News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Lahti Jazztori Festival kicks off today at the jazz tent at Vesijärvi Harbour. A warm atmosphere is a guarantee at the last festival of the summer, which features artists from a wide variety of genres, including jazz and popular music, with a sprinkling of pop, rock, latin rhythms and reggae.
Women’s choir KYN will premiere two compositions commissioned from Mikko Hassinen and Jukka Linkola in concert "Valoja, varjoja - äänessä etninen jazz" at Savoy-teatteri on 21 October 2014. Both suites fall into the category of so-called ethnic jazz, a genre that KYN has formulated through commissioned works. The genre fuses melodic elements and texts of traditional Finnish folk with rhythmics and harmonic structures borrowed from the field of jazz.
Musician, dramaturge and journalist Tapio Ylinen begins hosting a new jazz-themed radio programme on Radio Classic.
Ilmiliekki Quartet, one of the most influential new-generation Finnish jazz groups, returns to the stage after a prolonged pause. The group opens the autumn season of Flame Jazz by playing live on 12 September at Café Tiljan.
Suomen Big Band –yhdistys ry (The Finnish Big Band Association) in co-operation with Savonia University of Applied Sciences organise a course on big band arrangement for the fourth time. The arrangers in training will be working with Junior All Star Big Band.
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.
Flame Jazz's autumn season brims with top-notch Finnish and international jazz.
Erin and UMO make a collaborative Christmas concert series "Towards Christmas".
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.
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.
