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The purpose of the Erik Lindström Fund is to support the studies of young Finnish jazz musicians primarily in the United States. The capital of the Lindström Fund, which operates in connection with Music Archive Finland, has been donated by the Finnish Jazz Legend No. 1, composer and musician Erik Lindström (1922–2015).
This spring, Raoul Björkenheim celebrates his 40-year career as an artist on tour with his band eCsTaSy. The tour begins with a 40th anniversary concert at Espoo's Sello Hall on Thursday, 24 March. In addition to eCsTaSy, the concert will feature a duo of Juhani Aaltonen and Björkenheim. After this festive kick-off in Espoo, the guitarist's quartet tour between 28 March–10 April in Finland and visit seven locations: Tampere, Savonlinna, Joensuu, Kuopio, Turku, Seinäjoki and Kuusankoski.
The nominees for the 2022 Teosto Prize have been exceptionally selected from Finnish compositions released during the last two years. The amount to be distributed among the winners is also the largest in the prize's history: a total of € 60,000 will be distributed. Teosto Prize, established in 2003, is one of the largest art prizes awarded in the Nordic countries.
Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö myönsi Suomen Jazzliitolle kulttuuri- ja luovien alojen rakennetukea 110.000 euroa kestävän kehityksen digitaalisen alustan kehittämiseen musiikkialalle. Hankkeessa tuotetaan toimialalle digitaalinen tietopankki- ja yhteisöalusta, joka tarjoaa alan toimijoille tietoa, työkaluja ja tukea ilmastotoimissa.
The 32nd Oulu Music Festival will be held from 12 to 27 March 2022.
Aki Rissanen Trio, one of the leading bands in European jazz, tours Finland in March 2022 with eight concerts. Along with Rissanen, the trio includes bassist Antti Lötjönen and drummer Teppo Mäkynen. All three feature among the most respected musicians in Finland.
Porvoo Jazz Festival celebrates its tenth anniversary this year.
Held in the shadow of war and the pandemic, the fourth Savoy JAZZFest on March 2-3, 2020 ended with a concert by Christian McBride at the Savoy Theater on Sunday. The festival was the last on for artistic director and trumpet player Jukka Eskola. Bassist Kaisa Mäensivu has been chosen as the new artistic director. Next year, Savoy JAZZFest will be held from March 2 to 5, 2023, and its Blind Bird tickets are now on sale.
On Friday, March 4 KULTA ry – a Central Organization for Finnish Culture and Arts Associations and its member organizations donated a total of 31,000 euros to help children in Ukraine through Unicef.
Guitarist Johannes Granroth's sextet tours Finland between March 8 and April 9. The tour extends to nine venues all the way from Espoo to Oulu.
