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Turku's jazz year 2026 kicks off Friday 9 January - spring programme announced

9.1.2026 | news

Jazz City Turun kevätkausi 2026 tarjoaa monipuolisen kattauksen jazzia ja rytmimusiikkia tammikuusta toukokuuhun. Ohjelmassa yhdistyvät Flame Jazzin klubikonsertit, koko kaupungin maaliskuussa valtaava Turku Jazz Festival sekä Turku Jazz Orchestran suurimuotoiset tuotannot. Kevään aikana kuullaan kansainvälisiä huippuartisteja sekä kotimaisen jazzkentän ajankohtaisimpia nimiä ja suunnataan tuttuun tapaan myös jazzristeilylle.

First performers announced for Pori Jazz 2026 main concerts

19.12.2025 | news

The 59th international Pori Jazz festival, to be held July 10–18, 2026, will once again offer a diverse range of musical experiences. The festival’s main concerts will be held at the Kirjurinluoto Concert Park from Thursday, July 16, to Saturday, July 18, and, as usual, international stars and Finnish favorites will take to the stage.

Linda Fredriksson, Mikko Innanen and other top names in Finnish jazz – the third programme release of the Oulu Music Festival celebrates Jazz Finland 100!

19.12.2025 | news

The third major programme release of the Oulu Music Festival continues the Jazz Finland 100 theme launched by the Opening Concert with four additional jazz concerts. Alongside the celebration of 100 years of Finnish jazz, the programme also offers a folk-music time journey from the roots of the kantele tradition to a future coloured by robotic kanteles.