Ilmiliekki Quartet on album-launch tour in November
The beloved jazz group celebrates their new album with an 8-concert tour.
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Call for artists under 30 years of age
The deadline to register for the B-Jazz International contest for musicians under 30 years of age is November 30th 2015 and all info can be found on www.b-jazz.be.
APPLICATION FOR JAZZ FEDERATION FALL 2016 TOURS & JAZZ-ESPA IS OPEN
The Finnish Jazz Federation will organise two traditional tours and two co-produced tours in autumn 2016. Application for the Jazz-Espa Festival 2016, organised in July, can be completed with the same application form. Application closes on 15 November 2015. The Finnish Jazz Federation will complete the selection process before Christmas.
Raoul Björkenheim Ecstacy to bring out a new album on American label Cuneiform on 16 October
Led by acclaimed guitarist Raoul Björkenheim (Sound & Fury, Krakatau, UMO), Raoul Björknheim Ecstacy issues their sophomore album on 16 October. The recording, "Out of the Blue", comes out on American label Cuneiform and it can be described as a follow-up to the self-titled debut. In other words, we are in for a cocktail of free improvisation and rocking energy.
Finno-Swedish Ilma Records to release four albums this month
Four albums are to be released by artists Aki Rissanen, Mikko Innanen, Joonas Riippa and quintet Röd/Blå. Two launch shows are to take place in Helsinki and Turku.
Danish quintet Girls In Airports to release new album
The fourth album Fables is issued on British Edition Records.
Rytmimusiikin viikonloppu to offer live music and education in Turku
Turku Conservatory and Turku Jazz Orchestra organise Rytmimusiikin viikonloppu (Weekend of Jazz) for the second time for professional and amateurs musicians and jazz enthusiasts.
DIG. Festival presents jazz from three continents
To be organised at Music Centre in Helsinki 15- 17 October, this year’s DIG. festival features American drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts, Brazilian guitarist and vocalist Chico Pinheiro and sax players Fredrik Lndborg, Walter Smith III and Jerry Bergonzi. Naturally also some of their best Finnish colleagues from the jazz department of the Sibelius Academy will take the stage at the three-day event.
How I was drawn to Finnish music
Pianist-composer and co-owner of the British Edition Records label, Dave Stapleton is no stranger to Finnish jazz and musicianship. Edition has released i.e. Verneri Pohjola's, Olavi Louhivuori's and Alexi Tuomarila's music. In the latest Jazzpresso he reveals why the Finns have a special place in his heart.
Icelandic guitarist Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson to release an album with Finnish group on 9 October
Best known for his work with DEFEKT ja Equally Stupid, the Icelandic guitarist Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson -- now based in Helsinki, Finland -- joins up with top Finnish musicians for a very special album combining jazz, improv and prog rock.