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Participate in a survey about the environmental impact of live music industry in Finland!

18.6.2021 | news

KEMUT – Sustainable music industry toolkit project aims to address the climate crisis "for the live industry, by the live industry". Are you a live music professional – musician, producer, manager, promotor, entrepreneur etc. – in Finland, or do you work in an organization that promotes live music? Help the project take its first step and participate in a survey about the climate impact of the live industry! The survey (in Finnish only!) is open until August 10.

Sinne Eeg to perform at Hietalahti Soi Festival

16.6.2021 | news

Hietalahti Soi Music Festival brings well-known artists close to the people in Hietalahti. The one-day music festival focuses on classical and jazz and combines the two into an enchanting weave.

Saimaa Jazz Festival organized for the first time in July

10.6.2021 | news

Saimaa Jazz Festival, which will be held for the first time, will bring a total of five ensembles to the Savonlinnan Kulttuurikellari to give concerts on July 9-11, 2021. Saturday's concert day culminates in a jam session open to the public, hosted by saxophonist Teemu Takanen.

Jazz plays in Jyväskylä throughout the summer

10.6.2021 | news

The summer program of live jazz music events organized by Jazz Jkl has been published. The main theme of the season has been locality, and several artist guests from Jyväskylä are featured. The program consists of two club series that have already become a tradition. 

Strategic management and JAZZ improvisation as an inspiration

7.6.2021 | blog

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

7.6.2021 | news

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

4.6.2021 | news

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.