News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
DIG. Festival, organised by the jazz department of the Sibelius Academy, will come for the twelfth time at the end of October. The festival features influential guests from Finland and abroad, including American guitarist Mike Stern and UMO, Teemu Viinkainen and Mika Kallio of the Finnish household names.
Flame Jazz will organise an additional Nordic Vocal Night concert on 20 December due to high demand. The concert will see Turku Jazz Orchestra feature the sovereign Finnish vocal acrobat Aili Ikonen. The first concert, almost sold out by now, will take place on 19 December.
UMO Jazz Orchestra’s autumn edition of Monday Night at Koko Jazz Club kicks off next week. First started last spring, the concert series became an instant success. Monday Night at Koko is inspired by the tradition that big band gigs generally took place on Mondays in New York in the heyday swing. This autumn will see a three-concert continuation to the series with new themes. However, the overarching idea remains the same; to start the week with a good dose of classic big band stuff.
The fifth Flame Jazz Cruise is organised on Viking Grace 27 – 28 September. The best of Finnish jazz will hop on the most luxurious of the Baltic Sea cruise ships and set out on a jazzy sailing trip. In addition to concerts, the boat is loaded with jam sessions and interviews with the artists. Flame Jazz organises popular jazz voyages twice per year.
Jazz HUG collective organises a jazz night at one of the most atmospheric restaurants of Helsinki, Kappeli. The concert takes place in Kellari downstairs venue. Aili Ikonen & Tribute to Ella and NYConnection, two of the hottest groups in today‘s jazz scene, will heat up the intimate cellar cooking hot this Sunday.
The board of Rajatsi Raahe jazz association has appointed producer-entrepreneur Charles Gil as festival director of Raahe Jazz on the Beach festival as of 15 September 2014. Gil succeeds Annamaija Saarela, who has directed the festival since 2009
Vuotalo in Mosaiikkitori, Helsinki, indulges the audience with a string of jazz concerts this autumn.
Teemu Halmkrona has won an international composition competition Scrivere in Jazz with his composition "The Parting of The Ways". The final of the competition was held on 12 September at Sassari, Italy.
Tampere Jazz Happening 2014 has prepared a feast for fans of great music again. The 33rd Tampere Jazz Happening fills venues Pakkahuone, Klubi and Telakka with interesting names of modern jazz from 30 October to 2 November. The event will feature 23 bands in total, of which 16 come from the international scene.
Drummer Toni Porthén’s group Nassaun Fasaani will hit the road in October to celebrate the release of their album. The record-launching tour is producer by the Finnish Jazz Federation.
