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The annual Jazz-Espa concert series will once again present the best Finnish jazz in the Esplanadi Park from 25-30 July. The free concerts will feature close to twenty ensembles, with top artists such as Joonas Haavisto, Anna Inginmaa, Raoul Björkenheim and Riikka Keränen.
This week, we will celebrate UNESCO’s International Jazz Day. In addition to the intrinsic artistic value of jazz, the wider context of the day – its message of peace, intercultural dialogue, and respect for human rights and human dignity – is particularly poignant this spring. In Finland, the message will be delivered through Jazz Finland’s Jazz Day campaign, in collaboration with musicians Timo Lassy and Kaisa Mäensivu.
Kerkko Koskinen’s first instrumental recording Agatha, released in 2007, will receive a sequel Agatha 2 in the autumn of 2022.
Pope Puolitaival Nordic4's co-production tour with Jazz Finland extends to six locations throughout Finland.
Silentopia examines the importance of individual activity to the well-being of our planet through dance, physical theater and live music. The work is a co-production of Sivuun Ensemble, Espoo City Theater and April Jazz Festival. The show's premiere on Thursday 14 April starts the 36th April Jazz Festival.
The glorious The Duke Ellington Orchestra, lead by Paul Mercer Ellington, will tour Finland this spring in five locations.
The urban and marine Turku Sea Jazz will be held on 29–30 July in front of the Forum Marinum Maritime Centre by the Aura river. The audience gets to enjoy the hottest rhythms of Finnish and international jazz as well as wonderful food experiences.
The opening concert at the Aleksanteri Theater will start We Jazz Festival 2022, taking place November 27-December 4. The festival will be held for the ninth time. Tickets for the adventurous event are now on sale at Tiketti outlets.
IPR University Centerin tutkimushanke Luovien alojen ansaintalogiikan murros selvittää uusiin alustaratkaisuihin ja luovan työn digitalisoitumiseen liittyviä tekijänoikeudellisia kysymyksiä erityisesti tekijöiden näkökulmasta. Osallistu kyselyyn digitalisoitumisen ja pandemia-ajan vaikutuksista luovien alojen ansaintalogiikkaan.
The selections for the Jazz Finland’s "Carbon Neutral Tour Model" pilot tours and co-produced pilot tours have been made.
