News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Jarmo Saari celebrates his 50th birthday with a charitable concert at Savoy theatre on March 14th. The concert program includes songs from the extensive career of multi-instrumentalist and composer Saari. He is joined by guest musicians and artists from the Finnish frontline. The profits of the concert are given to "Suojellaan lapsia" -organisation, that aims to prevent sexual violence on children.
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra’s artistic director and main conductor Ed Partyka has his handprint on UMO’s program for spring 2020. Partyka has created the outlines of the program, and also arranges and orchestrates music for concerts that are conducted by him. Partyka’s compositions are heard in many concertrs as well.
We Jazz organises new summer festival, Odysseus, on Lonna island between 25 and 26 of July 2020, expanding the popular Lonna concert series to an integrated summer festival. The latest programme release is Eero Koivistoinen Quartet performing the legendary Odysseus album, which also was the inspiration behind the festival name.
Timo Lassy Band’s new live album is featured the brass group Ricky-Tick Big Band Brass. Record will be released in February.
Multi-instrumentalist Mikko Pettinen and his band Why Not opened the new decade in Eclipse Music's catalog with their epic double album "Two Suites For The Change". Thematic album ponders the state of the world with its wide compositions and out-speaking lyrics. Album was released on 17th Jan 2020 as a vinyl-LP, CD and digitally.
"Creative Music and Sound Workshop" is held in Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki on 14th-15th March. The teacher of the course is saxophonist and composer Esa Pietilä. The course is suited for all instruments and vocalists, at all levels.
Eclipse Jazz Club announced its first concerts for this winter. Concerts are held in two venues in Tampere: G Livelab and Kulttuuriravintola Kivi. The program includes such treats as Emma-nominee Signe and album release concert of the long-awaited album by Pauli Lyytinen Magnetia Orkesteri.
Jazz Voice School Helsinki is a vocal school founded by jazz pedagogs Josefiina Vannesluoma and Riikka Keränen. The school offers private and group lessons on singing, basics of popular music, music theory, songwriting and performance coaching. School welcomes all beginners and advanced singers to a jazz singing course starting in February 2020.
Jazz Breakfast – Nordic collaboration
28 January 2020, 9.30am – 11.00am
Spring season 2020 of April Jazz Club presents high-quality program of international and Finnish jazz performers. Program consists of instrumental and vocal jazz, and a couple of visits to soul music with special singer legends. Concerts are held in Tapiola, Espoo.
