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The acclaimed Red Desert Orchestra led by French pianist Eve Risser will perform on April 19th in Espoo, on April 20th in Salo, and on April 23rd in Tampere. The EJN Green Pilot Tour project will also take the 12-member orchestra to Tallinn on April 22nd.
The festival, held every other year, brings together saxophone professionals, students, enthusiasts, and the audience for the third time.
On Thursday, April 11th, Turku Jazz Orchestra will host a concert night at the Utopia Club featuring one of Finland's leading vocal artists, Antti Koivula, taking on the role of vocal soloist for the works of American composer Frank Zappa. This spectacle will be seen for the first time in Finland with accompaniment by a big band.
Puistoblues is renewing itself this summer. The festival is expanding its lineup by featuring emerging Finnish blues artists in the main concert. More announcements about performers are coming soon.
UMO's Silent Music concerts during Easter week will feature two young guest soloists, bringing new tones to the performances.
Last year's festival newcomer SaltFest kicks off its second year with a diverse program. In addition to well-known artists, the four-day festival will feature new promising talents – and guaranteed surprises from different genres of music.
Sylvain Rifflet quartet “Aux Anges” is a new constellation by the acclaimed French saxophonist with his “Finnish brother” and long term companion trumpet virtuoso Verneri Pohjola. The band has gained reputation as one of the most exciting group on the French jazz scene and makes its Finnish-Baltic debut in an extended tour from April 16th to 30th 2024.
Sointi Jazz Orchestra will perform Maria Schneider Orchestra's Sky Blue album in its entirety at Tiivistämö on April 4, 2024. The repertoire will be heard live in Finland for the first time.
Originating from Kruunupyy, bassist-composer Jonathan Bäckström’s quartet embarks on a joint production tour with the Finnish Jazz Federation, heading to Finland, as well as Sweden and Estonia.
The Odysseus Festival, dedicated to adventurous music, will move to a new venue next summer at the Cultural Factory Korjaamo, where the event will take place over two days on July 19th-20th. More artist announcements have now been made for the event, and daily tickets are now on sale at Tiketti.
