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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.
Due to the new regulations made by the government in week 40 and the restrictions of the Regional State Administrative Agency, Astoria Jazz Festival and Pete Parkkonen & Free Fall concert, scheduled respectively from 9 to 11 October and for 16th October, cannot be implemented at this time.
The electro-acoustically experimental ensemble Elifantree has released a new single. Sweden: Gold Dust is the second preview of the band’s sixth album to be released in early 2021, with international percussion artists from around the world as its guests.
Tampere Jazz Happening will be held this year featuring solely domestic artists and ensembles. On this exceptional year, the festival will be organized in a slightly smaller scale than usual. During the four festival days of October 29th-November 1st 2020, a total of 18 bands will perform at Pakkahuone and Telakka.
Later in the year, We Jazz Festival will visit the club on December 2nd with the Nordic Jazz Comets review.
Astoria Club opens a new jazz festival in Helsinki. Astoria Jazz Festival features a variety of rhythm music for three days. The entire event will be held taking into account all current COVID-19 restrictions.
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.
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.
Kotka Jazz's autumn program has been announced.
