G Livelab Helsinki has published its 2021 program
The December G Livelab Helsinki concerts will be largely postponed to 2021 due to tightened corona restrictions.
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A gala for culture - Yle begins a new partnership
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.
Nordic Jazz Comets presented new jazz and brought musicians and promoters together for climate action
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.
Jazz City Turku will host its December program only online
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.
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra will perform two online concerts in December
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 streamed live December 1st
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.
The Jazz & Etno Finland LIVE subsidy scheme, administered by the Finnish Music Foundation (MES), extends to cover all music genres and/or any combinations of them. The scheme has been renamed Music Finland LIVE
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.
Free Nordic Jazz Comets stream showcase on 2 December
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.
Daniel Erdmann's Velvet Revolution on tour in Finland and Estonia in November-December
The tour of the visiting trio starts today November 23rd from Turku and ends in Helsinki Hietsu is Happening! concert, where saxophonist Mikko Innanen will be heard as a special guest. The concert is organized in accordance with the latest regional regulations of the Regional State Administrative Agency of Southern Finland and the number of participants is limited to 20 listeners.
Symphonic Ellington combines the Turku Jazz Orchestra and Turku Philharmonic
Fans of rich orchestral music will be pampered on Thursday with a joint concert by Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and Turku Jazz Orchestra, while the swinging music of the legendary Duke Ellington comes to life at the sold-out Turku Concert Hall. The concert can also be watched as a streaming broadcast on the Keikalla.fi platform.