News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Jarmo Saari’s band Republic releases a new EP, Helsinki mavericks, on 13 July. Helsinki mavericks is the ensemble’s first release on the German Membran record label. The band performs a record release concert at the Pori Jazz on 19 July.
Flame Jazz and Turku Jazz Orchestra treat jazz lovers to international concerts throughout the autumn. The programme features magnificent Swedish vocalists, protection of the Baltic Sea, chess, young talents, commissioned composition for big band and much more.
The seven episodes of the second season were filmed during the soundchecks at Helsinki We Jazz festival in December 2017. The first episode released today presents the band Black Motor. The new episodes were directed and shot by Petri Luukkainen.
The 31st Baltic Jazz festival is held at Taalintehdas by the Archipelago Sea from 6 to 8 July. Traditionally, the festival makes a false start at Kasnäs on Thursday 5 July. The festival offers 23 different show numbers, with nearly 200 artists. The festival weekend is being prepared by 15 team leaders and over 100 volunteers.
Next spring will see six hardcore bands tour the country under the Jazz Finland flag. Among the ensembles we have veterans and newcomers, from rock to art music, and all the other colors of the jazz rainbow. Jazz Finland is the main producer or supporter of these five tours. One of the productions is again the French-Finnish double bill Free Voices And Sounds.
The last week of September sees the annual Lahti Jazztori, held since 1989. This year’s versatile programme of rhythm music offers concerts around the city, maintains the big band traditions and shows jazz films among other entertainments.
Pepa Päivinen & Good Romans is set to release the trio’s third album on 1 August. Recently released video gives foretaste of the upcoming Felix Culpa album.
Timo J. Grönlund’s photographs displayed on Jazz Finland Live 2016 exhibition at photo gallery Laterna Magica from 4 to 21 July.
Tornio-based Jukka Piiroinen presents his photographs of jazz musicians on Jazzkuvia exhibition at Tornio City Hall from 19 to 29 June.
Drummer Simon Phillips, known for Toto, Judas Priest and Mike Oldfield's bands, brings his jazz rock’s super group, Protocol IV, to Validi Karkia’s summer club.
