Pohjola Tikkanen Darrifourcq + Darrifourcq Hermia Ceccaldi tour Finland in November 2022
In the second half of November the Vapaat äänet tour serves bursts of French-Belgian-Finnish power jazz.
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Jazz Finland and Yle Jazz Radio decorated jazz powerhouses in Tampere – Yrjö Award to trumpeter Jukka Eskola
Finland’s most prestigious jazz awards were celebrated on the 4th of November at Tampere Jazz Happening. Jazz Finland granted the Yrjö prize to trumpeter-bandleader Jukka Eskola, and acknowledged drummer-influencer Reiska Laine with the Andania Award for lifetime achievement in Finnish jazz. Yle Jazz Radio presented their “Shadow-Yrjö” recognition to Sibelius Academy’s student advisor Anne Etelätalo.
Raoul Björkenheim's 40-year artist anniversary continues in November 2022
Raoul Björkenheim's 40-year artist celebration tour, which started in spring 2022, will continue this fall. The guitarist's band eCsTaSy will give concerts in four more locations: Riihimäki, Salo, Jyväskylä and Vaasa on November 9–12.
Tampere Jazz Happening Begins Today
The 41st Tampere Jazz Happening starts today, on Thursday the 3rd of November 2022. This year 25 ensembles and more than 130 musicians will perform at the festival altogether.
Theo Bleckmann's visit kicks off the cooperation between Oulu Sinfonia and UMO next week
Oulu Sinfonia and UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra start a concert collaboration in 2022.
Etnosoi! shakes things up with new music and a variety of traditions
The festival is held for the 35th time.
Apply to Jazz Federation tours and Jazz-Espa!
In the fall season 2023, Finnish Jazz Federation produces two tours as inhouse productions, on September 11–24, 2023 and October 9–22, 2023, and supports the production costs of two externally produced tours. The call is also out for artists to perform at the Jazz-Espa concert series in Helsinki in July–August 2023! The application opens on October 10, and closes on November 7, 2022.
Grio performs at Tampere Jazz Happening and Oulainen Music Week
The exhilarating French GRIO orchestra will perform on Thursday 3 November at Oulainen Music Week and on Sunday 6 November on the main stage of Tampere Jazz Happening.
The long-awaited Flame Jazz Cruise takes jazz lovers to the Baltic Sea
The popular Flame Jazz Cruise takes music lovers to the waves of the Baltic Sea for the 20th time.
Finnish Jazz Legend Prizes to Pertti Päivinen and Jorma Tapio
The board of Music Archive Finland has awarded the 39th Finnish Jazz Legend Prize saxophonist Pertti "Pepa" Päivinen and the 40th Prize to saxophonist Jorma Tapio.