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The full program of the 37th April Jazz Festival has been published
The full program of the 37th April Jazz Festival has been published. New additions to the program include the multiple Grammy nominee The Baylor Project (US), the luminous R&B singer Judith Hill (US), Yumi Ito (CH) and Steve Coleman And Five Elements (US), who inspired an entire jazz generation. The festival will also feature the album releases of Jukka Linkola's The Tentet and Antti Lötjönen Quintet East.
Legends Dave Holland and Kurt Rosenwinkel and rising stars Samara Joy and Chien Chien Lu at Savoy JAZZFest
A two-part special concert by guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel will take place at the Savoy JAZZFest in March. Other performers ath festival include e.g. bassist Dave Holland, pianist Gerald Clayton, singer Samara Joy and vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu. The program of the festival, organized for the fifth time this March, is curated by the new artistic director Kaisa Mäensivu.
The Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest will be held again in 2023
Held every other year, the Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest will be organized again in 2023 by the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and The Finnish Big Band Association (SBBY). The competition, previously known as the Esko Linnavalli big band composition competition, was reformed two years ago, and the rules have been slightly modified again in this year’s edition.
Iisalmi Jazz Festival 2023 is brings a swinging end to January
The focus of the festival, which is organized for the fourth time this year, is the guitar and the world's best guitarists. In addition to Iisalmi the festival also takes place in Kiuruvesi.
Teosto's survey maps reasons for uneven gender distribution in the music industry - why do so few women end up making music themselves?
As many as 80 percent of Finnish composers, lyricists and arrangers who write music are men. Over the years, the share of women among music creators has increased very slowly. Now Teosto has launched a project that maps the reasons why so few women or nonbinary musicians end up making music themselves.
OMJ Jazz & Etno Spring 2023 series adds two international concerts to its program
OMJ Jazz & Etno series will feature eight wonderful concerts in the spring season of 2023.
Mike Stern performs at Koko Jazz Club in Helsinki and Iisalmi in January
One of the most followed names in jazz guitar will give concerts hosted by Koko Jazz in both Helsinki and Iisalmi in January 2023.
Concert recording of Ringa Manner, Alpo Nummelin, Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra at Helsinki Festival out on January 5
Concert recording of Ringa Manner, Alpo Nummelin, Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra at Helsinki Festival is out on January 5 – watch a sneak peak of Toyota Celica.
OMJ Jazz & Etno Spring 2023 has been published – featuring folk music from Oulu and dark-toned jazz
The Oulu Music Festival Jazz & Etno Spring 2023 concert series in 25.1.–24.5.2023 includes a diverse selection of jazz and folk music stars from Finland and abroad.