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The Arts Promotion Centre Finland grants short-term support for professional artists and art journalists who have lost work and earnings opportunities due to the coronavirus pandemic. The COVID-19 grant is available to apply until 15th April.
The three cancelled tours that were to take place this spring, move to late March–May 2021. Jazz Finland hopes to continue the national jazz tours already in September if the pandemic situation allows.
Puistoblues was meant to happen at 24th–28th June in Järvenpää. Cancellation is due to the spreading of coronavirus and the uncertainty among the international guests and the overall situation in Finland.
Jazz & Etno Finland LIVE is a project that was launched in 2016 to create and test a support model for sustainable funding for concert production in Finland. At the moment only jazz and world/folk music businesses are eligible to apply, but in the future the structure will open to comprehend all professional event producers.
Eila Kaarresalo-Kasari published her autobiography "Jazztyttö" on Avioador. The book tells the story of a young girl's dream to experience the wonderland of America.
The annual jazzahead! trade fair and showcase festival will be cancelled this year due to the covid-19 outbreak. The event is rescheduled to take place with the same showcase programme and partner country on 29 April – 2 May in 2021.
The World Health Organization has declared the worldwide outbreak of the new coronavirus a pandemic on Wednesday 11 March. Jazz Finland office temporarily closed for visitors from 13 March on.
The annual Jazz-Espa takes over the Esplanadi park from 27 July to 1 August with almost 20 top-notch ensembles performing at the Espa open air stage. Jazz-Espa features 75 Finnish and international musicians in the free concerts, including such names as Linda Fredriksson, Anni Elif Egecioglu, Eero Koivistoinen and Verneri Pohjola.
The second oldest jazz event in Finland is Turku Jazz Festival, which starts today on Thursday 5th March. The opening concert in Bar Ö features solo bass performance by Ville Herrala, and Fredator swings together with saxophonist Max Zenger. The weekend's main concerts in Logomo are already sold out.
Pope Puolitaival Nordic4 tours around Finland in March and April. Nordic4 released their latest album "Northern Resonance" last autumn. The tour is co-produced by Creatika and Jazz Finland.
