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Teurastamo Jazz to add to Helsinki's jazz festival offerings

Helsinkians will soon be able to jam along to jazz tunes at the Abattoir (goes by the name Teurastamo in Finnish) on the 22nd of July, as the food culture mecca introduces a new open air music festival by the name of Teurastamo Jazz. The stage will play host to a high-quality line-up of internationally famous jazz artists, with performers hailing from Finland and Italy. During the evening the terraces located alongside Kalasatama will welcome visitors in to taste summery delicacies, from pizza cooked in a wood-fired oven from Naples to Jädelino’s artisan ice cream. Like most of Teurastamo’s communal activities, this event is open for all and free to attend.


Nina Mya issues third album at Pori Jazz Festival

The third album, Closure, is a bold, personal statement from the charismatic and adventurous vocalist. On the disc, she is backed by a pack of such A-listing Finnish jazzers as Jukka Eskola, Jori Huhtala and Petri Puolitaival. 

 



Jazz Finland International: My Daily Bread Around The World

There has been a lot of discussion about international market for Finnish jazz in the Jazzpresso series too. Finns are known to be concerned about how the rest of the world sees us, and jazz field isn't any different. Annamaija Saarela is one of the frontwomen for Finnish jazz abroad, and well known figure in the European jazz scene for her work as an agent, and also as the President for Europe Jazz Network. Her Annamaija Music Company leads a new jazz export project called Jazz Finland International. How does she feel about the current pathway to European arenas? Are we marching in waving a blue-and-white flag?




Turku Jazz Festival releases programme for upcoming festival

Turku Jazz Festival has released the programme for the upcoming festival. The festival gathers a number of topical, prominent Finnish jazz acts to the old capital of Finland. The second oldest jazz festival is now organised for the first time as a part of the project Jazz City Turku, in cooperation with Flame Jazz and Turku Jazz Orchestra. 

 


We Jazz organises a summery concert series on island Lonna

Lonna, one of the coastal islands of Helsinki, will play host to a new concert series, organised by We Jazz and featuring some of the best Finnish jazz acts and the We Jazz DJ collective. Each edition will be opened by a live broadcast of the popular Jazz kiinnostaa radio programme, running on Radio Helsinki. The concert series will kick off on 12 June with Jukka Eskola Soul Trio giving an EP launching show.



Erik Lindström Grant goes to Josefiina Vannesluoma

Operating in conjuction with the Music Archive JAPA, Erik Lindström Fond has awarded a grant of 2,000 euros to vocalist Josefiina Vannesluoma. The grant is given each year to support a young Finnish musician's studies in the United States. Vannesluoma received the grant on 24 May at the May edition of the jaZZanti concert series.