News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Saxophonist Philipp Gropper’s Philm quartet performs five concerts in Finland on 28 November to 2 December. In addition to Gropper, the top-notch ensemble consists of pianist Elias Stemeseder, bassist Robert Landfermann and Oliver Steidle.
UMO and the city of Helsinki reached an agreement about the foundation's economy and working conditions.
The album has been nominated in the categories “Special Release of the Year” and “Best Vocal Jazz Release of the Year.
"Music for Situations" is the first single from the album that celebrates the band’s ten-year anniversary.
The 37th annual Tampere Jazz Happening will begin this Thursday, 1st November, 2018. The opening concert of this year’s festival is provided free of charge for the audiences, and features altogether three Austrian ensembles: Mario Rom’s Interzone, Kompost 3, and Elektro Guzzi.
The “Ideat stemmoiksi – Big Band -sovituksen opas” is a guide for professionals as well as for people interested in the jazz music arranging. Writer MikkoToivanen is a pioneer in jazz research and operated in the field of jazz education over 35 years.
The first Sunday of November sees the premier of the first commission work of Turku Jazz Orchestra. The piece is composed by pianist-composer Henri Lyysaari, who won the Turku Jazz Orchestra composition contest in 2016. The soloist of Sunday’s concert is saxophonist and wind instrument specialist Max Zenger.
“Saarnaaja”, the third studio album of the Sointi Jazz Orchestra, is a homage to saxophonist and flutist Juhani “Junnu” Aaltonen. The album is released at the ensemble’s anniversary concert on Saturday 3 November. Sointi Jazz Orchestra supports the new album performing together with Aaltonen on a mini-tour covering three cities in Finland.
Case Kämäräinen releases their debut album on 9 November on Eclipse Music. The digital single “Waiting” was released on 19 October.
Syskofrenia, playing catchy but personal jazz pop , startles the audience with strong lyrics. The debut album “Minä” is set to released on 26 October by Eclipse Music.
