Trumpetist Verneri Pohjola nominated for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2021
Verneri Pohjola is one of the 13 nominations for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2021.
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Strategic management and JAZZ improvisation as an inspiration
It was 13th of March 2020, when the last lecture and group work with the students of the Master’s degree programme in Arts management at the campus of Sibelius Academy, as part of the Strategic Management Course, took place. In that period, the news about the pandemic were more frequent and some alarming news were coming from China and Italy, but yet the cultural field in Finland, and similarly in the rest of the world, could not even imagine what was going to take place in the coming months and year.
Kangasala House autumn program features jazz
In the autumn, a very diverse line of performers will take to the stage of Kangasala House. The program will feature jazz in individual concerts as well as part of the venue's Syksyn Jazzsuora program.
Pori Jazz soi taas program for 15 July revealed
The program for the Pori Jazz soi taas event in Pori's Kirjurinluoto has revealed performers for Thursday 15 July. Saxofophonist Timo Lassy and his trio will be accompanied by Maarit Hurmerinta and Tuomo Prättälä on the legendary Lokkilava in Kirjurinluoto.
The finalists of HIBBCC contest announced, the final concert live streams June 4th
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.
Jazz Finland stands with the event industry, demands equity
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.
Austrian trio Mario Rom's Interzone will tour Finland in July
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.
Linkola, Quintessence and Perko perform at the Savoy JAZZFest streaming festival
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.
Raahe Jazz on the Beach to be held on July 29-31, 2021
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.
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