News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Starting from Helsinki on 29 September, Free Voices, Free Sounds tour takes the French violinist to 14 different locations around Finland. Pifarély will be joined at some of the concerts by his fellow countryman, bass player Claude Tchamitchian and pianist Aki Rissanen whose newest solo album is due out later this autumn.
UMO Jazz Orchestra and the congregation of Kallio organise concert event Human meets Human for asylum seekers lodging at the reception centres of Helsinki. The event takes place at Kallio Church and Kallio Church park on Monday 28 September from 3-5PM. All are welcome.
More compositions are expected to enter the competition for jazz composers hailing from Southwest Finland.
Flame Jazz Talent Night, focussing on up-and-coming jazz stars, presents Teemu Åkerblom Quartet in an album-launching show at Turku's Jazz Club Monk. The album came out roughly a week ago on the legendary label Jazzaggression, run by Finland-based Norwegian DJ Fredrik Lavik. Åkerblom’s album sees a new chapter in the label's catalogue, so far mainly specified on reissues.
Hosted by Tapio Ylinen, the second season of radio programme Classic Jazz will be on air on Thursday and Saturday nights.
Not lacking in either depth or fiery energy, bassist Teemu Åkerblom’s quartet brings out their debut on 18 September. The group will perform live at Jazz Business Club on the release date, and at the We Jazz 2015 Festival and in Helsinki and Flame Jazz concert series in Turku later this autumn.
Recently chosen as the eco-friendliest cruise ship of the world, Viking Grace casts off to the rhythm of great jazz tunes already for the seventh time this September. The popular jazz cruise takes jazz enthusiasts to enjoy live performances from the most topical Finnish jazz groups of the moment on a swinging voyage on the Baltic Sea
The trio, whose released a new album last spring, is to tour Finland between 13 - 24 October. The tour is co-produced by Finnish Jazz Federation and Jazz HUG and it takes the group, among some places, to Satamankulma in Kuopio, Åbo Svenska Teater in Turku and Lavaklubi at the Finnish National Theatre, Helsinki.
One of the rising stars of European jazz, David Helbock, brings his trio to Turku’s Café Tiljan on 11 September. Helbock, whose most recent recording, Aural Colors, has received plenty of acclaim in international media, is one of this autumn’s international guests of the Flame Jazz concert series.
The 34th Tampere Jazz Happening brings some of the most intriguing names of contemporary jazz to the venues of Pakkahuone, Klubi and Telakka. The programme features 26 acts in total, 18 of which are international.
