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The opening gala of Dance House Helsinki will be shown on the big screen of KokoTeatter's theater hall on Wednesday 2 February from 19:30 onwards as a live event. The house band of Koko Jazz Club will open the evening with live music. The official opening of Dance House Helsinki will be celebrated at the same time on without a live audience.
“The foundation of art is equality”, reminds saxophonist Adele Sauros. Adele Sauros Quartet and Jazz Finland take part in the Nordic Jazz Comets Dagsverke –industry event in Copenhagen on February 9–10. Five bands perform at a showcase at Jazzhus Montmartre club and visits applications that use music to promote well-being.
The 53-year-old Turku Jazz Festival brings light and joy to March again with a wonderful roster of artists! The most anticipated guest stars include pianist Kenny Barron, multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton, and by far the hottest name in the domestic jazz scene at the moment, Linda Fredriksson. Bassist Ville Herrala, who has been chosen as the artist of the year by Turku Jazz, will receive stage space both as a soloist with Turku Jazz Orchestra and in the opening concert with the band PLOP.
Jazzliiton toimisto hiljenee joulutauolle ja on suljettu 23.12.2021-2.1.2022.
Musiikki Suomi LIVE on musiikin vapaan kentän tukimalli, joka on suunnattu kaikenlaiselle musiikille. Tukea jaetaan kaikelle musiikille ammattimaiseen ja säännölliseen klubi/konserttitoimintaan vuodelle 2022.
Musiikkiarkiston hallitus on myöntänyt Jazzlegenda-palkinnon numero 37 rumpali Matti Koskialalle. Palkinto luovutettiin 14.12.2021.
The first performers of the Turku Jazz Festival in March have been announced, and Logomo's ticket sales have begun. Turku celebrates the jazz weekend from 4 to 5 March 2022, with performances from e.g. pianist legend Kenny Barron and soulful multi-instrumentalist Nicholas Payton with his energetic trio. The entire festival program and the artist of the year will be announced on December 17th.
The fourth edition of SavoyJAZZFest presents a topical selection of international jazz music at the Savoy Theater in Helsinki 3–6 March 2022. Early Bird tickets are now for sale.
Film and live music will be combined for the second time at the Loud Silents Festival in Helsinki at Kino Regina on December 17th–19th. The program features, among other things, the best Brazilian film ever made, early music videos, a focus on Czech films and a domestic cult hit from the 2010s.
Talambo, which has grown from a studio project to a plush-sounding septet, will visit four locations in mid-December. The tour was originally scheduled to take place in the spring of 2021, but was postponed to the fall due to corona. NB! Concert in Joensuu on Dec 14 is cancelled!
