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Christian McBride, Ledisi, and Shayna Steele will perform at April Jazz 2024

The 38th April Jazz festival will take place in Espoo and Helsinki from April 19 to April 27, 2024. The international headliners for the event include 8-time Grammy winner, bassist Christian McBride, Grammy-winning R&B singer Ledisi, who will perform with the Vantaa Entertainment Orchestra, and soulful soul artist Shayna Steele. Ticket sales will begin on Friday, December 8, through Lippupiste.







We Jazz festival begins featuring also films, discussions, and children's events

The eight-day We Jazz festival presents a wide range of jazz music in Helsinki from November 26 to December 3. Several performers will be heard in Finland for the first time, and there will also be numerous bands performing publicly for the first time. In addition, the program includes many new collaborations between visiting and domestic musicians, as well as new venues. This year, there is also a performance concept aimed at children, open discussions for the audience and films.




Finnish Jazz Legend Prizes awarded to Sakari Kukko and Raoul Björkenheim

Sakari Kukko and Raoul Björkenheim have been chosen as the new Finnish Jazz Legends. This award has been given to distinguished, long-standing musicians since 2001. From 2001 to 2014, the awards were presented by the Finnish Big Band Association, the Finnish Jazz & Pop Archive, and the Imatra Big Band Festival. Since 2017, the awards have been granted by Music Archive Finland.