Third Kansi Auki Piano Jazz Festival in Helsinki on November 14 - 17
Kansi Auki Piano Jazz Festival hosts international jazz music in intimate surroundings.
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Flame Jazz Cruise III on Viking Grace on Saturday
See the rap-jazz big band Julkinen Sana, dance jazz band Dalindéo and so much more on the brand new Viking Grace cruise ship. Flame Jazz hosts an all-nighter of some of the coolest jazz Finland has to offer right now!
TTT-club series opens wit a full house
Tampere's Työväen Teatteri theatre has set up a series of jazz concerts called "TTT-klubi". The three club nights take place in the theatre's restaurant. The opening night is already sold out, but there's still a chance to get tickets for the two upcoming concerts.
PLOP on record release tour
Six-year old rascal PLOP trio release their second album per se on vinyl-LP and tour Finland in the end of September. The Helsinki-based combo is the favourite of all avantgarde jazz fans.
Jazzbasilli album release celebrates the great Finnish jazz schlager singers
Jazztrio HERD release their awaited Jazzbasilli album with vocalist Aili Ikonen.
Tuomas Paukku Description on tour in Finland
Finnish-Swedish jazz group Tuomas Paukku Description tours Finland in 26.9. - 2.10. The band plays Scandinavian-toned jazz music.
Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa starring the new Live at We Jazz episode
Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa just released their debut album and currently are touring Finland to celebrate it. We Jazz and Unifilm produce a series which brings jazz bands to perform in an office environment once a month.
Finnish Kadi Quartet performed in the Nordic YNJC showcase for European jazz professionals
Six young and talented bands got on stage at the annual Young Nordic Jazz Comets showcase in Norway's Trondheim yesterday night. For the first time the event took place within Europe Jazz Network's General Assembly. EJN is the network for European jazz professionals, so Kadi Quartet got an audience of festival promoters, concert organizers, jazz media and other key figures in the industry.
Tampere Jazz Happening again on Oct 31 - Nov 3, 2013
Tampere Jazz Happening brightens up the beginning polar night for the 32nd time with a diverse setting of contemporary jazz. The Festival combines the most interesting jazz musicians from five different continents: Australia, North and South America, Africa and Europe. 24 line-ups with 16 international bands arrive to Tampere.
New jazz event in Helsinki in December
Organized on 9 to 14 December, We Jazz 2013 showcases both domestic and international jazz artists in its week-long run of concerts. Acts featured in the bill include Tomasz Stanko Quintet, Timo Lassy Band, Andrew Cyrille & Mikko Innanen, Jukka Eskola Orquesta Bossa, Black Motor & Verneri Pohjola and Klima Kalima. The event spreads itself across town, touching down on various different venues ranging from the Savoy Theatre to the intimate surroundings at Teatteri Kallio. In addition to concerts, We Jazz 2013 features a jazz-themed gallery exhibition.