Dalindéo wins a Jazz Emma award
Dalindéo has won an Emma Award for best jazz album ”Kallio”.
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Helsinki Free Fall Festival starts today
Check out the videos from the Oslo Free Fall and the Helsinki Free Fall promo!
Finnish Hei Hei media agency to collaboration with British Edition Records
On the side of the new partnership, also Verneri Pohjola joins the Edition Records roster. The label is to release five new albums in 2014. In addition to Pohjola, Edition represents Finnish Oddarrang and Alexi Tuomarila Trio.
Free Voices and Sounds to their 25th tour in Finland
French cellist Vincent Courtois has invited tenor saxophonists Daniel Erdmann and Robin Fincker to form a singular trio with an unprecedented instrumentation. They tour Poland, Latvia and Estonia before they hit the Finnish soil, and join forces with Mikko Innanen & Innkvisitio for an eight-concert tour in Finland.
Joona Toivanen's solo piano album to international release
Swedish Footprint Records released pianist Toivanen's new solo album internationally on the 24th of February. The Finnish release was in the end of last year. Toivanen explores the dimensions of his instrument on the "Polarities" album.
UMO Jazz Orchestra flashmobbed Kammpi shopping center
The oldest and biggest big band organization in Finland put together a flashmob performance in Helsinki, on a dull winter Monday.
Rajaton Jazz festival extends with three club concerts
Rajaton Jazz festival takes place in Vuotalo concert house for the eighth time on Valentine's Day, Feb 14. This year the festival features three additional club gigs at the Art Jazz Helsinki office in Paloheinä district on February 12, 13 and 15.
Mopo releases their second album Beibe in February
Friendship, love and the world's chaos label the trio's second album, which has an organic sound. Mopo releases "Beibe" on their ten-concert tour in Finland.
KVR and Mopo to a long tour in Finland
The sophisticated Kannaste-Viinikainen-Riippa, aka KVR, gets the perfect tour company from the fierce Mopo trio. Mopo releases their second album Beibe (Texicalli Records) on the tour.
We Jazz launches new Hei Hei sub-brand
Helsinki-based creative office We Jazz Ltd. has founded Hei Hei Media to help in distinguishing the different sides to the agency's business. Hei Hei's expertize lies on public relations and project-based content production.