Apply for the programme of the children's live concerts
Application to perform live music at schools and daycare centers/kindergartens is open now, until November 30th at 4.00pm. Apply on the website http://www.konserttikeskus.fi/ohjelmahaku2016
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Four Days of Jazz and Food in Turku
Jazz City Turku and food festival Food & Fun join forces and serve you international treats and great jazz on 5 - 8 October.
Turku Jazz Orchestra premieres a new piece and releases and album of classic film music
Turku Jazz Orchestra's autumn programme kicks off in October with five different concerts being produced this autumn. We will be in for the premiere of a new piece by Vellu Halkosalmi; an launch show for the orchestra's new album and top-class entertainment on the cruise ship Viking Grace. The season closes in a concert that stars A-listing drummer Teppo Mäkynen.
Mirja Mäkelä Trio to tour Finland in Oct 25 - Nov 11
Top names of suomijazz, singer Mirja Mäkelä, guitarrist Teemu Viinikainen and double bassist Juho Kivivuori tour Finland in ten consecutive concerts in October-November turn. The ten-year anniversary tour is produced by the Finnish Jazz Federation and Jazz HUG.
The fourth annual Porvoo Jazz Festival kicks off soon!
The Porvoo Jazz Festival comes again! Organised now for the fourth time, the festival has a new crew behind it: drummer Jaska Lukkarinen has been chosen as the new Artistic Director, while Elina Brooks will be acting as the producer. Other key team members include the founder of the festival, Antti Ansas, the graphic designer Hash Varsani and the Porvoo-based cultural handyman, Thomas Törnroos. Headlining acts of this year's festival include Viktoria Tolstoy, the Finnish Jazz Federation Jubilee Orchestra and Jukkis Uotila Quartet feat. Billy Hart.
Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble releases new album with the help of crowdfunding
The Road is Long – Live at Savoy Theatre is the third album by the Finno-Beninese funk-jazz-afrobeat combo. The group aims at funding the new album with the help of crowdfunding. You can contribute on the crowdfunding platform Mesenaatti.
Apply now to Jazz Federation tours in fall 2017
The Finnish Jazz Federation will organize two tours and two co-produced tours in the fall of 2017. Application for the Jazz-Espa Festival 2017, taking place in July, can be completed with the same application form. Application closes on the 16th of October 2016. The Finnish Jazz Federation will complete the selection process before the year’s end.
Oddarrang release their fourth album
Oddarrang, known for their inimitable cocktail of electronic soundscapes, jazz and post-rock, release their long-awaited fourth album, Agartha, on British Edition Records this September. The release will be followed by live shows at, for example, the Flame Jazz Cruise and We Jazz Festival 2016.
Jazz Pianist Joona Toivanen Issues his Sophomore
Italian label Cam Jazz releases the sophomore solo effort of A-listing Finnish jazz pianist Joona Toivanen this September. The outing, Lone Room, will be followed by an album launch tour in Toivanen's two home countries, Finland and Sweden.
The Ninth Flame Jazz Cruise presents stellar vocalism
The ninth edition of the Flame Jazz Cruise will cast off on Saturday 24 September. This time, the theme is soul, seeing some of Finland's best voices of the genre hit the stage on cruise ship Viking Grace.