Having released their newest album, Hurmos, at the beginning of December, the instrumental trio will go on a Finnish tour early next year.
Having just released their new album HURMOS on Svart Records, the post-jazz group Virta announce a Finnish album launch tour with a special audio-visual dimension. Hitting the road in early 2017, Virta will perform their new material at six carefully selected venues in Helsinki – from where the tour will kick off on 27 January –, Kuopio, Joensuu, Jyväskylä and Turku. The tour will close at Tampere’s Sara Hildén Art Museum on 12 February.
Known as a trio, the band will temporarily grow into a six-piece art collective with visual artist Emma Luukkala, lighting designer Jere Suontausta and sound engineer Mika Savolainen joining its ranks specifically for the tour.
Formed in 2011, Virta is a Helsinki-based instrumental trio whose unique sound is composed of elements drawn from the traditions of jazz, post-rock and electronic music. Their 2012 debut Tales from the Deep Waters (Tourist Information) sold out and garnered plenty of acclaim from both critics and fans of jazz. Their fresh sound and unusual instrumentation have attracted attention outside Finland as well; and, indeed, Virta were invited to perform at the prestigious Jazzahead! Festival, to be held at Bremen, Germany, in April 2017.
HURMOS Album Launch Tour
27 Jan WHS Teatteri Union, Helsinki
28 Jan Sotku, Kuopio
29 Jan Pakkahuone, Joensuu
3 Feb Musta Kynnys, Jyväskylä
4 Feb Suisto, Hämeenlinna
10 Feb Student Theatre, Turku
11 Feb Sara Hildén Art Museum, Tampere
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VIRTA:
Antti Hevosmaa: trumpet, vocals, electronics
Heikki Selamo: guitar, vocals, electronics
Erik Fräki: drums, percussion, electronics
Live visuals: Emma Luukkala
Stage lighting: Jere Suontausta
Mixing: Mika Savolainen
Watch video for the song “On The Run” below:
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