The Pirkanmaa Saxophone Festival will be held in Tampere in April
The festival, held every other year, brings together saxophone professionals, students, enthusiasts, and the audience for the third time.
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Turku Jazz Orchestra performs Zappa as big band arrangements, with vocal acrobat Antti Koivula as soloist
On Thursday, April 11th, Turku Jazz Orchestra will host a concert night at the Utopia Club featuring one of Finland's leading vocal artists, Antti Koivula, taking on the role of vocal soloist for the works of American composer Frank Zappa. This spectacle will be seen for the first time in Finland with accompaniment by a big band.
Roots music superstar Seasick Steve performs at Järvenpää Puistoblues in July
Puistoblues is renewing itself this summer. The festival is expanding its lineup by featuring emerging Finnish blues artists in the main concert. More announcements about performers are coming soon.
UMO's Easter week concerts feature two young and emerging trombone soloists from Europe
UMO's Silent Music concerts during Easter week will feature two young guest soloists, bringing new tones to the performances.
SaltFest 2024 artists announced
Last year's festival newcomer SaltFest kicks off its second year with a diverse program. In addition to well-known artists, the four-day festival will feature new promising talents – and guaranteed surprises from different genres of music.
Sylvain Rifflet quartet with Verneri Pohjola on a Finnish-Baltic journey
Sylvain Rifflet quartet “Aux Anges” is a new constellation by the acclaimed French saxophonist with his “Finnish brother” and long term companion trumpet virtuoso Verneri Pohjola. The band has gained reputation as one of the most exciting group on the French jazz scene and makes its Finnish-Baltic debut in an extended tour from April 16th to 30th 2024.
Maria Schneider's compositions will fill Helsinki's Tiivistämö in April
Sointi Jazz Orchestra will perform Maria Schneider Orchestra's Sky Blue album in its entirety at Tiivistämö on April 4, 2024. The repertoire will be heard live in Finland for the first time.
Jonathan Bäckström Quartet on a joint production tour with the Finnish Jazz Federation
Originating from Kruunupyy, bassist-composer Jonathan Bäckström’s quartet embarks on a joint production tour with the Finnish Jazz Federation, heading to Finland, as well as Sweden and Estonia.
Odysseus Festival adds more performers, daily schedule announced
The Odysseus Festival, dedicated to adventurous music, will move to a new venue next summer at the Cultural Factory Korjaamo, where the event will take place over two days on July 19th-20th. More artist announcements have now been made for the event, and daily tickets are now on sale at Tiketti.
Festival full of music experiences - Oulu Music Festival begins on March 12
The Oulu Music Festival will be held for the 34th time from March 12th to 27th, 2024. Once again, there will be wonderful classical music orchestral concerts, chamber music, jazz, folk music, and blues at the festival.