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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.
The spring season of the Eclipe Jazz Club presents hyped quartets and top-notch saxophonists to the stage of restaurant Kivi. The club’s programme is up-to-date an features two album release concerts.
Guitarist-composer Henri Jokinen’s jolly quintet does a musical adventure trough the city districts of Helsinki. The album is a playful homage to the streets, beaches and eccentric people of our capital.
Drummer Okko Saastamoinen’s band tours widely in Finland in February and March. The first single “Piik” was released on 25 January.
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.
