Vantaa Orchestra's autumn 2023 season program is pure celebration
Vantaa Orchestra's autumn 2023 season program has been published. There is a festive atmosphere in autumn as the orchestra celebrates its 75th anniversary this year.
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Iisalmi Jazz Festival Warm Up will take place on July 28-29, 2023
Iisalmi Jazz Festival Warm Up takes place on the last weekend of July.
The sympathetic Linnajazz's program surprises audiences July 28-30, 2023 in Hämeenlinna
Linnajazz, organized since 1991, fills the center of Hämeenlinna with music on the last weekend of July.
The Archipelago Sea Jazz festival series continues at Korpo Sea Jazz July 20–22
Korpo Sea Jazz is the second festival in the Archipelago Sea Jazz festival series!
Helsinki's Alppipuisto is once again full of events
The annual Alppipuisto Summer exudes lively urban culture.
Sello Hall’s celebrates 20th anniversary with gala concerts in September
Sello Hall turns 20 years old and celebrates its anniversary with two gala concerts.
UMO and saxophonist Melissa Aldana at Pori Jazz on July 15
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra performs with Melissa Aldana at the Pori Jazz Festival on Saturday, July 15
Baltic Jazz offers genuine festival atmosphere in a beautiful ironworks milieu
Baltic Jazz, which kicks off the Archipelago Sea Jazz festival series, will be held this coming weekend on Kemiönsaari in Taalintehdas's mining village for the 35th time. The program put together under the guidance of the festival's artistic director Antti Sarpila includes top domestic artists as well as guest artists from further afield. The weekend's larger concerts are organized in Ruukinpuisto and the old mechanical Verstas, which is making a comeback as a concert venue.
Aki Rissanen's new band Hyperreal releases their debut album July 14
Pianist and keyboardist Aki Rissanen, one of the most internationally known Finnish jazz artists of the moment, changes his musical gear again, now together with Swedish-Turkish drummer Robert Ikizi and his long-time playing partner trumpeter Verneri Pohjola.
Kaisa’s Machine embarks on a train tour across Europe
On The Rails project by the Finnish Jazz Federation, tests train touring in Europe at the end of June and beginning of July. Led by bassist Kaisa Mäensivu, Kaisa’s Machine will perform in five concerts during the tour, gathering valuable data for future sustainable touring practices. The project’s main partner is Trac Cymru, a folk music organization from Wales.