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Constellation of veritable Finnish jazz legends opens the Finnish Jazz Federation autumn tour season this year. Juhani Aaltonen Quartet, led by the veteran saxophonist, is to perform in eight Finnish cities on their tour from September to October.
Viapori Jazz, known for its unique marine atmosphere and for presenting high-quality, often one-off line-ups has prepared us a delicious half-week of jazz again. Next week, a number of Suomenlinna’s historical venues will be hosting jazz performances from the likes of Jukka Perko & Iiro Rantala duo, Dallapé, Mikko Sarvanne Hip Company with poet Jussi Pelkonen, Teppo Mäkynen, Tommy Lindgren and Jussi Kannaste trio and The Reporters feat. the globe-trotting journalist Riku Rantala.
Timo Lassy Band and actress Minttu Mustakallio are to collaborate on tuOKio concert tour, produced by the OK Study Centre, a nationwide institute of adult education. The tour combines music with social commentary, visiting a number of cities around Finland in the latter half of September.
Autumn programme of Flame Jazz presents topical Finnish names and guests from all over the globe.
Starting from 1 September , Töölö’s Bar Favela will be turned into a jazz club again. The Tiistaijatsit (Tuesday Jazz) club series is hosted by Mikko Innanen who has invited a number of friends – Finnish and international – to take the stage with him on the first Tuesday of each month.
Mopo, Laura Annika Quartet, Nossa Bossa and the We Jazz DJs are to play at a jazz event, first scheduled for July, but postponed to 30 August due to challenging weather conditions. Thanks to new arrangements, the event can this time be transferred indoors if necessary.
French virtuoso bassist, composer and innovator Dominique Di Piazza joins Jan-Olof Strandberg’s Strandberg Project for the group’s 20th anniversary at Sellosali on 10 September.
Ami Vuorinen is to become the director for the Finnish Jazz Federation. He will start in his new position in September.
This year’s Summer Jazz Club reaches its grande finale on 18 August when the stage is taken by Grímsey, led by Finnish-Icelandic guitarist Matti Saarinen, and the host Antti Lähdesmäki’s new quartet. The concert series will return next summer with something new up its sleeve again.
Four-day jazz festival Turku Jazz 2015 starts today. Each of the four days has a theme of its own, reaching from world music and nostalgia to contemporary jazz and big band music, respectively. The concerts take place in the courtyard of Brewery Restaurant Koulu, and on the Night of the Arts in the Börs Park.
