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News
News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Dalindèo issues a new EP on 20 October
The launch party for the EP One More Devil will take place at Helsinki’s club Dubrovnik on 25 October.
Mini big band Njet Njet 9 releases sophomore album at Tampere Jazz Happening on 3 November
The lively nonet Njet Njet 9 issues their colourful second album Dark Soul on 3 November. The album will be released at Tampere Jazz Happening, followed by a launch tour.
First album out from Teppo Mäkynen's 3TM
Drummer-producer Teppo Mäkynen’s new music reflects his fascination with electronic music. The trio project 3TM sees Mäkynen manoeuvre somewhere in the borderlands of acoustic jazz trio, samples and electronic sounds. Single “Five New Dukes” and music video for the piece have already been released and the new album Form comes out on CD and in digital format today. The strongly audio-visual theme of the project extends to the album sleeve, photographed by Mäkynen himself.
Legendary DJ Bunuel celebrates the 40th anniversary of his career
The House of Culture Helsinki hosts the epic party that features some of Finland’s foremost artists from Kingston Wall Left Overs, Rinneradio and Melrose to Giant Robot, Emma Salokoski and Brothers Von Hertzen.
Jazz concert series continues in Jyväskylä
Jazz Jkl Live concert series presents top Finnish jazz acts at Poppari bar in the city center.
Kaamosjazz – Polar Night Jazz lights up the North again
Polar Night Jazz event was first introduced in Tankavaara gold village 35 years ago. Today the international jazz festival takes place in Saariselkä, Inari and Karigasniemi restaurants, culture houses, chapels and even outdoors in the nature.
Singer Aili Ikonen issues new album in mid-October
Aili Ikonen, one of Finland’s most charismatic singers, releases her new album Piirrä minut (Draw me) on 13 October. The album launch show will take place on the following day at Helsinki’s Savoy Theatre.
French Jazz Duo Machado Ithursarry tours Finland this October
Pianist Jean-Marie Machado and accordionist Didier Ithursarry go on a rare tour in Finland and the Baltic states on 2 - 16 October. Their fellow countryman, guitarist Marc Ducret, joins them for a number of tour locations with his solo set
Autumn Season of Panurama Club Series kicks off on 6 October
The first edition of the season features the long-standing Finnish singer-songwriter, Matti Johannes Koivu.