The new generation of European jazz will be featured in UMO's spring season
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra's spring season highlights female musicians and composers.
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Sointi Jazz Orchestra celebrates its 10th anniversary – the spring program includes first performances, joiks and accordion
Sointi Jazz Orchestra's 10th anniversary year starts in March with three joint concerts with contemporary folk music duo VILDÁ on March 16–18 in Helsinki, Kangasa and Porvoo. In addition, the spring program includes a concert with composer-pianist Sid Hille on April 14 in Temppeliaukio church, and May 16 an evening of new music at Malmitalo, where Tero Hyväluomaa will be heard as violin soloist.
Frank Gambale performs and holds a masterclass evening at Espoo Cultural Centre in March
Frank Gambale, one of the most prominent guitarists in fusion jazz, arrives in Finland to spread the good news of fusion music on March 15-16, 2023.
Iro Haarla's new ballads for jazz quintet in three concerts in February-March
Award-winning pianist and composer Iro Haarla will perform her latest ballads with her jazz quintet in three concerts in February-March. The first public performance will be February 25 at Joensuu's Musiikkitalvi and the quintet will perform afterwards on March 7 at G Livelab in Tampere and March 8 in Espoo's Sello Hall.
Mika Kallio Gong Odyssey On Finnish Jazz Federation Tour in March
Finnish Jazz Federation’s spring season begins with a bang – of a gong. To be exact, by several gongs in the hands of several virtuosos. Percussion artist Mika Kallio takes his fourth solo album Gong Odyssey on an extensive ten-concert tour in March.
UMO gives concerts to 8500 eight graders in March
This series of 13 concerts is part of the Finnish Cultural Foundation’s Art Testers project, in which all Finnish eight graders are invited. Only Art Testers can participate the concert.
Six works of music nominated for the 2023 Teosto Prize
The nominees for the 2023 Teosto Prize were selected from Finnish works of music published in 2022. The Teosto Prize, which was first awarded in 2003 and is now being awarded for the 18th time, is one of the most noteworthy art prizes in the Nordic countries. The purpose of the prize is to recognise bold, original and innovative works of music.
Tom Jones to perform at Pori Jazz 2023
The legendary Sir Tom Jones and domestic stars Pepe & Saimaa, Erja Lyytinen, Aili Ikonen and Arppa will perform at Pori Jazz in July 2023.
Guitarist and oud player Jussi Reijonen tours Finland with his nine-piece band in February
Guitarist and oud player Jussi Reijonen, who rarely performs in Finland, will give concerts between February 24–27 in Espoo, Tampere, Oulu and Rovaniemi. The tour follows Reijonen's Three Seconds | Kolme Toista album, released in October 2022, which has collected top reviews both domestically and around the world.
Max Zenger appointed as the 2nd alto saxophonist of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
Saxophonist and woodwind specialist Max Zenger (b. 1988) has been appointed as the new 2nd alto saxophonist of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra.