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Drummer-composer-producer Mäkynen and his crew draw inspiration from the so-called West Coast jazz of the 1950s and 60s. The first disc of the two-part album was released last summer, and its darker sister is to come out on 30 October. Teddy and co can be heard live at We Jazz Festival at Aleksanterin teatteri on 7 December.
On the newish album "Aki Rissanen // Jussi Lehtonen Quartet with Dave Liebman", legendary American saxophonist Dave Liebman features the Finns pianist Aki Rissanen, drummer Jussi Lehtonen and bassist Jori Huhtala. The group is to hop on the stage at three German clubs to celebrate the release, which came out on 13 February 2015. The tour takes the quartet to Berlin's B-Flat club on 3 November, Köln's Loft on 5 November and Karlsruhe's Hemingway Lounge on 6 November.
Jazz Finland LIVE is a new pilot grant, targeted to support professional and regular jazz concert activity in Finland in 2016.
Jazz Federation's newly-appointed director Ami Vuorinen has already heard this question a bunch of times during his first two months behind the steering wheel.
Women’s choir KYN performs Teosto-winning Mikko Hassinen’s compositions on 30 October at Koko Jazz Club. In concert KYN Goes Hassinen the choir will be joined by the top artists Manuel Dunkel (saxhophone), Ville Herrala (double bass) and Hassinen himself on the drums. The night will be kicked off with a discussion where Kaija Viitasalo, the conductor for KYN, and maestro Hassinen shed light on the background of the project.
The beloved jazz group celebrates their new album with an 8-concert tour.
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.
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.
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.
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.
