News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
Hanko Creative Music and Sound Workshop 24.-27.6.2019 (Hanko City Hall) is a workshop of music and sound in the beautiful seaside community of Hanko for everyone interested in creative expression and improvisation.
French jazz ensemble Impérial Orphéon performs on eight cities around Finland. Vapaat äänet agency produces the tour that features music from ensembles upcoming bedut album Sedure.
The Great Helsinki Swing Big Band takes over Kulttuuritalo with their soloist and presents the classic tunes of Glenn Miller. Glenn Miller Ballroom concert is held on Friday 15 of March with soloists Juki Välipakka and vocal band Andrew’s Girls. The concert is conducted by Antti Rissanen.
Jazz kiinnostaa radio programme returns to Radio Helsinki with new season on 17 February with Matti Nives, Teppo Mäkynen and Ville Herrala, who focus on jazz music on Sundays from 2 to 4pm. The new show is produced in collaboration between Radio Helsinki and Art Museum Ateneum and it continues until 19 of May.
Singer Minna Lasanen headlines the 13th annual Rajaton Jazz Festival in Vuotalo on February 15.
Jyväskylä is a thriving student hub in Central Finland. In addition to the colourful campus life and various subcultures, the city has particularly much to offer to music lovers, and jazz is no exception. Jazz Jkl association was founded in 2017 to bring high level jazz concerts to downtown Jyväskylä.
The single, 1000 Sails, gives foretaste from the new album which will be released on Svart Records on 29 March. Katu Kaiku celebrates the sophomore album with an extensive album release tour in Finland and Europe.
Ateneum-klubi X We Jazz features three artists from the We Jazz record label: OK:KO, Timo Lassy & Teppo Mäkynen and Alder Ego are seen on the stage at the Ateneum Bistro. The concerts will be recorded and released later on an album.
TelepART is an easy and quick micro-funding format, run by the Finnish Cultural Institutes, which promotes opportunities for performing artists to travel and perform internationally. The platform hopes to generate more cultural exchange opportunities between Finland and the countries affiliated to the platform. On spring 2019 the support expands to France.
Gourmet released their fourth album En garde last spring and are now seen on Jazz Finland tour on 6 to 16 February. The sextet will perform music from the latest album, older Gourmet classics and new material not heard before.
