Tampere Jazz Happening Begins Today
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.
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Theo Bleckmann's visit kicks off the cooperation between Oulu Sinfonia and UMO next week
Oulu Sinfonia and UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra start a concert collaboration in 2022.
Etnosoi! shakes things up with new music and a variety of traditions
The festival is held for the 35th time.
Apply to Jazz Federation tours and Jazz-Espa!
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.
Grio performs at Tampere Jazz Happening and Oulainen Music Week
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.
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.
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.