News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Ten events, six venues and seven organisers. Lahti Jazztori's programme offers a versatile combination of concerts, club gigs, cinema, poetry, circus art and chess. International guest come all the way from New York, but local talents are well presented as well.
The French saxophone ensemble Quatuor Machaut combines the art of early polyphonic music and of improvised music in a unique approach. From September 23rd to October 6th the quartet will perform twelve concerts in Finland, Estonia and Latvia.
Jazz vocalist and composer Sanna Ruohoniemi is set to release her sophomore album "Start from Nothing" (Eclipse Music) in Finland on 29 September and internationally on 12 October.
Tampere Jazz Happening is organized for the 37th time on 1–4 November. Ten concerts include 25 ensembles this year.
Organised for the sixth time, the annual We Jazz festival takes place from 2 to 9 December this year. The jazz event offers a versatile and high-quality programme with topical jazz music from us and abroad.
Turku Jazz Orchestra’s Big Band institute offers qualified and versatile teaching in rhythm music. The Big Band welcomes all musicians interested in big band music, regardless their level.
Jazz Jkl Live presents the most interesting Finnish jazz of the day in its ten-part concert series this autumn. The versatile programme combines jazz music’s many styles and ensembles performing their own new music.
UMO autumn season includes an album release, Art testers (Taidetestaajat) project, lots of top-notch concerts and continuation of UMO crowdfunding campaign.
Tampere is having a new jazz festival, as the new Seppo Jazz 2018 is held at Hiedanranta on 2nd of September.
Soundscapes & Soundportraits Festival 2018 features two concerts by a unique ensemble of six different nationalities at Balder Hall in downtown Helsinki.
