News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Odysseus festival, organized by the We Jazz collective, offers three full days of inspiring musical experiences in the maritime atmosphere of Lonna island from the 22nd to the 24th July. The day-by-day schedule of the event is now complete with the last artist engagements.
The jazz program of Ääniä festival, organized in Äänekoski in the last week of July, is now complete. As in the previous year, the festival features a jazz club whose main theme this summer is Finnish-European cooperation.
Yola's performance at Pori Jazz has been cancelled. In her place, American artist Neal Francis will perform in Kirjurinluodo on Thursday, July 14th.
The 33th edition of Raahe Jazz on the Beach will again gather people and music by the sea on the last weekend of July 2022.
As usual, Pori Jazz Festival will offer plenty of free-admission concerts in Kirjurinluoto. Several dozen concerts are offered free of charge in the festival area called Jazz Park.
Mathias Sandberg Trio – ”the hardest working band in the land” – embarks on a 30-date tour from Kolari in the North to Helsinki in the South!
The new online informational channel highlights the elite of the Finnish rhythm music among different genres and local subcultures. Targeted to both professionals and music enthusiasts, Funky Finland is the first musical guide to the more funkier and soulful artists, who would have a lot of potential in the globalized music scene these days.
Hanko Soul Jazz Weekend has found its place in the late summer of Hanko. This year the event will take place from 4 to 7 August 2022.
Jumpru's patio will host concerts from jazz bands of the Oulu region and a few visitors every Tuesday from 14 June to 9 August. The summer jazz patio is implemented in cooperation with Oulu Music Festival, Jumpru Pub and The Finnish Music Foundation. The summer jazz concerts will finish with Manuel Dunkel Quartet's visit to Jumpru's Patio on the Night of the Arts on Thursday 18 August. Admission to the concerts is free.
The Finnish music industry has developed Safe at Every Stage - Creating a music industry that’s safe for all guidance to eradicate harassment, discrimination and inappropriate treatment from the industry. The guidelines have been prepared jointly by Finnish Musicians’ Union, Finnish Music Creators, Music Finland, Finnish Live Entertainment Agency Association (SOA), Association of Finnish Symphony Orchestras, Finnish Music Publishers Association, IFPI Finland, Society of Finnish Composers, LiveFIN, Teosto Music Copyright Association and. Finnish National Opera and Ballet
