradition with modern hip hop. The album is a captivating example of contemporary Scandinavian jazz, where Tikka’s soulful saxophone merges seamlessly with MPC drum machine rhythms familiar from the world of hip hop. 

On the record, Tikka handled all instruments and production himself. In a live setting, however, the music comes to life through a brilliant ensemble, allowing the compositions to take on a new form. 

Jarno Tikka – saxophone 
Mikko Antila – vibraphone, keyboards, percussion 
Eero Seppä – bass 
Okko Saastamoinen – drums 

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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Eero Savela Quartet’s music is built upon the compositions of trumpeter and composer Eero Savela, which serve as the foundation for the ensemble’s interplay. Clear melodies provide an accessible surface, yet the band broad-mindedly pushes the music into freer directions. Released in August 2025, the album Way To was nominated for an Indie Award, and Tina Edwards of BBC Radio 3 ranked it among the best releases of the year.

The quartet’s musicians represent several generations and are well-known figures across jazz and various other musical genres. Their playing emphasizes listening, interaction, and a distinctive collective sound.

Eero Savela – trumpet
Seppo Kantonen – electric piano
Eero Tikkanen – double bass
Joonas Leppänen – drums

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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Arto Ikävalko Trio brings an intense and experiential concert to Jazz-Espa, where the traditions of modern acoustic piano trio jazz meet a fresh and original compositional voice. The performance features Arto Ikävalko’s atmospheric and surprising compositions from the trio’s debut album Changing Priors (2024), newer unreleased material, and selected jazz standards reimagined with the ensemble’s unique touch. Through his compositions, Ikävalko creates atmospheric imagery of different worlds that take on a life of their own as the band members breathe life into them through their playing. 

Arto Ikävalko – piano 
Joonas Tuuri – bass 
Ville Luukkonen – drums

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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Mikko Pettinen Why Not is a top-tier Finnish jazz ensemble whose expression is built on strong interaction, precise musicianship, and the nuanced language of modern jazz. The group’s founder and leader, trumpeter Mikko Pettinen, is known for his personal compositional style, which emphasizes clear forms, subtle dynamics, and a sense of space. 

The ensemble performs repertoire from the album Patient Patient (Eclipse Music, 2025), a work rooted in Pettinen’s personal experiences. The record received a full five-star review from Kulttuuritoimitus and was nominated in the jazz category at the Indie Awards. Additionally, journalists from Yle selected the album as one of the ten best releases of 2025. 

Mikko Pettinen – cornet, trumpet, Organelle M, vocals 
Joakim Berghäll – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, kalimba 
Vesa Ojaniemi – bass 
Tuomas Timonen – drums

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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Pepa Päivinen, a saxophonist and flutist known for boldly breaking boundaries, is one of the cornerstones of Finnish jazz. The music of his new Peacepipe ensemble is peacefully melodic and atmospheric, while also venturing into edgy, energetic prog, jazz, and free music. Finding its way deep into the consciousness, the group's expression seeks to kick down musical fences and discover interesting new paths. This quartet, creating an impressive atmosphere through collective sensitivity, consists of veteran musicians with strong individual voices. 

Pepa Päivinen – saxophone, flute 
Timo Kämäräinen – guitar 
Ville Herrala – double bass 
Mikko Hassinen – drums 

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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RSB – Roamin’ Street Band is an 11‑musician, two‑vocalist supergroup from the Pirkanmaa region, bringing the authentic jazz energy of the streets of New Orleans to events. The band’s captivating second-line street beat and swinging, cheerful sound sweep along even those audiences for whom jazz or blues wouldn’t normally be the first choice. At RSB’s shows, no one is left cold – get ready for a mood that will make your feet start dancing! 

RSB has created a recurring event in Tampere called Gumbo Club, where the band performs once a month for free at the Public House Huurre restaurant. On club nights, the venue serves spicy gumbo typical of the Mississippi Delta region, and local dancers take the floor with Lindy Hop and other dances that perfectly match the music.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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The trio of Turku-based drummer Veikka Kajamies, recipient of the Finnish Jazz Federation’s 2025 Taimi Award for young talent, draws from the tradition of swinging improvisation while looking firmly toward the future. Their spontaneously bold and seamlessly intertwined interplay comes to the fore, captivating the audience with original compositions painted with a broad brush and carefully selected covers. 

Having begun their musical journey together in the Sibelius Academy’s youth program in 2019, this energetic trio features Kajamies alongside fellow Taimi Award-winning pianist-clarinetist Joonatan Henriksson and bassist Otso Huhtala, known for his work with the UMO. 

Joonatan Henriksson – piano & clarinet 
Otso Huhtala – bass 
Veikka Kajamies – drums

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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In the music of saxophonist, composer and sound artist Heli Hartikainen, experimental sonic textures and hypnotically transforming soundfields come out to play. Hartikainen’s debut solo album, CHRONOVARIATIONS, which utilizes 3D audio technology, was awarded the Kritiikin Kannukset (Spurs of Criticism) prize in 2025 for the year's most significant artistic breakthrough and was nominated for an Emma Award for Best Jazz Album of 2024.

On their new album, Interbody (2026), Hartikainen utilizes active sampler software developed for them and customized in collaboration with sound engineer Kaj Mäki-Ullakko. The polyphonic sampler is controlled by Hartikainen’s tenor saxophone; its operating principle is characterized by a certain randomness, allowing improvisation and algorithmic chance to weave into an organic dialogue between a human and a machine.

Heli Hartikainen – tenor saxophone and live electronics

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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Olli Soikkeli has risen to become one of the most respected jazz manouche guitarists in the world. Having lived in New York for over ten years, Soikkeli has performed alongside the genre's international stars at jazz clubs and festivals throughout Europe and the United States. 

