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Turku-based Henri Mäntylä has been chosen Turku Jazz Festival's Artist of the Year 2021. Mäntylä is a versatile artist who works in the bands of many top jazz names. At the March festival, the compositions of the Artist of the Year will be heard performed by the fresh Henri Mäntylä Trio.
In 2019, €150,000 worth of subsidy funds was distributed.
The December G Livelab Helsinki concerts will be largely postponed to 2021 due to tightened corona restrictions.
The first Cultural Gala will be held in November 2021 in Tampere. In line with its strategy, Yle aims to create new partnerships that benefit society at large.
Due to the cancellation of the We Jazz 2020 festival, the Nordic Jazz Comets showcase was streamed on We Jazz YouTube channel on Wednesday, December 2. All the performances are now available on YouTube. On Thursday, December 3, the five bands and the Nordic promotor network participated in a webinar to discuss the climate effects of touring.
The new gathering restrictions in Southwest Finland will cause changes to Jazz City Turku’s concert program. Jukka Perko's Early Birds sold out concert will now be played on the stage of Café Tiljan without an audience as an online broadcast on Facebook Live. Åbo Svenska Teater will contact all those who bought a ticket in advance.
Due to the corona situation, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra will replace its concert activities with streamed concerts. Two online concerts are scheduled for December.
Sointi Jazz Orchestra's last concert of the year will be broadcast from the Kapsäkki Music Theater as a live stream on the orchestra's Facebook page and Keikalla.fi website. Via Keikalla.fi, you can support the orchestra's musicians with an optional 5-30 euro support ticket and watch the concert recording for another 7 days after the performance.
Music Finland LIVE is a subsidy scheme for the independent and freelance music sector, and all music genres are eligible. It flows on from two preceding pilot programs: the Jazz Finland LIVE subsidy was established in 2016, and subsequently relaunched as Jazz & Etno Finland LIVE subsidy. Now the subsidy is open for applications towards professional and regular club or concert activities in 2021, and all music genres are eligible.
Due to the cancellation of the We Jazz 2020 festival, the Nordic Jazz Comets showcase moves to the We Jazz YouTube channel on Wednesday, December 2. Kadi Vija Key Project's show will be streamed with no audience at G Livelab Helsinki, and the four other bands perform in their hometowns around the Nordic states.
