Jazz-Espa features a diverse serving of Finnish jazz
Jazz-Espa concert series will begin 27th July. The week-long program will feature a variety of Finnish jazz ensembles right at the heart of Helsinki on the Espa stage.
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Brand-new ELive Stream brings jazz concerts to the listeners
The brand new ELive Stream brings online jazz concerts to the viewer's homestead from Ostrobothnia.
The first 18 acts for Pori Jazz 2021 announced
Pori Jazz has announced the first 18 artists to perform at the 2021 festival including American megastar John Legend, British singer Emeli Sandé and jazz legend Chick Corea. Tickets for the 2021 festival in July are available at Ticketmaster Finland.
Lahti Jazztori programme to feature Finnish top musicians
Lahti Big Band has released the first features of the Lahti Jazztori 2020 programme. Held between 25th September-3rd October, the festival will host Finnish top names and interesting international guests.
Jazz associations, municipal funding, and a bit of history
In this guest column, I examine municipal funding for jazz music on a general level, but in particular through my own, long-standing Jazzkerho -76 association from Joensuu.
Jazz-Espa will be organised with special measures at the Espa Stage in late July
The Jazz-Espa concert series, organised annually by Jazz Finland, will go ahead as planned at the Espa Stage between 27 July and 1 August. Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, special measures will be in place, ensuring that the event remains safe for both audiences and artists. The Savoy Theatre, the administrative body for the Espa Stage, will resume concert activities at the stage from 1 July onwards.
We Jazz releases Otis Sandsjö's new album 24th July
Berlin-based Swedish saxophonist Otis Sandsjö returns with Y-OTIS 2, the eagerly-awaited sequel to Y-OTIS.
Tuomo releases new EP Quarantine Music 1 on Friday 26th June
Quarantine Music 1 is the first release of Tuomo Prättälä's project under quarantine times and also the first album of Prättälä's own label Polygamy Records. Composed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the diary-like songs will be released as a digital EP on Friday 16th June. The album features guests artists guitarist Jarmo Saari, rapper Tommy Lindgren and percussionist Aarne Riikonen.
Drummer Teppo Mäkynen's 3TM nominated for Nordic Council Music Prize
Published by We Jazz Records, producer-drummer Teppo Mäkynen's 3TM is nominated for the 2020 Nordic Council Music Prize for the album Lake (2019). The winner will be announced in Reykjavik 27th October from among the 12 nominees.
Jazz comes alive in Salo in a three-concert tour
SaloJazz organizes a three-concert summer tour in July-August around the idyllic villages of Salo. Besides jazz music, the concerts will be connected by the themes of villages and local food.