News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Angelo Badalamenti's and David Lynch's legendary Twin Peaks theme songs come to life in the treatment of the Pink Twins artist duo, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and jazz singer Kadi Vija in Espoo's Sellosali and Vantaa's Kulttuuritalo Martinus at the end of November. Electronic music blended with big band jazz is accompanied by spectacular video installations.
Swiss star trombonist Samuel Blaser brings his trio to Finland, where he is joined by French guitarist Marc Ducret and Danish drummer Peter Bruun. This international top trio will be heard from 15.-17.11. in Turku and Tampere.
In the second half of November the Vapaat äänet tour serves bursts of French-Belgian-Finnish power jazz.
Finland’s most prestigious jazz awards were celebrated on the 4th of November at Tampere Jazz Happening. Jazz Finland granted the Yrjö prize to trumpeter-bandleader Jukka Eskola, and acknowledged drummer-influencer Reiska Laine with the Andania Award for lifetime achievement in Finnish jazz. Yle Jazz Radio presented their “Shadow-Yrjö” recognition to Sibelius Academy’s student advisor Anne Etelätalo.
Raoul Björkenheim's 40-year artist celebration tour, which started in spring 2022, will continue this fall. The guitarist's band eCsTaSy will give concerts in four more locations: Riihimäki, Salo, Jyväskylä and Vaasa on November 9–12.
The 41st Tampere Jazz Happening starts today, on Thursday the 3rd of November 2022. This year 25 ensembles and more than 130 musicians will perform at the festival altogether.
Oulu Sinfonia and UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra start a concert collaboration in 2022.
The festival is held for the 35th time.
In the fall season 2023, Finnish Jazz Federation produces two tours as inhouse productions, on September 11–24, 2023 and October 9–22, 2023, and supports the production costs of two externally produced tours. The call is also out for artists to perform at the Jazz-Espa concert series in Helsinki in July–August 2023! The application opens on October 10, and closes on November 7, 2022.
The exhilarating French GRIO orchestra will perform on Thursday 3 November at Oulainen Music Week and on Sunday 6 November on the main stage of Tampere Jazz Happening.
