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News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland. 

 UMO’s spring season 2019 has started

16.1.2019 | news

The spring season of UMO has started. The first half of the year consists of the Art testers (taidetestaajat) and Musatehdas projects with schools, the Prince tribute tour and the traditional Easter church tour among other top-notch concerts.

Ed Partyka is UMO’s new artistic director & chief conductor

20.12.2018 | news

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. 

We Jazz 2019 first acts announced  

18.12.2018 | news

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.

Ten-time Grammy winner Bobby McFerrin and other main acts announced for April Jazz

6.12.2018 | news

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.