Nordic collaboration in the jazz scene is dicussed in the Jazz Breakfast event
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28 January 2020, 9.30am – 11.00am
News
News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
The spring program of April Jazz Club now announced
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.
Flame Jazz Cruise presents jazz and world music
The 16th Flame Jazz Cruise departures next week, on 25th to 26th January. This year’s theme is World Jazz and programme includes of afrobeat, progressive rock, folk music from Kaustinen, Arabic music and bossa nova, to name a few styles presented.
G Livelab Helsinki offers a a wide spectre of jazz this spring
G Livelab Helsinki’s just announced spring program offers also many jazz performers, including awarded drummer-producer Teppo Mäkynen’s band 3TM, 1960s favourites presenting Aili Ikonen & Jukka Perko Avara, Icelandic Sunna Gunlaugs Trio feat. Verneri Pohjola, and Australian jazz bassist Linda May Han Oh.
Heimojazz band exchange project brings Matīss Čudars Trio to Helsinki
Band exchange project Heimojazz (”Tribal Jazz”) by Jazz Finland and Estonian Jazz Union continues in January. As part of the exchange, the Estonian and Latvian band Matīss Čudars Trio performs on Juttutupa’s Rytmihäiriö Club on Wednesday, January 15th.
Sami Linna Quartet on Jazz Finland tour
Freshly out of Sibelius Academy with Doctor's Degree in hand, guitarist Sami Linna takes his quartet to the first Jazz Finland tour in January 28–February 7. The quartet – Linna accopanied by saxophonist Jussi Kannaste, Mikko Helevä in Hammond and American Dana Hall in drums – released their debut album on the stylish Timmion Records earlier this year.
New music from saxophonist Masa Orpana
Saxophonist Masa Orpana’s new digital Matkalla release consists of two new tracks Sisar and Matkalla.
Call for Finnish jazz promotors to a new Nordic network!
Does your club/festival/venue already have international activities or networks, or do you have resources to launch that? Are you planning to book Nordic artists in 2021? Are you interested in developing sustainable touring models and partnerships with Nordic-Baltic colleagues?
Turku Jazz Festival released full festival programme
Once again Turku Jazz Festival brings light and joy the beginning of March with its awaited star guests including bassist Richard Bona and charismatic trombonist Nils Landgren. Other top-notch acts heard at the festival are Johanna Frösti, Elifantree and Hanna Paulsberg Concept among many others! Pianist Jussi Fredriksson celebrates his surprise choice as Turku Jazz Artist of the Year.
We Jazz launches new summer festival Odysseus
Odysseus takes place at Lonna island on 25 – 26 July and expands Lonna concert series to a two-day festival. First acts are now released and the festival will feature ensembles such as Timo Lassy Band, Verneri Pohjola Quartet, 3TM, Dalindèo, JAF Trio ja itävaltalainen Mario Rom’s Interzone. Early Bird tickets are sale on Monday 16 December.