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Two giants of Finnish jazz and progressive rock, Juhani Aaltonen (Tasavallan Presidentti, UMO Jazz Orchestra) and Raoul Björkenheim (Krakatau, Scorch Trio, eCsTaCy), join forces on an intimate duo album, Awakening.
The one-week event takes place at Musiikkitalo and brings varied range of wind instrument and big band music to Helsinki. This year’s event is starred with guests including a Swedish instrumentalist Gunhild Carling, UMO Jazz Orchestra, trumpeter Randy Brecker and conductor and composer Mats Holmquist.
Finnish Big Band Federation and Elojazz festival are holding a big band fanfare contest in August 2018. New entries are accepted until until the 15th of May.
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Welcome to the second oldest jazz happening in Finland. Turku Jazz Festival offers a nice selection of contemporary jazz. Festival’s main stage is located to Logomo near the main railway station and 20 minutes walk from the center of the city. This year the festival renews itself by returning to its original date in mid-March.
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.
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!
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...
"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.
Vantaan Viihdeorkesteri's international composition and arrangement contest accepts new entries until the 15th of June, 2018. Please see further info for the free-of-charge competition, contacts, participation criteria and instructions on their website at www.viihdeorkesteri.fi/markku-johansson-kilpailu
