News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Juhlat (Fete) is a new kind of performance concept, a composite of drama and jazz concert, exploring the themes of money, family and art. When Juhlat was premiered at the Ylioppilasteatteri studio in March this year, all performances were booked within less than 24 hours. Now Juhlat will get four additional performances at Mustikkamaan kesäteatteri (Mustikkamaa Open Air Theatre).
Kamasi Washington, whose name is right now hot on the lips of the jazz world, has announced his very first visit to Finland. The American multi-talent, whose recent album “The Epic” has made it to virtually every “Album of the Year” list, will give a show at Helsinki’s The Circus on Monday 30 November.
Application now open for Bucharest International Jazz Competition. The event takes place in May 2016. Application deadline is 10 February 2016.
In addition to a varied selection of concerts Turku Jazz Orchestra organises events for professional and amateur musicians.
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.
Youtube brings Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble's show at Sziget at Finnish homes in real time on 14 August.
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.
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.
The 22th Kalkkiranta Jazz Festival will take place on Saturday 15 August 2015 in Kalkkiranta, Sipoo.
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.