Now, he appears in Finland with his new Django Trio, in which Soikkeli is accompanied by guitarist Brad Brose and bassist Joonas Tuuri. The Jazz-Espa performance is part of the Finnish record release tour for Soikkeli’s recent album Comeback. 

Olli Soikkeli – guitar 
Brad Brose – guitar 
Joonas Tuuri – double bass 

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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Fest Afrika celebrates the 100 years of jazz in Finland with a performance by the afrojazz group Baraka Issabu Quintet, made up of Tanzanian and Finnish musicians. Baraka Issabu's music is built on East African rhythmic concepts and song forms expanded through jazz harmony and improvisation.

Baraka Issabu — piano/keys, vocals
Humphrey Mubba — bass guitar, vocals
Vilho Luohivuori — drums
Joni Vierre — guitar
Jesse Vilhomaa — saxophone

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Siina Suutarinen is a distinctive singer, composer and pianist who is currently building an international career with her English-language music. Suutarinen is especially known for her soft vocal sound, which has been compared to artists like Diana Krall. Her debut album, Who You Are, was released in 2025 via Flame Jazz Records, and she is currently working on a second album with her new band, Super Sonic. Inspired by human relationships, honesty and a connection to nature, their music draws influences from jazz and Brazilian music, combining strong bass lines, melodies and bold harmonic ideas. 

Siina Suutarinen – vocals, piano, synthesizer 
Ilari Mäkelä – piano, synthesizer 
Antti Ahoniemi – bass 
Kasper Halttunen – drums 

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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New3 is a trio formed by three rising young jazz musicians, combining two vocals and woodwinds in a fresh way. The members' original compositions and arrangements of poignant songs create a musical environment full of space, experimentation, improvisation, honest interpretation, and presence. The band members are known from groups such as the Helmi Antila Quartet, Mattsson/Herrala/Kallio and Siina Suutarinen. The musicians met at the Sibelius Academy’s jazz department, and their friendship is strongly audible in their music. 

Helmi Antila – vocals, piano, keyboards 
Siina Suutarinen – vocals, piano, keyboards 
Oona Mattsson – saxophones and flute 

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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Elifantree is the brainchild of vocalist Anni Elif, saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen, and drummer Olavi Louhivuori. Energetic and unpredictable, their music moves freely between precision and rawness, often hinting at surreal and abstract imagery. Their sound is playful yet highly articulate, guided by a fearless spirit of improvisation. 

Their forthcoming seventh album, due in May 2026, is a mystical journey where vocals, tenor saxophone, drums, mellotron, live electronics, and synthesizers merge into an organic, ever-shifting whole—echoing jazz, free improvisation, prog, and pop, yet fully belonging to none. 

Anni Elif – vocals, synthesizers 
Pauli Lyytinen –  saxophone, ewi, effects, drum machine, mellotron 
Olavi Louhivuori – drums

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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Oiva Haapamäki Quartet is a fresh new highlight on the Finnish jazz scene. The quartet performs its own interpretations of well‑known jazz and pop tunes alongside Haapamäki's original compositions, whose modern language reflects the performers' generation. The concert features sensitive, expressive and emotionally powerful music inspired by both traditional and modern American jazz.

Haapamäki's music has been heard in Finland at events such as Pori Jazz 2025 and at legendary European jazz clubs including L'Archiduc in Brussels and Hot Club Ghent. The quartet consists of emerging young talents from the Sibelius Academy jazz department.

Oiva Haapamäki, trumpet
Veeti Hietala, drums
Pauli Blomstedt, piano
Oliver Karttunen, electric bass

Free concerts are held weekly on the Musiikkitalo summer patio from Thursday to Saturday throughout the summer, 28 May–1 August at 5 pm. See the full summer programme at www.musiikkitalo.fi/en/summer-concerts.

In case of rain, the concert will take place indoors at the Musiikkitalo Restaurant.

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In 2025, to celebrate its anniversary year, the Hämeenlinna Music Association (Hämeenlinnan soitannollinen kerho) organized a composition competition for young people. The standard of the competition was remarkably high, and the contest was tightly contested.

The winning trio of the competition—third-place finisher Carla Aakre, runner-up Nuutti Vartiainen and his band, and the competition winner, 19-year-old Eelis Elomaa and his band—will perform their own music. This concert will also feature the first-ever public performances of the competition's winning songs, the beautiful "Etsi minut", "Wind", and "Break Me".

Carla Aakre (Käyhty) and Nuutti Vartiainen originally hail from Hämeenlinna but have since relocated to the Helsinki metropolitan area for their music studies. Eelis Elomaa is currently studying in Helsinki to become a professional musician.

• Eelis Elomaa Band: Eelis Elomaa (Gtr.), Alvar Sievers (Sax.), Lauri Hirsto (Piano), Otso Huhtala (Bass), Veikka Kajamies (Drs.)

• Kivin: Peetu Jakola (Drums), Santeri Orkas (Bass), Nuutti Vartiainen (Keyboards)

The concert includes an intermission, and an intermission bar will be available.

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Beatbox & Cupola brings a rhythmic world to Jazz-Espa’s Children’s Saturday, where the traditional roles of instruments are turned upside down! In the duo of Felix Zenger and Lauri Wuolio, rhythms are created with the mouth, and melodies are played on a drum. This preview of Konserttikeskus’s upcoming repertoire introduces two unique and distinct instruments: beatboxing—rhythm produced by the human voice—and the cupola, a melodic metallic percussion instrument. In this inspiring and energetic yet occasionally near-meditative performance, the audience also gets to learn the basics of beatboxing. 

