Turku Jazz Orchestra’s autumn season to offer something for everyone
In addition to a varied selection of concerts Turku Jazz Orchestra organises events for professional and amateur musicians.
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We Jazz Summer Club Series to end in 3D
The fourth and last edition of the summer’s We Jazz club series, taking place at mbar terrace in the heart of Helsinki, presents a rare audio-visual experiment, a brainchild of drummer Teppo Mäkynen’s. Mäkynen has assembled a group especially for the occasion, a group which is composed of saxophonist Jukka Perko, guitarist Teemu Viinikainen and bassist Ville Herrala. Visuals will be conjured up by the magicians of National RGB VJs and the grooviest picks of recorded jazz are brought to us, as always, by the We Jazz DJs.
Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble at Sziget live on Youtube
Youtube brings Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble's show at Sziget at Finnish homes in real time on 14 August.
Pianist Iiro Rantala to pay tribute to John Lennon on next album
My Working Class Hero, to be issued on German label ACT Music, reveals yet another side of Rantala’s masterful skills as a solo pianist. The album is to be released just before Lennon’s 75th birthday.
Registration for the European Jazz Conference in Budapest on 24.-27.9.2015 open until Sept 10th
The European Jazz Conference (EJC) is the most important annual meeting of jazz professionals in Europe, and in particular of producers, presenters and jazz support organisations. This year the event takes place is Budapest, Hungary.
Kalkkiranta Jazz comes with a top line-up
The 22th Kalkkiranta Jazz Festival will take place on Saturday 15 August 2015 in Kalkkiranta, Sipoo.
Jazz-Espa festival in Helsinki since 2000
Jazz-Espa features twenty topical Finnish jazz acts from the 27th of July to the 7th of August. The upbeat festival period takes a breather on Sunday the 2nd of August with an urban mini-festival JazzPiknik at mbar’s terrace and on the Lasipalatsi square.
JazzPiknik comes for the last time on Sunday 2 August
The free one-day festival, JazzPiknik, fills the heart of Helsinki with first-class Finnish jazz for the last time this summer. Along with the construction work for the new Amos Anderson Art Museum beginning in Lasipalatsi Square this autumn, the event loses its many-year home. Co-organised by the Finnish Jazz Federation and mbar, JazzPiknik has drawn hundreds of jazz enthusiasts to enjoy top artists in the urban milieu over its three-year existence.
We Jazz Club Series at mbar to feature duo Verneri Pohjola and Tatu Rönkkö on 21 July
The third edition of this year’s new We Jazz club series hits mbar on 21 July. The concert presents an entirely new duo, composed of the acclaimed trumpeter Verneri Pohjola, whose latest album Bullhorn has charmed both critics and audiences alike, and Tatu Rönkkö, known as the drummer for trio Elifantree. Diamond-hard jazz vinyl will, of course, be provided by We Jazz DJs and the coolest visuals by National RGB VJs.
Rising stars of Finnish jazz to dazzle the Summer Jazz Club on 21 July
The jazz enthusiasts of Jyväskylä will be in for some great young energy on 21 July when Poppari plays host the third concert of the club series Summer Jazz Club. As always, the stage will be taken by two up-and-coming groups, this time Laura Annika Quartet and Miodula Jam Trio.