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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.
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.
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.
Seminal Finnish big band phenomenon Sointi Jazz Orchestra begins its summer season on Sunday 14th June at 18:00. The livestreamed gig includes pearls from SJO's compositions throughout the years.
In its opening episode the podcast focuses on the human voice as an instrument with singer Aili Ikonen.
Creative Music and Sound Workshop is held in Hanko, June 22nd–25th 2020. The teacher of the course is saxophonist and composer Esa Pietilä. The course is suited for all instruments and vocalists, at all levels.
The annual career and networking event for upcoming bands takes place now for the 21st time. This year the Nordic Jazz Comets return to the Nordics, as a part of the We Jazz Festival in Helsinki on 2 December 2020. The new Nordic promotor network and the jazz federations of each country have selected five bands to take part in the project.
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.
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.
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.