Top masters of their instruments, Wuolio and Zenger demonstrate that music can be made in one’s own way and from one’s own perspectives. Zenger has performed worldwide with stars such as Pharrell Williams, and his most popular YouTube video has nearly 40 million views. Lauri Wuolio is one of the most internationally renowned cupola players; his albums, released under the name Kumea Sound, have been streamed over 50 million times. 

Felix Zenger – beatbox 
Lauri Wuolio – cupola 

The concert is organized in collaboration with Concert Centre Finland. 

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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The energetic ZikiZiki family orchestra, appearing at Jazz-Espa as a trio, takes listeners on a humorous journey into the diverse world of rhythmic music in the company of ants, monkeys, and chickens! The concert offers an experiential afternoon where learning and shared joy go hand in hand.  

The band’s vision is to create high-quality and versatile music primarily for children, but in a way that audiences of all ages can enjoy. Composed and written by singer Elina Brooks, the songs combine catchy rhythms, playfulness, and swing. The performance also features a few gems by Kaarina Helakisa and Jukka Jarvola from the Posetiivi recording.

Elina Brooks – vocals  
Veikki Virkajärvi – guitar, backing vocals  
Kalle Ylitalo – bass, backing vocals 

Jazz-Espa is a city festival focusing on Finnish jazz music produced by the Finnish Jazz Association from 27 July to 1 August 2026. The event aims to present a diverse and current range of top names in Finnish jazz and young future talents to a wide target audience. The concerts are free, accessible and suitable for the whole family. More information at jazzespa.fi and on social media @suomenjazzliitto.

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In honor of the Jazz Finland 100 anniversary, Nina Mya has put together a mix of Finnish and American jazz that showcases the various phases and styles of the genre. In her own artistic expression, she blends the roots of Black music - jazz, soul, and gospel - with Scandinavian melancholy and sincerity.

Nina Mya brings the international spirit of jazz singing to the stage, along with a selection of Finnish gems, accompanied by pianist Henri Mäntylä. Nina Mya is known for her emotional interpretations, and in this concert she also highlights the legacy of her great jazz singing role models.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Kaisa Mäensivu Quartet
New Orleans Stompers/Kimmo Leppälä

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Bassist Antti Lötjönen, recipient of the Finnish Jazz Federation’s Yrjö Award 2024 and one of Finland’s most respected jazz musicians, joins forces with guitarist Kalle Kalima, a Berlin-based artist with a strong career in Central Europe. In the music of Lötjönen and Kalima, the experience of thousands of concerts on stages around the world meets the freshness of a new collaboration.

In autumn 2024, the duo recorded the album “Stings, Bites and Scratches,” released by Eclipse Music on January 3, 2025. The duo embarked on a 13-concert album release tour in early 2025. Both live and on record, the music presents a boundless and imaginative journey into the core of jazz and improvised music.

Concert review:
“The album must be excellent, as the concert was absolutely fantastic… This ‘march,’ and everything else created by Lötjönen and Kalima in the concert, was simply astonishing.”
– Pentti Ronkanen, Suomijazz

Album review:
“Double bassist Antti Lötjönen and guitarist Kalle Kalima bow to no one… from clarity to roughness, the journey unfolds with a wild grin. The improvised layers resound unrestrained.”
– Juha Seitz, Ilkka-Pohjalainen

Stings, Bites and Scratches stresses the immediate affinity of these gifted musicians. The music flows patiently and organically, highlighting the original and unorthodox rhythmic and melodic sensibility of Lötjönen and Kalima. Their intimate, conversational dynamics often mimic playful and inventive hide-and-seek games, emphasising their strong-minded voices and often their eccentric sense of humour.
– Eyal Herauveni, salt peanuts*

Photo: Sakari Puhakka

The concert is supported by City of Helsinki, Svenska Kulturfonden and The Finnish Music Foundation.

The concert is part of the Jazz in Finland 100 Anniversary.

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Lauri Kallio is a versatile music professional whose work can be found on around forty releases. Kallio’s second album, Turtles, Cats and Other Creatures, was released in 2025.

Lauri Kallio – guitar
Adele Sauros – saxophones and flute
Natalia Castrillón – harp
Ville Rauhala – bass
Joonas Leppänen – drums

Flame Jazz Summer Live on Wednesdays at 6 pm at Cathedral Park Terrace, free entry. As the Flame Jazz Summer Live concerts are held outdoors, in case of rainy weather, the concert of the day may be rescheduled. Any changes will be announced on social media channels and websites by Church Park Terrace and Flame Jazz. 

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UMO's jazz jams return to the summer terrace of Konepaja Biergarten for their sixth consecutive summer – free entry!

The jazz jams are a musical think tank where new ideas are created by building on the past. In summer 2026, the jams take on a special celebratory atmosphere as Finland marks 100 years of jazz and UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra concludes its 50th anniversary season.

The evening begins with a performance by the house band at 6:30 PM, followed by the jams themselves. Musicians and music enthusiasts emerging from the audience form spontaneous ensembles where nothing is predetermined – no one knows what will be played or with whom. The house band lays the foundation, but the direction of the evening is shaped through interaction between performers and the audience. That is exactly what makes jazz jams such a unique and vibrant part of jazz culture.

Throughout the summer, audiences will experience themed evenings and unique ensembles bringing together musicians from UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, other jazz professionals, and rising talents from the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. The jams foster the development of jazz music, connect generations, and create space for new voices.

The outdoor terrace of Konepaja Biergarten (Bruno Granholminkuja 1, Helsinki) offers a relaxed summer setting to enjoy music, good company, a wide selection of drinks, and occasionally also food stalls.

The jams are organized in collaboration with UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Konepaja Biergarten, the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Tickets in advance 26 €. At the gate 29 €.

