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American composer, trombonist/tubist, composer/arranger and conductor Edward (Ed) A. Partyka has been named as artistic director and chief conductor of UMO Jazz Orchestra. Composer, pianist and band leader Guillermo Klein, 49, has been named as Artistic Partner 2020–2021.
This year’s We Jazz festival offered eight days of jazz experiences on surprising venues around Helsinki. The next We Jazz festival is held on 1.-8-12.2019 in Helsinki. The first announced acts include Norwegian trumpeter Hilde Marie Holsen, OK:KO, Teppo Mäkynen’s 3TM and post jazz band VIRTA, who will held their own festival in the festival. The festival passes for We Jazz 2019 are now on sale.
April Jazz festival, held on 24-28 April in Espoo has announced its main acts: singer Bobby McFrerrin, awarded with ten Grammy awards; a three-time Grammy winner and guitarist legend, John Scofield; saxophonist Joshua Redman with his jazz trio and Norwegian saxophonist Marius Neset who performs with his quintet and Tapiola Sinfonietta.
Puistoblues has announced first acts for next year’s festival located in Järvenpää.
Welcome to celebrate the 50 years of Turku Jazz Festival, the second oldest jazz happening in Finland. Let’s jazz in March!
The fourteenth Flame Jazz Cruise is celebrated on Viking Grace in January 2019!
In this month's Jazz Finland International article, the executive director of We Jazz, Katariina Uusitupa, sheds light on the international strategy of their organization and the We Jazz brand.
Renowned American band Toto will perform at Pori Jazz on Saturday, July 20th. Other acts of the 2019 festivals first artist announcement include Beninese world music star Angélique Kidjo and Finnish artists Ville Valo & Agents and J. Karjalainen. Tickets for the 54th Pori Jazz are available for a special price until December 31st at Ticketmaster Finland.
Jazz Finland reported earlier in the fall about Signe's performance at the prestigious Londoner festival. The whole Nordic Jazz Comets five-band showcase at Barbican Centre has drawn the attention of the local jazz industry and also the Embassies of all the five countries are working together to highlight the upcoming Nordic bands.
Once again, the Yrjö awarded saxophonist, Esa Pietilä, leads his noted Liberty Ship ensemble with a new line-up on the waters of free improvisation. The ensemble’s two earlier albums were favourably reviewed both at home and abroad. Recently the ensemble debuted their new music at the Nordic Music Days in Helsinki.
