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Trumpet phenomenon Verneri Pohjola and percussion virtuoso Mika Kallio tour Finland in March 2018

23.2.2018 | news

 Early 2018 sees the British label Edition Records release the Finnish trumpeter Verneri Pohjola’s and drummer Mika Kallio’s duo album Animal Image. The mystical and atmospheric compositions are based on their improvised soundtrack on director Perttu Saksa’s 2017 experimental film of the same name. In March the duo tours Finland extensively, partly on a double bill with a French trio Les Voyageurs de l’Espace.

Validi Karkia club turns seven years

21.2.2018 | news

Satakunta region's most exciting and international live music club Validi Karkia celebrates their 7-year anniversary with two interesting concerts by Milo & Moses, and Peter Brötzmann's Full Blast!

Josen Pimeä Puoli release their debut album on March 2

21.2.2018 | news

Without darkness there's no light. Somewhere in the borderlines of blues, jazz and noir there's the ultimate battle between José's dark stories and Pimeä Puoli's tremulous twist. Which end of the Colt will have their soul burning in the fires of Hell, the good or the evil? Josén Pimeä Puoli ("José's Dark Side") is all about the shades of grey between black and white...

Elifantree releases their long-awaited new Anemone album on March 9

21.2.2018 | news

"There was more and richer variation than in usual pop music and there was not more jazz than necessary and useful here. With lots of attractive melody, captivating rhythm and beats and total absence of pretension the trio was shining brightly", Henning Bolte, London Jazz Magazine. Tampere-based label Eclipse Music releases the 10-year old fantasy jazz trio Elifantree's new album.  

 

Jukka Perko Tritone goes on Jazz Finland tour in March

12.2.2018 | news

Jukka Perko, one of the most prestigious saxophonists in Finland, tours nine cities with his solid partners-in-crime, bassist Antti Lötjönen and drummer Teppo Mäkynen. The dynamic trio’s repertoire comes from their debut album DIzzy, where the saxophonist makes his long-awaited comeback on the American bebop tradition.