Razzborg once again invites jazz lovers to gather in a unique historic setting, where top-quality music meets the magic of a summer evening and the atmosphere of Raseborg Castle. Expect an unforgettable night filled with swing, great ambience, and memorable moments in celebration of Finnish jazz.

This summer’s line-up features Kari Antila Quartet & Elna Romberg, Lassi Friman Quartet, Bo i Billnäs Orkester and Ite.

Come enjoy the music, the atmosphere, and a beautiful summer evening at Razzborg.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Pärt & Songs was born from this insight: what seems fragile can contain something immense; the points of friction between materials, forms, and memories are fertile. In the hands of Italian composer and pianist Roberto Negro, Arvo Pärt’s piano works become a source, an underground current.

Arvo Pärt is one of the most significant figures in contemporary music and holds a unique position in the global music world. His career, marked by profound aesthetic ruptures, has transformed the way we listen to sound, time, and silence by opening a musical space grounded in resonance, simplicity, and essentials.

In Pärt & Songs, Pärt’s oeuvre becomes a resonant space where new compositional approaches emerge. Roberto Negro approaches the work with a sensitive and personal touch: “There is something incomparably true in Arvo Pärt’s music. Something crystal clear. A combination of calm, silence, strength, and contrast.” Negro adds: “I am searching for continuity, for breath. I am looking for a way in which music can transform its shape seamlessly.”

Roberto Negro’s career is defined by a unique blend of contemporary music and improvisation, from piano solo to large ensembles. His music carries a narrative and visual dimension, supported by a poetic quality in which his Italian heritage subtly appears. This award-winning visionary has established himself as one of the most original and active musicians in French jazz. Negro’s collaborations with saxophonist Emile Parisien have taken him on tour across Europe in various ensembles, including Les Métanuits, an adaptation for saxophone and piano of György Ligeti’s first string quartet. Among his long-term collaborators are also violinist Théo Ceccaldi and drummer Michele Rabbia. In 2023, the renowned Ensemble Intercontemporain premiered his work Newborn. Negro, classically trained, born in Turin and raised in Kinshasa, Congo, studied jazz in France, first in Chambéry and then in Paris.

Photo: Jean-Pascal Retel

Tour support: AJC, Spedidam
In collaboration with: Helsinki Jazz & Vapaat äänet

The concert is supported by City of Helsinki and Svenska Kulturfonden.

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The Kasper Halttunen 5tet performs compositions by drummer-composer Kasper Halttunen in the spirit of modern jazz. The band’s sound blends the soft interplay of vibraphone and alto saxophone with a traditional piano trio.

Mikko Antila – vibraphone
Ilmari Rönkä – saxophones and flute
Juho Valjakka – piano
Antti Ahoniemi – double bass
Kasper Halttunen – drums and compositions

Flame Jazz Summer Live on Wednesdays at 6 pm at Cathedral Park Terrace, free entry. As the Flame Jazz Summer Live concerts are held outdoors, in case of rainy weather, the concert of the day may be rescheduled. Any changes will be announced on social media channels and websites by Church Park Terrace and Flame Jazz. 

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UMO's jazz jams return to the summer terrace of Konepaja Biergarten for their sixth consecutive summer – free entry!

The jazz jams are a musical think tank where new ideas are created by building on the past. In summer 2026, the jams take on a special celebratory atmosphere as Finland marks 100 years of jazz and UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra concludes its 50th anniversary season.

The evening begins with a performance by the house band at 6:30 PM, followed by the jams themselves. Musicians and music enthusiasts emerging from the audience form spontaneous ensembles where nothing is predetermined – no one knows what will be played or with whom. The house band lays the foundation, but the direction of the evening is shaped through interaction between performers and the audience. That is exactly what makes jazz jams such a unique and vibrant part of jazz culture.

Throughout the summer, audiences will experience themed evenings and unique ensembles bringing together musicians from UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, other jazz professionals, and rising talents from the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. The jams foster the development of jazz music, connect generations, and create space for new voices.

The outdoor terrace of Konepaja Biergarten (Bruno Granholminkuja 1, Helsinki) offers a relaxed summer setting to enjoy music, good company, a wide selection of drinks, and occasionally also food stalls.

The jams are organized in collaboration with UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Konepaja Biergarten, the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, and Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Singing till the songs come home
Sanni Orasmaa: voice and piano

Villa Hakasalmi was once the home of Aurora Karamzin — a house that pulsed with hospitality and took every arrival into open arms. Tonight, singer Sanni Orasmaa sits down at the grand piano. The concert has a frame but no script: the program takes shape around those who have come, its substance rising from conversation and encounter.

For more than thirty years Orasmaa has carried her voice from the stages of New York to the concert halls of Europe and back to the Finnish landscape. In solo, voice and piano wind into a single, freely breathing arc: familiar songs taken apart and rebuilt, stripped bare and present, a little different in shape each time.

Jazz came to Finland as a guest that was made our own. Orasmaa’s solo continues that same journey: what was carried from far away is sung home.
“Distinctive, open and soulful” — Helsingin Sanomat
“Exceptionally fine” — Jazzrytmit
“Mesmerizing sweetness” — DownBeat

Singer and jazz musician Sanni Orasmaa is one of the pioneers of vocal jazz and jazz pedagogy in Finland. Known for her versatility and gift for improvisation, she has collaborated in Finland with RinneRadio and Mika Pohjola, among others, and internationally with names including Ron McClure and Charlie Hunter. Orasmaa lived in New York from 2000 to 2007, building a career in clubs and festivals across three continents. Alongside her teaching at Finnish institutions, she has taught in the jazz department of the Brooklyn Conservatory and at several universities abroad.

Photo: Hanna Anttila

The concert is supported by City of Helsinki, Svenska Kulturfonden and The Finnish Music Foundation.

