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Korpo Sea Jazz and Åland Sea Jazz festivals rescheduled to 2021

Korpo Sea Jazz and Åland Sea Jazz have been rescheduled to summer 2021. Health, safety and responsibility are at the forefront of the organizing efforts when it comes to Archipelago Sea Jazz. The organization is actively following government guidelines and adhere to rules and regulations that have been set in conjunction with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.


The jazz family keeps growing and evolving

When I participated in my first Europe Jazz Network conference in Istanbul in 2005, the network had 52 member organisations and it was easy to fit everyone into the family portrait. Since then, EJN has been steadily growing and in our board meeting this March it was noted that there are now 164 members.


Odysseus Festival postponed into 2021

The first Odysseus Festival organised by We Jazz at the island of Lonna outside Helsinki will be postponed into 2021 due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic. The new event dates are 24.-25. July 2021.


Elina Vähälä and Jukka Perko appointed as the artistic directors of the Oulu Music Festival after the 2021 festival

The next Oulu Music Festival will be held 14–28 March 2021, after which violinist Elina Vähälä and saxophonist Jukka Perko will start as the new artistic directors of the festival. For the first time in its history, the festival moves to a model of two artistic directors. Vähälä and Perko share the responsibility of artistic planning of the festival and in addition Perko will be responsible for planning the year-round Jazz & Etno Concert Series. Jaakko Kuusisto, who is currently the artistic director of the festival, started in 2013.






Applications for corona subsidies are now open

Ministry of Education and Culture is granting additional subsidies for cultural sector associations and operatives during the COVID-19 crisis. The subsidies are directed i.a. at national art institutions, cultural associations and professionals, museums, orchestras and theaters as well as operatives in the film industry. Deadline for the ministry subsidies is 14th May 2020.


The Finnish Air Force Big Band joins the international jazz day video release

To celebrate the International Jazz Day, Finnish Air Force Big Band releases a video on 30th April at 5pm together with six other military big bands. The song that is performed is "I'll Be Seeing You" by Glenn Miller, which was released for the first time during the second world war to bring hope of re-uniting the groups from the battle field.