Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana to perform twice at Kulttuuritalo on 10 October
Due to a huge demand, the 20-piece gives two album-launching concerts on Saturday 10 October.
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Savitaipale Soi brings the best of Finnish jazz to South Karelia
Savitaipale soi festival comes again this June – now jazzier than ever. The three-day event features pianist Iiro Rantala, trumpeter Mikko Pettinen & Happy People, saxophonist Timo Lassy with vocalist Johanna Försti, salsa group Tiempo Habana, the definitive group of Finnish funk, The Northern Governors, young stellar vibeist Panu Savolainen and the acclaimed Ilmiliekki Quartet with Emma Salokoski.
Annual Erik Lindström Grant to Sami Nummela
Part of the music Foundation JAPA, Erik Lindström Fund has bestowed its annual grant upon drummer Sami Nummela this year. The prize sum of 2500 euros is directed to support Nummela in his studies in the United States.
A cinematic music video for Timo Lassy's "Love Bullet" now released
Timo Lassy, one of the most acclaimed of Finnish jazz artists, has released a music video for the title track of his new album, Love Bullet. The video features Finnish actress Katariina Kaitue and actor Jussi Nikkilä. Both the album and the video came out on 29 May. The sax man launches his fourth studio album on 3 June at club Dubrovnik in Helsinki. The concert is sold out.
UMO to release a live album featuring sax legend Michael Brecker
"Live in Helsinki 1995", a live recording by UMO Jazz Orchestra and saxophone legend Michael Brecker (1949-2007) is set for release this coming autumn. The concert was recorded at the recently opened Royal Cotton Club in Helsinki in October 1995. The recording was produced by Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE and the release is UMO’s first from YLE’s archives to feature an international soloist. It is also Brecker’s first posthumous live album.
Turku Jazz Orchestra’s big band composition competition opens 1 June
Turku Jazz Orchestra arranges a big band composition competition for composers hailing from or based in South-West Finland. Organised now for the first time, the contest aims at putting South-Western Finnish jazz composers on the map and presenting them to a larger audience.
The second Summer Jazz Club series begins in Jyväskylä
Summer Jazz Club brings once again young jazz talents to Poppari club monthly from May to August.
Koko kesä Kalliossa to entertain us all summer long
Pulsating in the heart of Kallio, Koko Jazz Club has brought us jazz concerts on a regular basis already for five years. This summer will see the popular Koko kesä Kalliossa concert series return to the club already for the fourth time with the best Finnish pop and rock stars. They will perform their best-loved songs with a twist: namely, accompanied by a jazz orchestra. The able Koko Jazz Club house band is conducted by vibraphone player Arttu Takalo.
UMO to perform thrice at Elbjazz in Hamburg
Celebrating their 40th anniversary, UMO Jazz Orchestra plays around ten live concerts both in Finland and abroad in the upcoming summer. Dee Dee Bridgewater, Lenny Pickett and Junnu Aaltonen front UMO Jazz Orchestra at Hamburg’s Elbjazz Festival this May.
Tapani Rinne and Teho Majamäki to release an album recorded in Kehärata tunnels
Under the Ground both records and is inspired by the soundscape of the Kehärata tunnels, located in Vantaa. The duo's music will also be played in the train stations once the railroad is inaugurated in July.