News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Drawing from funk, jazz and rhythm and blues, the astonishing Kalle Salonen issues a new album this February. Like its predecessor, the sophomore, entitled Barracuda Man, comes out on the Helsinki-based label, Texicalli Records and will be available on vinyl, CD and in a digital format on 19 February.
Pauli Lyytinen Machinery boldly reinvents the sounds and techniques of the saxophone.
Turku has seen the formation of a unique coalition, Jazz City Turku. Bringing together three local cultural players, the project aims at fostering regular, year-round concert activities to create jobs to artists and enliven local cultural and economic life.
On this extraordinary double-header tour Jorma Tapio’s organic and primitive, potent but delicate free jazz meets Pauli Lyytinen’s postmodern, wild and experimental intuition. The two saxophonists lead their combos to seven venues in Finland and Estonia.
The star pianist will play at Sigyn Hall on 12 February.
Award-winning producer Charles Gil’s Finno-French concert concept Free Voices, Free Sounds celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2016. The big year is kicked off with an extensive double-header tour that sees Théo Ceccaldi Trio, led by the eponymous violinist, and Finnish trio Pepa Päivinen & Good Romans perform around Finland.
Vocalist-composer Virva Immonen combines jazz expression with envisioning, thoughtful lyrics. She releases her debut on Eclipse Music towards the end of the month.
The best of last year's Finnish funk, soul, jazz reggae, hip hop, afro and groove was awarded in the traditional Funky Awards Gala on Saturday 30 January at Helsinki’s Ravintola Pressa. The two biggest winners of 2015 were hip hop artists Asa and Paperi T.
Helsinki-based concert producer Charles Gil will be made Chevalier of the French National Order of Merit for his significant contributions to Finno-French jazz culture and furtherance of a lively cultural exchange between the two countries.
