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Jeppis Jazz Festival will take place September 30th–October 4th, 2020

Due to the exceptional year 2020, the program of Jeppis Jazz Festival will include only domestic artists. The festival has a comprehensive program for various jazz players, especially from the Ostrobothnia region. Every night there will be jam sessions where artists and local musicians get to play together.


April Jazz's autumn club series kicks off at WeeGee

The concert series, co-produced by April Jazz and the exhibition center WeeGee, brings top Finnish jazz to the museum environment. Live music is played on the first Friday nights of the month in an afterwork spirit, with free admission to concerts and WeeGee museums. During the autumn, the record releases of Elifantree and Riitta Paakki Quartet will be celebrated at Weegee, and the new Finnish line-up of Iiro Rantala and Maja Mannila will perform among others.




The 8th Porvoo Jazz Festival takes place this weekend

The 8th Porvoo Jazz Festival, which presents a wide range of jazz genres, will begin on Friday 25 September. The venues of the festival are the event's own home stage Vanha 123, the pop-up club 123 Kellari on its lower floor, and Porvoo Art Hall, with which the festival is collaborating for the first time this year.


Jazz super weekend in Joensuu on 24th–26th September 2020

The main event of Jazzklubi -76 in the autumn, the first edition of Ilosaari Jazz Festival, will be held as individual concerts due to the pandemic. Despite the changes, Jazzkerho -76 will offer a full-fledged and artistically high-quality program over the weekend.