UMO's autumn 2014 now here
Uuden Musiikin Orkesteri UMO has released their programme for this autumn. The remainder of UMO's year 2014 is filled with exciting feature artists. Tickets to all concerts are now on available for purchase.
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News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Flame Jazz programme for autumn 2014 now out
Flame Jazz's autumn season brims with top-notch Finnish and international jazz.
ERIN TO FRONT UMO IN A SERIES OF CHURCH CONCERTS
Erin and UMO make a collaborative Christmas concert series "Towards Christmas".
Lenny Pickett & UMO's collaborative album The Prescription widely noted in music media
Read reviews of the Tower of Power sax player Lenny Pickett and UMO Jazz Orchestra's collaborative album "The Prescription". The album was released 10 June in the United States. The European release is celebrated on two consecutive nights at Savoy teatteri in Helsinki; on 10 and 11 September.
THE BEST OF FINNISH JAZZ AT THE JAZZ FINLAND FESTIVAL
Finnish Jazz Federation and its partners host a unique showcase festival and international export event in Helsinki on September 18 - 20. Jazz Finland festival includes a wide repertoire of live concerts, a seminar and network events for international jazz professionals.
Jazz trio Equally Stupid to tour Finland this September
Equally Stupid, formed by Finnish saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen, Icelandic guitarist Sigurdur Röngvaldsson and Swiss drummer David Meier, will perform in five Finnish cities this September.
Eero Koivistoinen the first guest of the HERD Club series at Pikkuteatteri
The concert series hosted by trio HERD will bring top class guests to Lahti this autumn.
International jazz stars Ellery Eskelin, Obed Calvaire and Antoinio Faraò to play live at Koko Jazz Club on Thu 4 September
A three-day summer camp organised by the Sibelius Academy’s jazz faculty brought Finnish and international A-listers together. Now they will display the fruits of their collaboration in a concert at Koko Jazz Club.
UMO Celebrates the 80-year-old Lasse Mårtenson
Uuden Musiikin Orkesteri or UMO will celebrate Lasse Mårtenson’s 80th anniversary by giving a concert at Savoy Theatre in October.
Kalkkiranta Jazz brought over 400 visitors to Sipoo’s Kalkkiranta
The one-day festival was curated by Panu Savolainen for the first time.