News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
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.
On May 14th, 2021 the Montreux Jazz Voice Competition award winner Elena Mîndru will release the first single Hay Moon of her upcoming album Hope under Eclipse Music.
Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble will release a new album on May 21st. The theme of the album is an expression of support - a call to remain strong despite the uncertain outlook for the future. The songs on the album mix strikingly with the rhythms of the Beninese voodoo tradition, afrobeat, jazz, soul and hip hop. Helsinki-Cotonou Ensemble is an eight-member band led by Helsinki-based guitarist Janne Halonen and Beninian percussionist-singer Noël Saïzonou.
Due to the corona situation and the uncertainty related to the coming summer, Pori Jazz will have to cancel the festival planned for this year. However, a concert series will be organized in the summer, as part of which the three-day music event Pori Jazz soi taas will take place on 15–17 July.
The artist call is an opportunity to join the 2021 edition of International Jazz Platform (Lodz/Poland).
The Musicians' Union has awarded musician Aki Hauru with the first Nyrkki Award for his significant work for the benefit of musicians and the entire music industry.
Singer Kadi Vija's exciting quartet Kadi Vija Key Project goes on a mini tour, featuring three streamed concerts. The original record release tour in 2020 was postponed to this spring, and now this May sees live shows from Oulu on 5.5., Joensuu 12.5. and Turku on 14.5.. The first two aforementioned concerts have also a limited number of live tickets on sale.
