OMJ Jazz & Etno autumn season opener features Haapoja & illmari
The autumn season of Oulu Music Festival's Jazz & Etno concert series starts on Saturday, August 27.
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Kerava Jazz Festival takes place August 31–September 4, 2022
The main concert event in the Kerava hall consists of three artistically distinctive bands.
Jazz-Espa concert series brought contemporary jazz to 5.500 listeners
The Finnish Jazz Federation (Jazz Finland) celebrated the 23rd edition of the Jazz-Espa open air event in late July with a set of greener production solutions and an emphasis on safer spaces. The participants are encouraged to leave feedback about the event before August 31, 2022.
Viapori Jazz celebrates its 20th anniversary 23–28 August
After the longest period of exceptional circumstances it is finally time to gather to celebrate the 20th anniversary festivities of this exclusive jazz happening. Join the festival and enjoy August evenings in Suomenlinna and be catered to the musical offerings of Viapori Jazz!
Porvoo Jazz Festival celebrates its 10th anniversary in September
This year, Porvoo Jazz Festival is celebrating its tenth anniversary. In honor of the anniversary we will see a wider set of jazz concerts during the festival on September 23–25. The concert venues are Porvoo Jazz’s own cultural space Vanha 123, Porvoon Taidetehdas, RUNO Hotel Porvoo, and as a new addition, the rough, beautiful and atmospheric old locomotive stables of Porvoo's Old Railway Station.
Jussi Fredriksson Trio On Finnish Jazz Federation Tour In September
Jussi Fredriksson Trio released their dark-toned album Archipelago Sea Tales right in the eye of the pandemic, and decorates the Finnish jazz stages with emotional tunes on their eight-concert tour on September 9–24, 2022.
Jumpru X OMJ Jazzpatio’s summer culminates with Manuel Dunkel Quartet’s performance on Oulu’s Night of the Arts
Tomorrow Jumpru X OMJ Jazzpatio’s summer season culminates with a performance by Manuel Dunkel Quartet on Oulu’s Night of the Arts.
Survey for disabled artists and artists who are Sign Language users on applying for grants – DL 5 September, 2022
The project Making space for artistry - equity for disabled artists and artists who are Sign Language users will organize a training session for the members of Association for Finnish Foundations in September. The members are foundations operating in Finland that fund art creation. In the training, the project can present them with facts about what kind of obstacles there are in applying for and receiving grants. If you want to contribute, the project would be grateful if you would answer the survey via the link below.
Mia Simanainen's Quartet Ajaton measures climate impact on their tour
Time-traveling Quartet Ajaton tours six cities in the turn of September. The tour is co-produced together with the Finnish Jazz Federation. This is the second pilot tour in the Jazz Finland Carbon Neutral Tour Model development project.
Åland Sea Jazz serves Scandinavian quality in Mariehamn
Organized for the second time,Åland Sea Jazz invites music lovers to Mariehamn. The event culminates the summer Archipelago Sea Jazz festival series.