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Sarah Murcia brings her quartet Eyeballing to Finland in October-November.

20.10.2023 | news

French jazz artist Sarah Murcia, a distinctive multi-talent as a bassist and composer, is bringing her Eyeballing quartet to Finland in October-November. The tour kicks off in Savonlinna on October 26. Afterward, the band will perform in Outokumpu, Raahe, Helsinki, Loviisa, Salo, and Turku, where the tour concludes on November 3. In Helsinki, you can catch Eyeballing quartet on Tuesday, October 31, at Hietsun Paviljonki. The concert will open with a duo performance by pianist Benoît Delbecq and saxophonist Mikko Innanen.

Kenny Garrett and Verneri Pohjola as the stars of Turku Jazz Festival 2024

16.10.2023 | news

The first performers of the March Turku Jazz Festival have been announced. The jazz weekend will take place at Logomo's Teatro Hall from March 8 to 9, 2024. On Friday evening, the stage will come alive with the world-class saxophonist Kenny Garrett and his high-energy band, Sounds From The Ancestors. On Saturday, the spotlight will shine on the masterful trumpeter Verneri Pohjola and his highly anticipated Monkey Mind. The full festival program and the artist of the year will be revealed on December 15.

Elma.live – a digital toolkit for sustainable development in the live music industry – is now available in English

9.10.2023 | news

Since its launch in the autumn of 2022, the content of the Elma.live platform is expanding even further. Majority of the content is now available also in English, and new lessons, action proposals, and further reading has been added to Elma’s learning materials in Finnish. New partners for Elma are the Finnish ticketing agency Tiketti and the sustainability agency Positive Impact.

Tampere Jazz Happening Programme published

3.10.2023 | news

Tampere is preparing for an unforgettable All Saints weekend, when the annual Tampere Jazz Happening takes place 2–5 November 2023. Once again, the festival offers a wide variety of styles and shades of jazz on both sides of the Tullikamari square.

Osku Rajala invited as an honorary member of Suomen PerinneJazz ry

28.9.2023 | news

Suomen PerinneJazz ry invited Osmo "Osku" Rajala, the founder and editor-in-chief of Jazzrytmit magazine, as an honorary member of the association during its 10th-anniversary meeting in May of last year. Other honorary members of the association include Erik Lindström, Ossi Runne, Helena Siltala, Pentti Lasanen, and Seppo Hovi.