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Gourmet sextet, combining jazz and schlager, is set to release their fourth full length album En garde on 27th of April by Fiasko Records. The ensemble led by guitarist Esa Onttonen and saxophonist Mikko Innanen performs at record release concerts in Finland and France.
The concert at the club Kuudes linja on May 17th brings together Muovibabylon’s mix of striking spoken word, jazz and experimental music and the visual feature of Emma Ainala for the Muovibabylon album. The live concept of Muovibabylon is based on the album of the same name by soloist and poet Beibi P and Mikko Sarvanne Hip Company, which consist of young talents of Finnish jazz.
The first of the two Finnish groups to appear at this year’s Jazzahead showcase is Joonas Haavisto Trio who have been playing together for more than ten years. While the instrumentation may be conventional, their approach is original and confident and leans on a no-nonsense take on what may perhaps be called ‘Scandinavian freshness’. Seamless communication between the band members is an indispensable part of their playing philosophy.
In the spring of 2019 Jaz Finland produces two Finnish tours and supports two domestic tours, that are produced by a partner company. Apply now for the tours via an electronic form.
This year, some serious improvisation is to land at the European Jazz Meeting showcase at Jazzahead, when Finnish saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen presents his acoustic quartet Magnetia Orkesteri (Magnetia Orchestra) at Bremen.
Tampere Hall's autums begins with traditional Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra concert at Sorsapuisto on August 10th. At the concert, lead by the Chief Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, the actors of TTT-Theatre perform interpretations of musical pieces such as West Side Story by Leonard Bernstein. This autumn we also hear four Finnish jazz legends, Paula Koivuniemi with roots arrangements and rock dad’s children interpretating their father’s hits.
Once in a year Bremen turns into an international meeting point for the international jazz scene. This year’s Jazzahead! Trade Fair is held from 19th to 22nd of April. Music Finland and Jazz Finland coordinate the Finnish stand and events arranged at the festival. Stay tuned of the Finnjazz action on Jazz Finland website!
The annual Jazz-Espa concert series and its sister events offer once again more than 20 top-notch jazz concerts this upcoming summer. This year, the beloved free shows of the Espa outdoor stage will be organised on 30 July – 4 August, with two concerts taking place every afternoon and one lunch concert at noon. This year will also see the novel Jazz-Espa opening and closing club nights, titled Summer Bay Jazz (Suvilahti Jazz) take over the restaurant ship Merikerho on 29 July and 5 August, respectively.
Hietsu is Happening! enters into world’s new political settings by recalling cold war state at its worst. Because none of the performers was born in the night’s theme year 1955 it is necessary to use artistic licence.
“!” or “exclamation mark album” is continuation for trio’s earlier album “?”. Together pianist Fredrikson, bassist Jori Huhtala and drummer Mika Kallio make a quality trio which has won fame especially in Germany.
