Baltic Jazz Kids brings magic and swing for the whole family
The children’s program of the Baltic Jazz Festival, Baltic Jazz Kids, offers family-friendly entertainment filled with magic, music, and joy this year!
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Brian Charette tours Finland in April
New York City organist Brian Charette collaborates with guitarist/composer Mathias Sandberg and drummer Teppo Mäkynen for a 7 date Finland tour in April 2025.
Ilkka Arola Sound Tagine Embarks on a Jazz Federation Tour with Their New Album
Blending jazz, Middle Eastern music, and global folk traditions, Ilkka Arola Sound Tagine will perform across Finland on the Jazz Federation Tour this April. The band will present their newly released fourth album, Adventures in the Now, bringing energetic and vividly colorful music to audiences. The tour kicks off on April 8th in Lahti, followed by stops in Jyväskylä, Savonlinna, Raahe, and Espoo.
11 new names for Pori Jazz's Kirjurinluoto main concerts
New additions to the programme and the concert schedule will be released throughout Spring.
Digelius Music launches its own series of live concerts this week
The concerts will be held on Wednesday at the record store's new premises at Päijänteentie. The first performers in the series include Jonah Parzen-Johnson, Heli Hartikainen, Teppo Mäkynen, Pauli Lyytinen and Jonathan Bäckström & Marcus Wärnheim. The concerts have free entry, with a beta test voluntary ticket which entitles its buyer to a discount to purchases at the record store.
Bassist legend Marcus Miller gives concerts in Helsinki and Tampere in October
World-renowned bassist Marcus Miller gives concerts in Finland this autumn, in Helsinki 16 October and in Tampere 17 October.
Andy Emler trio on a Finnish-Baltic Spring journey 13-28 March 2025
In March 2025, the iconic trio formed by the pianist Andy Emler with Claude Tchamitchian on double bass and Eric Echampard on drums celebrates its jubilee with a Spring musical journey of 13 concerts in Finland, Estonia and Latvia.
Jazz Street returns to Pori Jazz’s programme
Jazz Street will be built on Pori’s Eteläranta for next summer’s Pori Jazz. Jazz Street is a place to listen to music, chat and enjoy the services of restaurants and stalls. Jazz Street will be open during the festival week from Wednesday 16 July to Saturday 19 July.
Baritone saxophonist Jonah Parzen-Johnson tours Finland in March
The We Jazz recording artist from Brooklyn performs at Digelius Music's new venue in Helsinki 19 March, and later also in Turku, Tampere and Pori.
Emma Gala celebrated last year's success stories – Pauli Lyytinen was awarded the Jazz Emma prize
Jazz Emma of the year was awarded to saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen's Lehto / Korpi album.