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Turku Jazz Orchestra's big band arranger class is a course where the students learn the basics of orchestration with composer-arranger Vellu Halkosalmi. The description is in Finnish only. Ask for more info in English from Producer Taija Lähdetie, Turku Jazz Orchestra, info@tjo.fi
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?
Sipoo's Kalkkiranta plays host to the one-day jazz festival.
Eskola's crew is composed of organist Mikko Helevä and drummer Teppo Mäkynen, but in addition the recording features a host of notable guests. The 10-inch vinyl EP is co-released by new Helsinki-based label, Grotto Editions, and We Jazz. The group opens the new We Jazz concert series on island Lonna on Sunday 12 June.
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.
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.
Too busy relaxing at mökki for Jazz-Espa fortnight? Can't make it to afterwork at Espa stage? Not to worry, there's always jatkot!
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.
This year’s edition of the Kalle Salonen Terrace Club features Niko Ahvonen, Timo Kämäräinen, Marjo Leinonen, Eero Koivistoinen and Jukka Gustavson.
Organised for the first time, the one-day festival Megakupla presents the freshest players of the Finnish jazz scene! Six acts, four hours of music. What will happen when two bands take the stage at the same time for 45 minutes?
