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JazzPiknik comes for the last time on Sunday 2 August

22.7.2015 | news

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

16.7.2015 | news

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.

Jazz Kiinnostaa 2 Years! Join the Garden Party at Radio Helsinki on 12 July!

10.7.2015 | news

Jazz kiinnostaa, the popular radio programme on air every Sunday on Radio Helsinki, turns two years. To celebrate the occasion, hosts Matti Nives and Teppo Mäkynen invite friends of the show to enjoy a glass or two at the back yard of the Radio Helsinki studio in Teurastamo. After the anniversary radio show, the host duo will take their record bags from the studio outdoors and play their best selections at 2-6PM.

Turku Jazz 2015 to offer Finnish jazz world music and urban poetry

2.7.2015 | news

On Friday 14 August Turku Jazz time travels back 30 years; while on Saturday 15 August it will be all about jazz – Finnish jazz, to be precise – and the Turku Jazz Artist of the Year, Ilpo Murtojärvi. The festival closes on Sunday 16 August with Turku Jazz Orchestra playing the great Quincy Jones.