News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
The week is full of concerts as well as interesting Inside Jazz lectures, where the research topics of the postgraduate students of Sibelius Academy can be heard. A concert card will be sold to Jazzin Superviikko, covering the entire week’s program. Tickets are on sale now.
Jazz Finland calls all jazz professionals to join an online discussion "Jazzkahvit" on June 7 at 12–14.00. The topic of the forum is climate action on live jazz industry. The event is hosted in Finnish, but there will be an English summary available after the event.
The 2022 Teosto Prize is awarded to four works of music. The total value of the prize is the highest ever – EUR 60,000 – and it will be divided equally among the winning works.
Survey is currently being translated in English and will be released soon.
Flame Jazz's summer concert series starts on May 18th at Cathedral Park Terrace. The program consists of topical names and skilled ensembles in the domestic jazz field. During the summer season, free gigs can always be enjoyed on Wednesdays in the cozy park atmosphere of Turku Cathedral Park.
In the summer, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra will give concerts at several festivals both in Finland and abroad.
Iisalmi has become an important concert city for Finnish jazz musicians. Local concert goers as well as business partners have contributed greatly to this with their excited attitude towards new music and events that enliven the area. Iisalmi Jazz Festival will now be held for the third time from July 27 to August 3, 2022 - this time in the summer.
Jazz Finland (Suomen Jazzliitto) produces two tours in the spring season 2023, between March 13–26, 2023 and May 8–21, 2023. All kinds of jazz ensembles, with a majority of Finnish musicians, may apply to perform on these tours. The application period is from April 11, 2022 at 9 am to May 9, 2022 at 4 pm.
Suomessa järjestetään heinäkuussa ensimmäinen Jazzcamp for Girls -jazzleiri osana Pori Jazz Kidsin ohjelmaa. Leiri järjestään yhteistyössä Pori Jazz -festivaalin, Suomen Jazzliiton ja Palmgren-konservatorion välillä.
Puistoblues has unveiled all of their artists for next July’s concert.
