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Bassist Joonas Tuuri leads his quartet to a seven-concert tour from the Northern city of Oulu all the way to the other side of the Baltic Sea, to Tallinn. The group released their debut album Dimensions in 2022, and collected over two Million Spotify streams to it.
SaloJazz's Jazz tutuksi theme evenings will continue on Friday, May 5 when one of the top drummers of domestic jazz, Teppo Mäkynen, steps on the stage. The free "Get to know Jazz" themed evenings present Finnish musicians and composers as well as different styles of jazz music over the decades.
Porvoo Jazz Clubs' spring program will come to a close this weekend. In honor of that, the program is aimed at all ages.
Koulutuksen toteuttaa Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu, ja sen yhteistyökumppanit ovat Taideyliopiston Sibelius-Akatemia ja Suomen Sinfoniaorkesterit ry, joiden asiantuntijoita toimii opintojaksojen kouluttajina.
The tenth We Jazz festival will spread around Helsinki from November 26 to December 3. The first performer announcements are the Norwegian Gard Nilssen's Supersonic Orchestra and Teppo Mäkynen's Stance Brothers, who are returning to the stage after a break of more than ten years. Festival season tickets and Korjaamo's December 2 advance tickets are now on sale at Tiketti.
The winners of the 2023 Teosto Prize are Mikko Sarvanne’s compositions on Mikko Sarvanne Garden’s album Heräämisen valkea myrsky, Helmi Kajaste and her team’s works on Draama-Helmi’s album Draama-Helmi kuistilla and Sanna Ahvenjärvi and Tapio Lappalainen’s composition Water. Recognising bold, original and innovative works of music, the Teosto Prize is one of the biggest art prizes in the Nordic countries. Its total prize money of EUR 40,000 will be divided equally among the winning works.
The annual Jazz-Espa concert series will once again be seen and heard in Helsinki’s Esplanade Park between 31 July and 5 August. The free concerts will feature close to twenty ensembles, including Valtteri Laurell Nonet feat. Antti Sarpila, Signe, Eero Koivistoinen, DANTCHEV:DOMAIN, and Mikko Innanen’s New Quintet.
Gems of big band music made famous by the legendary orchestras of Duke Ellington and Count Basie will be heard on Friday April 21 in Logomo's Teatro hall. Turku Jazz Orchestra's own top musicians play the main roles in the concert.
Next in the OMJ Jazz & Etno concert series, trendy grooves and power ballads will be heard in the concert of the Estonian jazz duo Kadri Voorand and Mihkel Mälgand on April 26, 2023 at 19:00 at RioLive.
Herbie Hancock, one of the biggest legends of jazz and modern rhythm music, returns to Finland! The multiple Grammy winner will perform in the unique concert milieu of Helsinki's Allas Sea Pool on Tuesday, July 25. Tickets for the gig are now on sale at Lippu.fi.
