News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Changes have been made to Tampere Jazz Happening's concert schedules due to new restaurant restrictions. The late evening concerts of Timo Lassy Band and Gourmet will be moved to other events, and the schedules of the evening concerts in the Pakkahuone will be tightened so that the program ends by 22:30.
Considered the father of Finnish beat literature, Pekka Kejonen's jazz collection has a particularly strong representation from avant-garde jazz and domestic publications. The first part of the collection will be available for purchase on Friday, October 23rd at the We Jazz record store in Vallila.
Bassist Kaisa Mäensivu's stylish compositions will be heard this Friday night at Flame Jazz. New York meets the depths of the north in a seamless ensemble by Kaisa's Machine at Logomo and on Facebook Live.
Top names in European improvised music and free jazz, Paal Nilssen-Love and Raoul Björkenheim, will perform at We Jazz Festival on December 4th. The rare duo concert opens the evening on Kuudes linja, which will also host Timo Lassy Trio feat. Reiska Laine.
Distinguished French saxophonist Sylvain Rifflet will play a unique duo concert in Helsinki with trumpet player Verneri Pohjola. Rifflet will tour Latvia and Estonia in late October with his band Troubadours.
The rising Finnish-Danish ensemble JAF Trio will celebrate their fresh We Jazz album at Hakola Shop on December 2nd. The concert will be held as part of the eighth We Jazz Festival, which will spread around Helsinki from November 29th to December 5th, 2020.
The acclaimed Berlin trio is complemented by saxophonist Otis Sandsjö, known from his band Y-OTIS, and producer Petter Eldh from Koma Saxo. Speak Low II will be released in November and celebrated on November 29th at We Jazz Festival.
On Friday, multi-instrumentalist Kimmo Gröhn's compositions will be heard at a birthday concert in Sigyn Hall and Facebook Live. The versatile musician has also invited guest soloists from his long career.
The Junior All Star Big Band (JAS), led by the Finnish Big Band Association, is a big band comprised of young Finnish talented jazz musicians. JAS will celebrate its 20 year anniversary this year and the big band will go on tour in October, covering five locations in Finland and two in Estonia. The program for the tour consists of compositions by Bob Mintzer.
Blow!, which was held for the first time last year, will take place from October 28th to November 1st in the surroundings of Töölönlahti. Admission-free concerts in several different locations introduce Helsinki residents to many shades of wind instrument music.