The concert is part of the Jazz in Finland 100 Anniversary

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Led by drummer Arttu Huopainen, South–East Corner brings fresh jazz energy to the stage, blending jazz traditions with influences rooted in their home region. The ensemble’s versatile saxophone sounds, swinging double bass, and dynamic drums create a sound that is airy yet intense.

Jimi Ahlroos – saxophones
Casimir Ekman – saxophones
Antti Ahoniemi – double bass
Arttu Huopainen – drums, compositions

Flame Jazz Summer Live on Wednesdays at 6 pm at Cathedral Park Terrace, free entry. As the Flame Jazz Summer Live concerts are held outdoors, in case of rainy weather, the concert of the day may be rescheduled. Any changes will be announced on social media channels and websites by Church Park Terrace and Flame Jazz. 

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RSB – Roamin’ Street Band is an 11‑musician, two‑vocalist supergroup from the Pirkanmaa region, bringing the authentic jazz energy of the streets of New Orleans to events. The band’s captivating second-line street beat and swinging, cheerful sound sweep along even those audiences for whom jazz or blues wouldn’t normally be the first choice. At RSB’s shows, no one is left cold – get ready for a mood that will make your feet start dancing! 

RSB has created a recurring event in Tampere called Gumbo Club, where the band performs once a month for free at the Public House Huurre restaurant. On club nights, the venue serves spicy gumbo typical of the Mississippi Delta region, and local dancers take the floor with Lindy Hop and other dances that perfectly match the music.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Kanvas is an ensemble of young jazz musicians that boldly blends the sensitivity of jazz and pop with diverse soundscapes and poignant storytelling. The band’s pianist-composer Andrea Martín draws inspiration from the world around her and the beauty of the Finnish language.

Siina Suutarinen – vocals
Andrea Martín – piano & compositions
Kasper Halttunen – drums
Aaron Koskelainen – double bass
Oiva Haapamäki – trumpet, flygel horn
Oona Mattsson – altosaxophone, flute

Flame Jazz Summer Live on Wednesdays at 6 pm at Cathedral Park Terrace, free entry. As the Flame Jazz Summer Live concerts are held outdoors, in case of rainy weather, the concert of the day may be rescheduled. Any changes will be announced on social media channels and websites by Church Park Terrace and Flame Jazz. 

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Jazz music on the banks of the Kymijoki River! A great combination of skillful interpretation of jazz music and energetic improvisation. Organized by the Kouvola city's cultural services in cooperation with the Ankkapurha Industrial Museum Foundation and StoraEnso's Anjalankoski mills, as well as numerous creative companies and associations. Internationally and nationally renowned jazz musicians will take the stage in a unique setting.

The artistic director of the event is Doctor of Music, saxophonist Jari Perkiömäki.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Known for her open-minded approach to music-making and her compelling use of voice, Selma Savolainen is one of the brightest stars of Finnish jazz. Helsingin Sanomat has described her as an artist who has elevated Finnish vocal jazz to a new level. Her English-language compositions are marked by a captivating blend of modern jazz and alternative singer-songwriter tradition. Savolainen’s debut album Horror Vacui won the Jazz Emma Award in 2024, and in the shade, released in spring 2026, has received widespread critical acclaim.

Helsinki-based pianist and composer Toomas Keski-Säntti has long collaborated with Savolainen and appears on two of her albums. He is also known from several Finnish jazz ensembles, including OK:KO, Adele Sauros Quartet and Jukka Perko PreBoppers. He studied at the Sibelius Academy and the Manhattan School of Music and has performed at clubs and festivals across Europe as well as in New York. Keski-Säntti’s debut solo album Unearth was released in 2025.

The duo of Savolainen and Keski-Säntti performs a program of their jointly composed material as well as pieces from Savolainen’s albums. The concert will also feature selected jazz standards.

Photo: Severi Uusitalo

The concert is supported by City of Helsinki, Svenska Kulturfonden and The Finnish Music Foundation.

The concert is part of the Jazz in Finland 100 Anniversary.

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Dimitri Grechi Espinoza, the acclaimed Italian saxophonist and composer, brings his deeply meditative interpretation of John Coltrane's legendary work A Love Supreme to Kerava Church. Espinoza's project, Meditation On A Love Supreme, has attracted widespread attention within the Italian jazz community as a spiritual concert experience designed specifically for sacred spaces, offering fresh perspectives on the mystical core of Coltrane's music.

In collaboration with Espinoza, jazz pastor Markku Salo has assembled a quartet for the Finnish performances that reflects both the sonic landscape of the original work and the new arrangement. In Kerava, Espinoza and Salo will be joined by Finnish jazz legend Juhani Aaltonen and guitarist Tapio Ylinen. Together, they create a new Finnish–Italian encounter around Coltrane's masterpiece, where improvisation, poetry, and silence merge into a unified musical expression. This is not a conventional tribute concert, but rather an act of "hearing anew" — an attempt to reconnect with the spiritual essence of Coltrane's music.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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This autumn, producer Charles Gil’s Vapaat äänet, celebrating its 30th anniversary, presents two ensembles in a concert at Kouta Hall. Runoja rauhalle – Poems for Peace is an emotional and meditative manifesto for peace by two saxophonists, Joakim Berghäll and Adele Sauros. T.I.M., formed through Norwegian-French collaboration, creates fascinating experimental music in the spirit of folk traditions. This tour is the 38th co-production between Vapaat äänet and the Finnish Jazz Federation, continuing a collaboration that began in 1996.

