Saxophonist Adele Sauros’ quartet will be performing in seven locations across Finland this September. Following the release of their latest album, the group embarked on an extensive international tour in the spring of 2024, and their ensemble playing is at its highest level ever.
The Adele Sauros Quartet was founded in 2012 and has performed at the most significant jazz festivals in both Finland and the Nordic countries. Combining styles from Nordic and American jazz, the quartet is heading on a Jazz Federation tour, presenting material from their new album. The tour begins in Kotka on September 16th, followed by performances in Helsinki, Joensuu, Savonlinna, Riihimäki, Oulu, and Mäntsälä.
The Adele Sauros Quartet’s fourth album, Your Special Loss, was released in March 2024 by the Spanish record label Fresh Sound Records. The band’s album release tours have extended beyond Finland to Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Spain. The album features compositions by Adele Sauros that explore themes of recovery and finding hope. The melodic and serious compositions draw influences from both Nordic and American jazz.
Saxophonist Adele Sauros is one of the most active jazz musicians and composers in Finland and Europe today. Sauros believes that music can change the world, especially when creating art on one’s own terms, as her quartet does. The band’s members are virtuosic jazz musicians with open minds, courage to break from conventions, and a readiness to dive into spontaneous improvisation.
Sauros and her band are eagerly looking forward to the September tour after their summer break from performing.
“We can’t wait for the Jazz Federation tour, especially after a small break over the summer when all of our summer gigs had to be canceled due to my broken wrist,” Sauros says.
Adele Sauros Quartet
Adele Sauros – tenor and soprano saxophones
Toomas Keski-Säntti – piano
Vesa Ojaniemi – double bass
Tuomas Timonen – drums
Concert Venues and Dates
Mon 16.9. klo 19.00 Kotka, restaurant Kairo / East Coast Jazz Club, Kotka Jazz ry
Tue 17.9. klo 19.00 Helsinki, restaurant Harju 8
Wed 18.9. klo 19.00 Joensuu, Pakkahuone / Jazzkerho -76
Thu 19.9. klo 19.00 Savonlinna, Kulttuurikellari / Olavin Jazz ry
Fri 20.9. klo 20.00 Riihimäki, Ö-talo (produced by Adele Sauros Quartet)
Sat 21.9. klo 18.00 Oulu, Oulu Music Centre, Tulindberg Hall / OMJ Jazz & Etno
Sun 22.9. klo 18.00 Mäntsälä, Kulttuurimeijeri (produced by Adele Sauros Quartet)
Jazz – heard and seen!
Finnish Jazz Federation’s essential form of operation is national touring. The annual touring activities enable approximately 100 concerts in 40 different locations all over Finland. The concerts mainly take place in their member organizations. Tours include both in-house productions and collaborations with external producers.
Photo: Victor Hege