Hanko Soul Jazz starts tomorrow
Hanko Soul Jazz is arranged for the fourth time this year. The festival takes places from 8 to 11 of August.
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Jazz-Espa's 20th anniversary reaches record-breaking audience
Jazz Finland presented the annual Jazz-Espa festival for the 20th consecutive summer on the Espa stage. The free open air concert series and its side events Suvilahti Jazz and birthday party at Café Engel reached an audience of 4.700 people.
Elojazz continues in Oulu
The 31th Elojazz festival started with the opening concert at Tiura Church on 1 August. Main concerts are held at Prunnitori on Friday and Saturday. Festival programme also features Jazz park event, free concerts at Jumpru patio and a Jazz brunch.
Panel discussion about jazz in Helsinki at Jazz-Espa
Jazz-Espa concert series starts on Monday 29.7. with a panel discussion about jazz and its role in the city of Helsinki.
Pori Jazz echoes in Kirjurinluoto for the 54th time
Pori Jazz is spreaded around Kirjurinluoto for the 54th time on July 12th to 20th. In addition to the festival area, there are many high-quality concerts for free at the Jazz Park. The programme of the festival include international and Finnish artist of jazz, soul and funk.
Kalottjazz & Blues brings top-quality live music to Tornio
Kalottjazz & Blues festival offers high quality music for all jazz and blues fans at the Aine Art Museum’s park area, near the Tornio river, under the midnight sun. You can enjoy jazz and blues on multiple stages, and there’s a lot to see and experience for the entire family!
Puistoblues is held in Järvenpää on June 26th to 30th.
The biggest festival organized entirely by volunteers is held 42th time this year. The festival is held in Järvenpää a week after midsummer celebrations, on June 26th to 30th. This year there are traditional blues festivities and some new changes.
Suvilahti Jazz festival boasts with edgy, international sounds
The 20-year-anniversary edition of Jazz-Espa concert series opens on Sunday, July 28, with a day-long, free, open air Suvilahti Jazz festival on Merikerho restaurant ship on the urban beach promenade of Sörnäinen.
Nordic jazz organizations on the spotlight
Nordic Jazz Network has worked already for 20 years to collaborate and make Nordic jazz heard all over Nordic countries and even further. The network’s main tool is an annual Nordic Jazz Comets showcase event which offers young jazz bands a way abroad. The network members are five Nordic jazz organizations: Jazz Finland, Jazz Danmark, Norsk jazzforum, Svensk jazz and FÌH Music School.
Kerava Jazz brings together top musicians in Finland and abroad 24.5.-26.5.2019
Kerava Jazz is held 24.5.-26.5.2019 in city of Kerava. The high-quality programme consists of Jarmo Saari & Pauli Lyytinen, Kadri Voorand, Berghäll Triality, Olavi Louhivuori Superposition!, Louis Moholo-Moholo and Afrojazz Quintet – just to name a few intresesting acts. See full programme at the festival website.