News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Two years ago, a new joint event for saxophonists, Pirkanmaa Saxophone Festival in the form of concerts, orchestra training and a master class, was only partially realized due to the pandemic. Now the event will be held again from March 27 to April 3, 2022.
Grands Formats is a French federation of artists which set up a European network for jazz and improvised music large ensembles four years ago, called Think Big!. The network is launching a call for applications to join in 2022.
With the Archipelago Sea Jazz concept, Turku has received a newcomer to the summer festival calendar. Turku Sea Jazz, held for the second time in 2022, will serve delicacies to all the senses at Forum Marinum on the last weekend of July. In addition to top jazz, high-quality food and drink will come to the fore when the cooperation with Turku Food & Wine Festival begins.
Jyväskylän Kesä announced its performers and their theme for 2022.
Simply Red will perform at Pori Jazz on Saturday, July 16th. Other additions to the festival program include the likes of Charles Lloyd feat. Bill Frisell, Thundercat and Finnish special ensemble Maustetytöt X Agents.
Puistoblues has unveiled its first top artists for next July. The festival crowd will arrive in Järvenpää to enjoy the Finnish long-time favorite 22-Pistepirkko, the virtuoso-like American singer–guitarist Joanna Connor and the French favorite Gaëlle Buswel. Tickets for Puistoblues are already on sale at Lippupiste starting at 59 euros.
April Jazz Festival in Espoo, which will run for three weeks in April, will be held from 14 to 30 April 2022. The headliners of the 36th festival have been released.
The entire program of Savoy JAZZFest has now been released: Vijay Iyer, Manu Katché “Scope” and Rebekka Bakken & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra will join the Savoy JAZZFest 2022 performers. In cooperation with Finlandia Hall the Pete Parkkonen Jazz Orchestra: Dream A Little Dream Of Me special concert on 2 March expands the event to a five-day music festival.
Oulu Music Festival will be held for the 32nd time from March 12 to 27, 2022. The festival includes a wide variety of concerts and performances. The concerts now released promise diverse jazz from Finland's leading musicians as well as visitors from Sweden and Denmark. Earlier in December 2021, the festival's program announced the opening concert of pianist Mackenzie Melemed, a four-concert chamber music series and the Star Wars - A New Hope film concerts organized in cooperation with the Oulu Symphony, as well as the Ella and Friends in Concert family concert. The entire 25-concert repertoire of the festival is now on sale.
Fifteen leading organizations have united to demand action from the decision-makers: the restrictions that affect the live music industry, must be taken down immediately, gradually and safely; the support and stimulus measures for the music industry must continue as long as the restrictions are in place, and the measures must be divided equally; the politicians must break the party lines and commit to build a long-term action plan for the music industry's recovery, conditions, future development and international growth.