Joakim Berghäll & Adele Sauros: Poems for Peace
The compositions performed in the duo concert by Joakim Berghäll and Adele Sauros originate from a single-session solo improvisation by Berghäll. The catalyst for this process was a collection of anti-war poems written in various crisis areas around the world, which influenced the music in an abstract way. The melodic ideas were transcribed exactly as they emerged, without altering a single note, remaining faithful to the impulses of the improvisation. Berghäll and Sauros recorded the material in the Kamppi Chapel, resulting in the album Runoja rauhalle – Poems for Peace.

Adele Sauros – tenor and soprano saxophone
Joakim Berghäll – baritone saxophone, cello

T.I.M.
T.I.M. is a trio assembled by French pianist Sébastien Palis, together with Norwegian singer Karoline Wallace and violinist Inger Hannisdal. The group’s captivating minimalism moves along the borders of folk music and improvisation, alternating between light and shadow while blending acoustic expression with DIY electronics. The stories in their songs emerge through a childlike perspective, instinctive memories, or even an ancient Inuit lullaby. The Hungarian label BMC will release T.I.M.’s debut album Tall, Infinite, Microscopic in September 2026.

Karoline Wallace – vocals, tapes
Inger Hannisdal Hardinger – violin, vocals
Sébastien Palis – piano, synthesizer, composition

Tour co-production: Vapaat äänet & Finnish Jazz Federation
Supported by: AJC, CNV, Institut Français

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Jorma Tapio & Kaski is an internationally acclaimed Finnish free jazz ensemble whose music combines melodic expression, powerful energy, and free improvisation. The group is currently celebrating its 20th anniversary with a special tour. Over the years, its music has evolved in an increasingly spiritual direction, where Finnish folk influences, meditative elements, and new compositions come together to form a distinctive musical whole. At the heart of the ensemble's artistic approach are sound, the energy of collective interplay, and musical nuance—a living, spontaneous expression in which every performance becomes a unique experience.

The strong artistic vision of Jorma Tapio is evident in every aspect of the group's work. Their music reflects the influence of the melodic free jazz of the 1960s and 1970s, as well as the legacy of Finnish free jazz pioneers such as Edward Vesala and Juhani Aaltonen. At the same time, the ensemble has developed a wholly distinctive and recognizable sound of its own within the landscape of Finnish avant-garde jazz.

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As part of the festival, Kerava Jazz also organizes its traditional jam session, where visiting musicians immerse themselves in the world of jazz standards. The house band is led by guitarist Lasse Keso, who also serves as the jam host.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Taste of Life is a vibrant, life-affirming, and swinging concert experience that takes the audience on a journey through the different stages of human life—from its sweet, salty, bitter, and sour moments to the rich umami shades that ultimately bring them all together. The music comes from some of the greatest stars of our time, including Billie Holiday, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, and many others whose songs emerged from pivotal moments in life and have left a lasting mark on culture.

The narrative of the concert is built around beloved and timeless songs. Each piece opens a window onto moments when the world changes—or when a person is transformed. The songs speak of love, loss, hope, courage, and the way music helps us endure difficult times. They were born out of moments when society shifted in a new direction or when an individual experienced something that changed everything. Taste of Life is a concert experience truly worth savoring. It is an evening of music, stories, and atmosphere that both moves and entertains, leaving the audience with memories that linger long after the final note has faded.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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A concert featuring the bands of two jazz musicians who each follow their own distinctive path:

Aurora Hentunen is a highly respected and versatile pianist-composer. Her ensemble, Aurora Hentunen Quintet, operates at the intersection of modern Nordic jazz, ambient music, and electronic soundscapes. The quintet's music blends acoustic and electronic textures with influences from Nordic jazz and pop-ambient production, creating a melodically rich and cinematic expression.

Selma Savolainen is a singer-composer known for her bold and distinctive artistic voice. Her music merges modern jazz, alternative singer-songwriter traditions, and experimental sonic landscapes into an intense and deeply narrative whole. Savolainen, an Emma Award–winning artist, has been praised for her unique sound, powerful emotional expression, and ability to move effortlessly from delicate whispers to explosive climaxes.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Marthe Lea unquestionably belongs among the very top tier of Norwegian saxophonists. Her playing simultaneously conveys Nordic sensitivity, the naturalness of folk music, and the boldness of free improvisation.

Her ensemble, Marthe Lea Band, is known for its energetic, ritualistic, and deeply atmospheric expression. The group's strength lies in its collective improvisation and open approach to music-making. In the band's music, jazz, folk traditions, and free improvisation merge in a distinctive way, ranging from the calm expanses of folk melodies to powerful rhythmic free-jazz outbursts.

Marthe Lea Band is particularly renowned for its intense live performances and has appeared at numerous international jazz festivals. At Jazzfest Berlin, their music was described as "an exuberant firework display of African and Scandinavian influences." The band has previously performed in Finland at We Jazz Festival in 2022 and at Odysseus Festival in 2023.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Kanvas is a jazz ensemble led by pianist Andrea Martin, whose musical expression is strongly influenced by the craft of pop songwriting. Interaction lies at the heart of the band's music: a sensitivity between the musicians, a willingness to create space for one another, and a strong shared sense of direction.

Their second album, Suunnat ("Directions"), lives up to its title by opening multiple pathways for the listener—through inner landscapes, movement, and moments of stillness. The compositions combine the expressive power of jazz with the direct emotional appeal characteristic of pop music.

Kanvas has emerged as an exciting presence on the Finnish music scene, and Suunnat further strengthens the group's position as one of a new generation of jazz ensembles that move effortlessly across genre boundaries.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Jarmo Saari (b. 1970) is one of the most distinctive guitarists of his generation. Having performed in more than thirty countries and appeared on over one hundred albums, the musician-composer was awarded the Finland Prize in 2012 in recognition of his artistic achievements. He is renowned for the highly visual compositional style that characterizes his work for concerts, films, television, choreography, theatre productions, and recordings, as well as for his richly layered musical collages created with electric guitar, the human voice, and a variety of unusual instruments, including the theremin, Baroque cello, and glass harp.

