Vuotalo goes jazz this spring
Helsinki’s Vuotalo offers a host of jazz concerts to every taste in the spring season.
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Flame Jazz relies on open-mindedness and tradition in 2015
The Turku-based Flame Jazz has compiled the spring season's programme with love for both tradition and novelty.
Jazz at Oulu Music Festival
The 25-year-old Oulu Music Festival has prepared a number of treats for us in spring 2015. Prior to the event, OMF organises two jazz concerts in January and February, followed by Oulu All Star Big Band’s performance with the visiting star trombonist Nils Landgren in March 2015. Also, the festival will host Masterclasses for students of music, taught by celebrated Finnish and international musicians.
Verneri Pohjola the Flame Jazz Artist of 2015
The Turku-based Flame Jazz concert series launches a new type of concert to present one seminal musician-bandleader’s repertoire extensively in 2015. The multi-award winning Verneri Pohjola, one of the most internationally acclaimed Finnish jazz artists, was selected as the first Flame Jazz Artist, and he will appear in three different concerts during the upcoming year.
UMO's Anniversary Year Programme growing larger and starrier
The 40th anniversary of UMO Jazz Orchestra will be opened with style. In January 2015 composer Iro Haarla and UMO collaborate in three concerts, and in January celebrated Paquito D’Rivera will front the big band for the first time in 27 years.
Autumn's HERD club concerts a success
HERD and guests charmed the audience four times this autumn.
Application for the Young Nordic Jazz Comets open now!
Young Nordic Jazz Comets is an annual showcase for the most talented, young jazz acts of the Nordic countries. Finland selects their national representative at a band competition in May.
Frank Zappa Memorial Pancake Breakfast on 10th anniversary tour
Frank Zappa Memorial Pancake Breakfast, founded in 2004, celebrates their 10th anniversary with a five-concert tour before and after Christmas. The nine-piece that pays homage to the inimitable Frank Zappa will play at Tampere Student House, Poppari in Jyväskylä, Kerubi in Joensuu and Morton in Rautalampi in December. The last gig will take place the day before Epiphany at Tavastia, Helsinki, where the band is joined by a number of special guests.
Mopo to play 24 gigs in 24 hours at We Jazz 2014
Mopo24 sees the jazz-punk trio Mopo play 24 gigs in 24 hours on Friday 12 December, some venues including Radio Helsinki, the main office of Teosto, mbar, Tavastia, the Parliament House, the cab stop of Eliel Square, Sörnäinen tube station and ABC petrol station. The concept is one of the several commissioned works to take place at the We Jazz 2014 festival.
Jukka Perko to release an album on acclaimed German label ACT
Saxophonist Jukka Perko has entered into a recording contract with one of the world’s leading jazz labels, the German ACT. The album, entitled It Takes Two To Tango, is due to be released in April 2015 and made in collaboration with another successful ACT artist, pianist Iiro Rantala.