News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
The Order of the Lion of Finland awards 14 artists with Pro Finlandia honour. Musicians who receive the Pro Finlandia this year are jazz pianist-composer Iiro Rantala, singer-songwriter J. Karjalainen and opera singer Camilla Nylund-Saris.
The fall season of the Finnish Jazz Federation tours gets its cherry on top on the long-awated Tribute To Ella tour in December. The enchantingly fresh and stylish sextet takes over their audiences with singer Aili Ikonen's nuanced vocals and leader Mikko Pellinen's clever arrangements of traditional vocal jazz classics by the likes of Duke Ellington, Cole Porter and George Gershwin.
The popular HERD club series takes an indefinite Xmas break after the last concerts on Dec 12 - 14.
The first We Jazz Rising Star Award means support for the debut album of a promising young band. AR Quartet performs live at the We Jazz 2013 festival in Helsinki's Koko Jazz Club on December 12th.
Reija Lang New Trio releases their debut album 'Blood of Joy' on November 29th.
"As with everything else that was played and heard (including, no doubt, the few shows this reviewer missed), Tampere Jazz Happening was once again in the ears, hearts and minds of everyone on hand to help complete the circle and make it all come alive. And that they did."
The first ever JazzHUG cruise takes the audience on a live jazz trip on the Baltic Sea. The ship leaves the Helsinki harbor on November 30th and returns in the morning of the 2nd of December. Rap artist Paleface will host the cruise and present seven Finnish live acts and a fierce jam session.
Hammond organ player Kalle Salonen hosts a new club in Bar Loose, starting in November. Salonen and his houseband play their own material, and the guest's compositions that are arranged for Hammond.
'Live With Lassy' double vinyl presents Lassy's Helsinki concerts in 2012. The release concert takes place in Savoy Theatre on December 14.
In the top 20 there's also another Finnish name, Alexi Tuomarila Trio. Drummer Olavi Louhivuori plays on both of the albums, Oddarrang's 'In Cinema' and Alexi Tuomarila's 'Seven Hills', and also on Susanne Abbuehl's charted record 'The Gift'.