Jarmo Saari Solu is Saari's experimental one-man project that sounds like a complete orchestra. A pioneer of live looping, he has performed as a solo artist both in Finland and internationally, with appearances extending as far as Japan.

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Jaska Lukkarinen & Turku Jazz Orchestra: Rainbow Blue

Drummer Jaska Lukkarinen explores the possibilities of jazz drumming within a big band setting, focusing on the idea of “soloistic accompaniment.” Rather than serving only as a rhythmic foundation, the drums become an active part of the orchestra’s sound and musical dialogue.

The music is composed by conductor Mikko Hassinen in close collaboration with Lukkarinen, originating from Lukkarinen’s doctoral project. The result is vibrant and swinging big band jazz, combining the dynamic range of small ensembles with the rich sound of a full orchestra.

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Trumslagaren Jaska Lukkarinen utforskar i denna konsert jazztrummornas möjligheter inom ett storbandsformat, med särskilt fokus på idén om solistiskt ackompanjemang. Trummorna fungerar inte enbart som rytmisk grund, utan som en aktiv del av orkesterns klang och musikaliska dialog.

Musiken är komponerad av dirigenten Mikko Hassinen i nära samarbete med Lukkarinen, och har sitt ursprung i Lukkarinens konstnärliga doktorandprojekt. Resultatet är svängig och färgstark big band-jazz där smågruppens dynamik möter storbandets rika ljudvärld.

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RSB – Roamin’ Street Band is an 11‑musician, two‑vocalist supergroup from the Pirkanmaa region, bringing the authentic jazz energy of the streets of New Orleans to events. The band’s captivating second-line street beat and swinging, cheerful sound sweep along even those audiences for whom jazz or blues wouldn’t normally be the first choice. At RSB’s shows, no one is left cold – get ready for a mood that will make your feet start dancing! 

RSB has created a recurring event in Tampere called Gumbo Club, where the band performs once a month for free at the Public House Huurre restaurant. On club nights, the venue serves spicy gumbo typical of the Mississippi Delta region, and local dancers take the floor with Lindy Hop and other dances that perfectly match the music.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Founded in 2016, Tuomas Paukku Scription represents a strong and distinctive voice in Finnish contemporary jazz. Having released its second album in 2023, the ensemble performs the original, tightly woven compositions of guitarist Tuomas Paukku with compelling dedication.

Scription’s style is rooted in modern jazz impressionism and post-bop, while continuously discovering new nuances and perspectives from the outer edges of jazz expression. Paukku’s open-minded interest in multiple musical genres shines through with both subtlety and explosive energy. The music’s rugged Scandinavian atmospheres and its dynamically unfolding sense of tension have moved audiences well beyond traditional genre boundaries.

Tuomas Paukku – guitar
Juho Valjakka – piano
Jori Huhtala – bass
Tomi Saikkonen – drums

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Norppa is a fresh jazz ensemble that, in the spirit of the Jazz in Finland 100 anniversary year, performs a diverse selection of Finnish compositions from both earlier generations and the band’s own members. Combining tradition and the present day, the group brings together swing, playfulness and a touch of seal-like relaxation.

Norppa also highlights a gem of Finnish-American jazz history by performing When Your Lover Has Gone, composed by Finnish-American musician Einar Swan. The song has been interpreted by legendary artists including Louis Armstrong, Ray Charles, Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra.

The ensemble’s trombonist Kasperi Sarikoski has performed with numerous groups both in Finland and abroad and works full-time as Principal Trombone of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra. Sonja Kaipainen is a versatile and expressive pianist who leads her own trio and performs, among others, with Timo Kämäräinen’s band. Bassist Ape Anttila is active across the jazz field as a musician, composer, producer and educator, and has played with groups such as the Lenni-Kalle Taipale Group and the cult-favorite Quartet Coyote. Drummer Joonatan Naumanen is an emerging jazz talent who captivated audiences with his performance at the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra & Metropolia New Talents Concert in January 2026.

Kasperi Sarikoski – trombone
Sonja Kaipainen – piano
Ape Anttila – bass
Joonatan Naumanen – drums

This concert is part of the Jazz in Finland 100 anniversary program and is included in the Jamiluokka project, a collaborative initiative of the Finnish Jazz Federation, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (Music), the Jazz Music Degree Programme of the Sibelius Academy at the University of the Arts Helsinki and the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra. The project is supported by the Alfred Kordelin Foundation.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Jukka Haavisto - Löyly Syndicate will release its new album Juniper Path and perform the record in its entirety at G Livelab Tampere on October 22, 2026. Led by bassist and composer Jukka Haavisto, the quartet blends Finno-Ugric melodies, Nordic jazz soundscapes, and the energy of modern electric fusion jazz. Their music reaches both ritualistic intensity and delicately breathing, cinematic textures.

Juniper Path continues Haavisto's distinctive storytelling approach and bass-driven musical expression: rhythmically layered, melodic, and improvisational music in which the concept of löyly serves as a central thematic thread connecting the compositions.

Haavisto's international career and the production of the album have received significant support from the Alfred Kordelin Foundation, marking the beginning of a new international chapter for the ensemble. The band's debut album, Reflections (2022, Eclipse Music), received excellent international reviews and attracted considerable attention within its genre. Bass legend Leland Sklar commented on the album: "This sounds great! Really harkens back to all those great 70's fusion albums."

The concert will feature the complete Juniper Path album performed live. The music moves from groove to ritualistic atmospheres, from intimate moments to expansive melodic landscapes and relentless rhythmic celebration.

