William Suvanne's new album out
William Suvanne's new album 'The Tenor' is released on January 24th. The album is an adventure in Las Vegas.
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Liberty Ship in Top Jazz Albums of 2013 in New York Jazz Record
Saxophonist Esa Pietilä's Liberty Ship released their self-titled debut album in October 2013, and New York Jazz Record chose it among the top 30 jazz albums of the year.
Teemu Viinikainen Trio is back
Teemu Viinikainen Trio release their second album on Prophone Records on January 29. The official release concert takes place on Flame Jazz Cruise.
jaZZanti series builds bridges between audience and artists
Helsinki Jazz Association continues to organize the jaZZanti concert series in Restaurant Laulumiehet on Tuesday nights. The concerts focus mainly on free and acoustic jazz
UMO Jazz Orchestra to revive the New Yorker 'Monday jazz' tradition in Finland
UMO starts the big band Mondays at the Koko Jazz Club in February. This is the first time for the no 1 Finnish big band to perform at the club.
Miles Davis' drawings and paintings on display in Tampere Art Museum
Tampere Art Museum's TR1 Art Hall exhibits legendary jazz trumpetist Miles Davis' paintings, posters, photographic works and album cover art.
Jussi Lampela Nonet's jazz concert series continues in Kanneltalo
Composer Jussi Lampela hosts and curates a series of high-end Finnish jazz in Helsinki's Kanneltalo.
Yle Radio's Jazzklubi aired its first program on January 5th
Yle Radio 1's jazz programs merge into one, tight package, and take a new time slot on Sunday evenings, at 7.03pm. New records, burning topics, top concerts and a variety of theme shows can now be found on the three-set Jazzklubi program.
Flame Jazz conquers land and sea
Three-year-old Flame Jazz has organized over a hundred concerts at over ten stages in Turku, and there's no stopping them in 2014 either. The spring programme follows their original concept of artistic diversity and a variety of venues.
Sibelius Academy to teach Finnish jazz history
Sibelius Academy is the first school in Finland to add national jazz history to its course selection on a university level.