Finnish Jazz Convention in Tampere echoed with history and new spark
50-year-old Jazz Federation invited its member communities again to get together and celebrate yet one more year of Finnish jazz culture.
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Svart Records issues forgotten live tapes by Heikki Sarmanto
The long-standing composer-pianist Heikki Sarmanto's career spans five decades and includes works in the fields of jazz, classical, avant-garde and opera. Despite the versatility of his repertory, Sarmanto's musical roots have always lain in the freer corner of jazz, and it is this side of him that the three-album compilation, The Helsinki Tapes, represents. Recorded in 1971 and 1972 at Helsinki's N-Club a.k.a. "Natsa", the tapes were lost for four decades until Sarmanto happened to come across them in his attic.
Tuomas Paukku releases debut album, tours Finland with group Scription
The Jyväskylä-based composer-guitarist celebrates his debut by hitting the road in late November. The tour will also see him present his newly-assembed, stellar group.
Finnish Jazz Federation Tours in 2017 Out Now
Out of the over 60 applications, the Artistic Board of the Finnish Jazz Federation has selected four ensembles to tour the country in the fall season of 2017. That brings the total number of the federation's annual tour productions to nine.
Win tickets to UMO & Ibrahim Maalouf concert
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winners for tickets to UMO & Ibrahim Maalouf concert in Savoy Theatre on Sunday, November 27th at 6.00pm are Pirjo Honkala and Tiina Afaneh. The winners have been contacted by e-mail. Welcome to the concert!
We Jazz joins forces with Berlin-based colleagues
We Jazz and the Berlin-based XJazz Festival co-organise a new jazz festival in Berlin on 17 - 20 November. Other collaboration projects have already been confirmed.
Teddy's West Coasters on tour in November
Drummer-composer-producer Teppo Mäkynen leads his newish octet around Finland on a We Jazz and Finnish Jazz Federation -produced tour on 16-26 November. The stellar group, whose two-part debut album came out last autumn, draws from the so-called West Coast jazz of the 1950s and 60s.
Alexi Tuomarila Trio will wrap up the Finnish Jazz Federation tour season with style
Late November will see the award-winning pianist and his international trio on a long-awaited, extensive Finnish tour. The northernmost stop will be Oulu and southernmost Tallinn.
Sointi Jazz Orchestra revisit Star Boys in three concerts this Christmas
Sointi Jazz Orchestra’s acclaimed crowd-puller Star Boys' Singing Procession will return to stages again this Christmas. Written by conductor Rasmus Soini and drummer Siiri Partanen and seeing the 17-piece big band joined by four singers, the beloved new take on the classic Christmas play will now be staged for the third consecutive Christmas. In addition to Helsinki and Espoo, the group will be taking Star Boys for the first time outside the metropolitan area, to Porvoo. In the concerts of Helsinki and Porvoo, the big band will also be playing a set of best-loved Christmas carols – but, as one might expect, with a new, surprising twist.
Jazz this moment and the next
Jazzpresso series continues with thoughts about what is "new" in jazz, and its internationality. Master-of-none festival promoter and radio-dj Matti Nives keeps bringing new phenomena and ideas into the Finnish jazz scene year after year, and this time he speaks his mind about showcases and "new Nordic jazz", after his visit to the 17th Young Nordic Jazz Comets showcase at the Umeå Jazz Festival in Northern Sweden on the 27th of October.