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In Cinema album takes Oddarrang's sounds deep into visual storytelling. The release concert is also a film concert at the We Jazz 2013 festival in December
The annual Finnish Jazz Convention is an event bringing together many of the key figures on the field of Finnish jazz. Traditionally the Jazz Convention is organized by a member organization of the Finnish Jazz Federation. This year's concert program is produced by the Oulu-based Jazz 20 association. The recipient of the Yrjö Award will also be published in the headliner concert on Saturday.
One of the names to keep your eye on, Maratone Quintet, goes on a four-concert tour in Finland.
Journalist Henning Bolte reviewed the whole Europe Jazz Network showcase weekend in Trondheim, Norway in September 12nd - 15th. As a part of the article he also dug into the Young Nordic Jazz Comets showcase night.
Unheard before in Finland and Estonia, the band will perform eight gigs from October 22nd to 30th. Two concerts feature also the Finnish duo Kahden miehen galaksi.
The piano trio celebrates their latest 'Micro To Macro' release on a two-week tour in Finland.
Kalkkiranta Jazz festival has appointed vibraphonist Panu Savolainen as their new artistic director. Former Art Director, pianist Iiro Rantala chose Savolainen as his successor. The festival takes place in Sipoo on the 16th of August.
HERD trio and Aili Ikonen celebrate their brand new Jazzbasilli album next week on tour. Live at We Jazz brings back the sunny autumn days with Jazzbasilli songs live at We Jazz & Unifilm office,
Helsinki Jazz Underground collective promotes Finnish jazz both on record and live. Their JazzHUG club nights have been an instant hit and there seems to be no end to the success story so far. JazzHUG presents four monthly duo concerts in the wine bar VinVin in Helsinki center. All the concerts are free of charge.
