Spring's last Panurama edition features stellar guests
The club series is to be continued next autumn.
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News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
The 30th April Jazz Festival drew full houses
The 30th April Jazz Festival was attended by almost 9,000 jazz enthusiasts, exceeding all expectations.
Collaborative album from Ville Leinonen and Mopo
Laivalla is a statement on the loveliness and madness of our time.
Mikko Sarvanne Hip Company bring out a collaboration album with Beibi P
The upcoming 90-minute effort, MUOVIBABYLON (Plastic Babylon), combines spoken word and jazz with noise rock and flashback to the childhood of the Generation Y for a surrealist, cinematic effect. The disc is due out on 29 April.
Apply for Finnish Jazz Federation Tours In Spring 2017!
The Finnish Jazz Federation will organise two traditional tours and two co-produced tours in the spring of 2016. Apply by an electronic form (link below) on May 3rd the latest. The Finnish Jazz Federation will complete the selection process in June.
Turku Jazz Festival announces first acts of the upcoming festival
Taking place in the courtyard of brewery restaurant Koulu on 18-21 August, Turku Jazz Festival has confirmed the first acts of this year’s festival: Dalindèo, Finnish Jazz Federation Jubilee Orchestra and the Turku Jazz Artist of the Year are to take to the stage on Friday 19 August. The programme will be released in its entirety at the turn of April.
Espoo Big Band releases and album with trio Husband on 21 April
Espoo Big Band joins forces with jazz fusion trio husband on the new album Lauma, due out on 21 April.
Around 50 Yrjös Exhibition Soundtrack
Around 50 Yrjös is a touring museum art exhibition on display now for the last time at Kirjasto 10's in Helsinki. The exhibit consists ofsome of the art pieces that were granted as Jazz Federation's Yrjö prizes during 1967 - 2015.
Fifth Avenue on the Finnish Jazz Federation Tour on 18 - 28 May
Young and stellar Fifth Avenue will hop on the Finnish Jazz Federation tour bus and take their NY-influenced jazz sound around Finland. Led by pianist Tuomas J. Turunen, the group will visit altogether eight Finnish cities.
Jazz-Espa Programme Out Now - JazzPiknik To New Location
The Finnish Jazz Federation warmly welcomes you to the 17th Jazz-Espa Festival. The two-week concert series sees twenty Finnish jazz acts entertain music-lovers this summer on the Espa Stage in the Esplanadi Park.