Jazz Finland festival and international export event to take place in Helsinki
Finnish Jazz Federation organizes a Finnish showcase festival and an international export event in Helsinki on September 18 - 21, 2014.
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The faces of Jazz Finland turn to the future
The website was officially launched on the 5th of September in the Music House in Helsinki, followed by a panel discussion on the future of suomijazz. Jazz Finland's three faces, vocalist Aili Ikonen, trumpeter Verneri Pohjola and drummer-pianist-composer Jukkis Uotila, share their views on the website and their hopes for the future.
Contemporary jazz in the jaZZanti concert series
Helsinki Jazz association produces four acoustic jaZZanti concerts on Tuesdays during the fall in Restaurant Laulumiehet.
Porvoo Jazz Festival kicks off
On Friday 13th and Saturday 14th September, the first ever Porvoo Jazz Festival, will be presenting a series of concerts in the heart of Porvoo.
HERD club goes tri-city touring
Vibraphone trio HERD hosts a series of clubs monthly during the fall of 2013. The first three nights feature saxophone virtuoso Jukka Perko.
UMO releases a new award for audience education
Music teacher Stina Myllys has been credited the first annual award for audience work by UMO Jazz Orchestra.
Flame Jazz releases fall season programme
Flame Jazz continues to enrich the culture life of Turku by thirteen live jazz concerts and a cruise. This season's main stage will be the Swedish Theatre, Åbo Svenska Teater.
Consultation workshops in event production
The VAAHTO project organizes concert production workshops around Finland during fall 2013. The workshops are held in Finnish, but depending on the participants' wishes, can be partly run in English also.
Jazz Finland seminar in Helsinki Music Centre
The website that you're currently flicking through, Jazz Finland, is being officially launched in a Jazz Finland seminar in Helsinki Music Centre on September 5th.
Funding for art projects between EU countries and Mexico
The National Culture and Art Fund FONCA and the European Union delegate in Mexico offer funding for cultural and art events in early 2014, involving both, Mexican and European participants.