Odysseus Festival takes place 22–24 July 2022 on Lonna island
Held for the second time on the island of Lonna, Odysseus will expand into a weekend-long summer event from 22 to 24 July. Three-day tickets are now available from Tiketti.
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Pirkanmaa Saxophone Festival begins with an exhibition ahead of a voluminous concert program
Metso Library takes a nice headstart for the Pirkanmaa Saxophone Festival, which is being held for the second time. A small exhibition of saxophone-themed material will be on display at the library's music department from March 25 to April 3. The exhibition features sheet music, records, books and other saxophone-related notes. The material has been compiled from the library's extensive collections, and the exhibition is open during Metso Library's opening hours.
Call for corona subsidies for the cultural sector from the Ministry of Education and Culture open until 7 April 2022
Ministry of Education and Culture is granting additional corona subsidies for cultural sector associations and operatives. Deadline for the ministry subsidies is 7 April 2022.
Applications to Erik Lindström Fund’s 2022 grant open until 15 April
The purpose of the Erik Lindström Fund is to support the studies of young Finnish jazz musicians primarily in the United States. The capital of the Lindström Fund, which operates in connection with Music Archive Finland, has been donated by the Finnish Jazz Legend No. 1, composer and musician Erik Lindström (1922–2015).
Raoul Björkenheim's 40th anniversary concert at Sello Hall on 24 March
This spring, Raoul Björkenheim celebrates his 40-year career as an artist on tour with his band eCsTaSy. The tour begins with a 40th anniversary concert at Espoo's Sello Hall on Thursday, 24 March. In addition to eCsTaSy, the concert will feature a duo of Juhani Aaltonen and Björkenheim. After this festive kick-off in Espoo, the guitarist's quartet tour between 28 March–10 April in Finland and visit seven locations: Tampere, Savonlinna, Joensuu, Kuopio, Turku, Seinäjoki and Kuusankoski.
Teosto Prize nominees include e.g. Linda Fredriksson's Juniper and Rasmus Soini & Sointi Jazz Orchestra's Kolibri
The nominees for the 2022 Teosto Prize have been exceptionally selected from Finnish compositions released during the last two years. The amount to be distributed among the winners is also the largest in the prize's history: a total of € 60,000 will be distributed. Teosto Prize, established in 2003, is one of the largest art prizes awarded in the Nordic countries.
Jazzliitto yhdessä elävän musiikin alan kanssa tuottamassa työkaluja ilmastotoimiin
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö myönsi Suomen Jazzliitolle kulttuuri- ja luovien alojen rakennetukea 110.000 euroa kestävän kehityksen digitaalisen alustan kehittämiseen musiikkialalle. Hankkeessa tuotetaan toimialalle digitaalinen tietopankki- ja yhteisöalusta, joka tarjoaa alan toimijoille tietoa, työkaluja ja tukea ilmastotoimissa.
Oulu Music Festival begins Saturday 12 March
The 32nd Oulu Music Festival will be held from 12 to 27 March 2022.
ART in motion - Aki Rissanen Trio on a Jazz Finland’s co-production tour in March
Aki Rissanen Trio, one of the leading bands in European jazz, tours Finland in March 2022 with eight concerts. Along with Rissanen, the trio includes bassist Antti Lötjönen and drummer Teppo Mäkynen. All three feature among the most respected musicians in Finland.
The 10th anniversary year of Porvoo Jazz Festival starts on Friday
Porvoo Jazz Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.