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The ensemble consists of Pauli Lyytinen (tenor saxophone), Harri Kuusijärvi (accordion) and Eero Tikkanen (double bass). Sole Azul performs arrangements of existing tangos but also original music influenced by tango, with stylistic elements of jazz.
Virva Immonen’s Viba combines different styles without prejudices.
Saxophonist and composer Joakim Berghäll leads his all-star trio Triality to arctic soundscapes on his masterful concept album.
The band will play their final concerts during 2019.
The first Iisalmi Jazz Festival is held this week from Friday to Sunday.
The spring season of UMO has started. The first half of the year consists of the Art testers (taidetestaajat) and Musatehdas projects with schools, the Prince tribute tour and the traditional Easter church tour among other top-notch concerts.
X is released on Friday 15 February. The album celebrates their 10-year journey together.
American composer, trombonist/tubist, composer/arranger and conductor Edward (Ed) A. Partyka has been named as artistic director and chief conductor of UMO Jazz Orchestra. Composer, pianist and band leader Guillermo Klein, 49, has been named as Artistic Partner 2020–2021.
This year’s We Jazz festival offered eight days of jazz experiences on surprising venues around Helsinki. The next We Jazz festival is held on 1.-8-12.2019 in Helsinki. The first announced acts include Norwegian trumpeter Hilde Marie Holsen, OK:KO, Teppo Mäkynen’s 3TM and post jazz band VIRTA, who will held their own festival in the festival. The festival passes for We Jazz 2019 are now on sale.
April Jazz festival, held on 24-28 April in Espoo has announced its main acts: singer Bobby McFrerrin, awarded with ten Grammy awards; a three-time Grammy winner and guitarist legend, John Scofield; saxophonist Joshua Redman with his jazz trio and Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset who performs with his quintet and Tapiola Sinfonietta.
