News -page consists of current topics and interesting articles about jazz in Finland.
The quartet formed by guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Jarmo Saari and three top-notch drummers bring light to the darkness of the modern world. Soldiers of Light comes out on the 1st of March and is supported with album release concerts in Helsinki, Porvoo and Turku.
The opening concert of the new year honours big band music and golden oldies of jazz. Ville Vannemaa conducts the concert and the orchestra’s own stars perform solos of their own favourite pieces.
The ensemble consists of Pauli Lyytinen (tenor saxophone), Harri Kuusijärvi (accordion) and Eero Tikkanen (double bass). Sole Azul performs arrangements of existing tangos but also original music influenced by tango, with stylistic elements of jazz.
Virva Immonen’s Viba combines different styles without prejudices.
Saxophonist and composer Joakim Berghäll leads his all-star trio Triality to arctic soundscapes on his masterful concept album.
The band will play their final concerts during 2019.
The first Iisalmi Jazz Festival is held this week from Friday to Sunday.
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.
X is released on Friday 15 February. The album celebrates their 10-year journey together.
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.