Jukka Haavisto – fretless electric bass (compositions)
Anssi Tirkkonen – drums
Ville-Veikko Airaniemi – guitar
Vili Itäpelto – keyboards

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Performing at the concert are two esteemed jazz artists: Bianca Morales (vocals) & Zhenia Gimer (piano).

The keynote speaker is Ari Rämö, an experienced business leader, author, and lecturer who has successfully put his leadership theories into practice.

The gala will be hosted by Ira Hammermann. Ira Hammermann is a presenter who combines expertise, presence, and empathy, making the occasion a memorable experience.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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RSB – Roamin’ Street Band is an 11‑musician, two‑vocalist supergroup from the Pirkanmaa region, bringing the authentic jazz energy of the streets of New Orleans to events. The band’s captivating second-line street beat and swinging, cheerful sound sweep along even those audiences for whom jazz or blues wouldn’t normally be the first choice. At RSB’s shows, no one is left cold – get ready for a mood that will make your feet start dancing! 

RSB has created a recurring event in Tampere called Gumbo Club, where the band performs once a month for free at the Public House Huurre restaurant. On club nights, the venue serves spicy gumbo typical of the Mississippi Delta region, and local dancers take the floor with Lindy Hop and other dances that perfectly match the music.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Two legends of Finnish jazz come together for a celebratory concert at Savoy Theatre.

Saxophonist Eero Koivistoinen and drummer Reino "Reiska" Laine, both celebrating their 80th birthdays, are among the pioneers of Finnish jazz. The actively performing musicians will celebrate their long and diverse careers in a concert at the Savoy Theatre.

The first half of the concert will feature Reiska Laine Sextet, with Koivistoinen and Laine joined on stage by Jari Perkiömäki (saxophone), Mikko "Gunu" Karjalainen (trumpet), Olli Ahvenlahti (piano), and Filemon von Numers (double bass). The program includes Koivistoinen’s own compositions as well as works by jazz greats such as Miles Davis and John Coltrane, also celebrating the centennial year of their births.

After the intermission, the stage will be taken over by the Sibelius Academy Big Band, conducted by Bianca Rantala. Together with Eero Koivistoinen, the ensemble will perform Koivistoinen’s compositions from different decades, as well as his arrangement of John Coltrane’s classic Equinox.

Welcome to celebrate Finnish jazz!

Duration: approximately 2.5 hours, including an intermission.

The stalls section is an over-18 licensed serving area. The balcony is open to all ages and has no alcohol service.

The concert is produced by Savoy Theatre and Helsingin Jazz ry.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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American singer and composer Michael Mayo is one of the most exciting vocalists of his generation, acclaimed for his innovative blend of jazz, neo-soul and R&B. This concert marks the beginning of Mayo’s season as principal guest artist of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra. Known for his celebrated albums Bones and Fly and collaborations with artists such as Herbie Hancock and Jacob Collier, Mayo brings fresh perspectives and bold vocal artistry to the orchestra’s repertoire.

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American singer and composer Michael Mayo is one of the most exciting vocalists of his generation, acclaimed for his innovative blend of jazz, neo-soul and R&B. This concert marks the beginning of Mayo’s season as principal guest artist of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra. Known for his celebrated albums Bones and Fly and collaborations with artists such as Herbie Hancock and Jacob Collier, Mayo brings fresh perspectives and bold vocal artistry to the orchestra’s repertoire.

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RSB – Roamin’ Street Band is an 11‑musician, two‑vocalist supergroup from the Pirkanmaa region, bringing the authentic jazz energy of the streets of New Orleans to events. The band’s captivating second-line street beat and swinging, cheerful sound sweep along even those audiences for whom jazz or blues wouldn’t normally be the first choice. At RSB’s shows, no one is left cold – get ready for a mood that will make your feet start dancing! 

RSB has created a recurring event in Tampere called Gumbo Club, where the band performs once a month for free at the Public House Huurre restaurant. On club nights, the venue serves spicy gumbo typical of the Mississippi Delta region, and local dancers take the floor with Lindy Hop and other dances that perfectly match the music.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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Jazz visionaries Teppo Mäkynen and Mikko Hassinen join forces to compose a new work for Turku Jazz Orchestra. Premiering at Fuuga in December, the piece transforms the traditional big band sound into an electroacoustic, shape-blurring and electrically expanded jazz work that speaks strongly to the present moment. The work will also be recorded during the same weekend.

Inspired by Jean-Luc Godard’s film Pierrot le fou, the piece approaches big band tradition with a knowingly “misread” perspective: history is acknowledged, but never treated reverently. The compositional process unfolds cyclically, moving from live performance to remixing and back to the stage. Beyond their shared background in drumming, Mäkynen and Hassinen are united by a distinctive use of electronics as both an extension and a counterforce to acoustic expression, creating a sound that is at once familiar and entirely new.

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RSB – Roamin’ Street Band is an 11‑musician, two‑vocalist supergroup from the Pirkanmaa region, bringing the authentic jazz energy of the streets of New Orleans to events. The band’s captivating second-line street beat and swinging, cheerful sound sweep along even those audiences for whom jazz or blues wouldn’t normally be the first choice. At RSB’s shows, no one is left cold – get ready for a mood that will make your feet start dancing! 

RSB has created a recurring event in Tampere called Gumbo Club, where the band performs once a month for free at the Public House Huurre restaurant. On club nights, the venue serves spicy gumbo typical of the Mississippi Delta region, and local dancers take the floor with Lindy Hop and other dances that perfectly match the music.

_{In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland with the ship Andania. The year thus marks a historic centenary celebration for Finnish jazz: Jazz in Finland 100. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its artists both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz in Finland 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.}

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