News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
The art music festival, organized for the fourth time, will ring classically with a jazz twist from 24 to 27 August 2023, and will show a film on the topic: "how food would sound if it were music".
The jaZZanti concert series offers interesting and high-quality jazz and improvised music in 15 concerts this fall, plus a two-day jaZZanti event.
The first Hietsu is Happening of the autumn season moves from Finnish and American-Finnish contemporary music to African-American avant-garde jazz.
”Without darkness is no light. Josén Pimeä Puoli unravels the wrong side of life, sometimes laughing, sometimes crying, sometimes ironically.”
The summer concert series organized by the Finnish Jazz Federation took the Esplanadi stage for the 24th time. Despite abundant rains, a total of over 3.600 listeners gathered to concerts during the event week.
On the first weekend of August, August 3-6, 2023, several of Finland's most interesting music artists will perform at the new SaltFest event in Loviisa. During three days, a total of twelve performers and ensembles will be heard on two stages, including e.g. Timo Lassy, Litku Klemetti, Arppa and Pambikallio.
Åland Sea Jazz serves a high-quality Nordic repertoire on the 4–5 August in the heart of beautiful Mariehamn.
The second Finnish jazz guitar competition was organized in connection with the Jazzkukko Festival in Laitila.
The Kerava Jazz Festival, taking place at the turn of August and September, consists of nine concert and club events. The main concert on September 2nd will feature two charismatic female musicians leading their quintets: Elin Forkelid with "Plays For Trane" and the Sun-Mi Hong Quintet. The third group to take the stage will be PLOP, together with the eternally charismatic Juhani “Junnu” Aaltonen.
The urban maritime city festival Turku Sea Jazz invites audiences to enjoy top music in the last week of July. The beloved Swedish singer Lisa Ekdahl, Danish bassist Ida Nielsen known as the master of funk and many domestic stars will perform on the main stage of Merikeskus Forum Marinum. Turku Sea Jazz will take place at Kirkkopuisto Terrace, Seili island and Forum Marinum on July 26-29, 2023.
