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The ten finalists of the Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest have been selected. A record number of composers took part in the contest: 76 composers from 22 countries and 4 continents.
Over 50 organizations have released a plea for equal treatment in corona exit plan, demanding the government to find the political will to expedite solutions.
The Finnish tour of the jazz trio led by trumpet player Mario Rom will start in Helsinki from Odysseus Festival on 25 July and end at Raahe Jazz on the Beach on July 30-31. The band will also visit Tampere and Pori.
At the end of May, Savoy JAZZFest offers nostalgia in its program: the icons of Finnish jazz Jukka Linkola, Quintessence and Jukka Perko will perform at the festival. The Juhani Aaltonen - Strings concert will be postponed until next autumn.
The 32th edition of Raahe Jazz on the Beach will again gather people and music by the sea on the last weekend of July 2021.
Elvytystä kulttuurialalle!
Taiteen rahoitus vähenee ensi vuonna 17.5 miljoonaa euroa ja sitä seuraavana 23 miljoonaa euroa. Leikkaukset osuvat järjestökenttään ja vapaisiin taiteisiin kovemmin kuin suurempia summia liikuttelemaan tottuneet poliitikot ehkä tajuavat.
Soul, jazz, hip hop and R&B! A combination of all this is delivered at the last gig of the Sointi Jazz Orchestra spring, as they delves into the groovy music of two great singer-composers. The vocalists stars Maja Mannila and Hilkka Louhivuori interpret their own compositions as arrangements made just for the 28 May concert evening.
The Flame Jazz Home Delivery concept, which started last spring, will make a comeback on the last weekend of May in the courtyards and gardens of the Turku region. The Flame Jazz Messengers quartet, led by Severi Pyysalo and Jussi Fredriksson, will take the stage of the home delivery car.
This piece is more about being true to oneself as an art professional, which entails embracing all aspects of one's existence, than it is about jazz or diversity.
The new album was recorded in front of a live audience at the 2019 We Jazz Festival. Petter Eldh, Jonas Kullhammar, Otis Sandsjö, Mikko Innanen and Christian Lillinger play on the powerful and brutally unedited live album.
