The long-awaited Flame Jazz Cruise takes jazz lovers to the Baltic Sea
The popular Flame Jazz Cruise takes music lovers to the waves of the Baltic Sea for the 20th time.
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Finnish Jazz Legend Prizes to Pertti Päivinen and Jorma Tapio
The board of Music Archive Finland has awarded the 39th Finnish Jazz Legend Prize saxophonist Pertti "Pepa" Päivinen and the 40th Prize to saxophonist Jorma Tapio.
Learn sustainability with new Elma features
ELMA.live, a digital sustainability platform tailored specifically for the live music sector, was launched in September. Elma is based on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and to celebrate the United Nations Day, October 24, Elma releases a crash course learning set. The project is administered by Finnish Jazz Federation and steered by KEMUT network.
Jazz Finland Residency welcomes pianist-bandleader Guillermo Klein
Jazz Finland, Sibelius Academy Jazz Music Department at Uniarts Helsinki, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and the Finnish Musicians’ Union launched a new international jazz residency program in August 2021. The program is happy to feature Argentinian-born pianist, composer and band leader Guillermo Klein as the next artist-in-residence from October 23rd until November 13th.
Applications open for a Research Pavilion residency until October 31, 2022
Open call for artists and artist-researchers for the three residency options at the 5th Research Pavilion. Choose one of the three residencies and apply latest 31 October 2022.
Hietsu is Happening! autumn season brings the best of international jazz and contemporary music to Helsinki
Hietsu is Happening! autumn program offers performances by top European contemporary jazz artists, from Kaja Draksler to Han Bennink, experiments with electro-acoustic music, fresh contemporary music and premiere performances, e.g. from Mioko Yokoyama. HiH! autumn concerts are organized on 25.10., 30.11. and 13.12. at Hietsun paviljoki in Helsinki.
University of Helsinki's call for proposals Women-Music-Futures - Deadline October 24th 2022
The Women – Music – Futures symposium welcomes proposals for papers and other types of presentations that engage with the conference theme.
Dalindèo on Jazz Federation's co-produced tour in October
Finally! The long-awaited tour by the Dalindèo celebrates their latest album Follow the Dark Money. The tour by the Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen-led sextet had to be postponed several times, but now they take the stages in Kuopio, Jyväskylä, Helsinki and Savonlinna.
Mirja Mäkelä Trio tops the Jazz Federation pilot tour series
Finnish Jazz Federation develops the sustainability of touring concepts. During fall 2022, we study the emissions of seven differently produced tours, and collect data about their impacts and user experiences. The last of the pilots features singer-songwriter Mirja Mäkelä’s trio on a record-release tour.
Varre Vartiainen tours Finland by train
Finnish Jazz Federation develops the sustainability of touring concepts. During fall 2022, we study the emissions of seven differently produced tours, and collect data about their impacts and user experiences. The sixth of the pilot tours sees guitarist Varre Vartiainen and his quartet to travel by train to play Almost Standards in six cities across Finland.