Finnish group Jazz Wars, led by pianist-composer Jussi Fredriksson, will give a three-concert tour in Northern Italy this July.
Jussi Fredriksson Jazz Wars's album, Jussi Fredriksson Jazz Wars I & II, was released in 2012, and it was noted with eager interest by the international jazz community. Fredriksson’s group is composed of six major figures of today’s Finnish jazz. They will now be seen for the first time on stage in Italy.
Jussi Fredriksson Jazz Wars is exceptional in its compositional strategy. Comprising of two approximately 30-minute compositions, each consisting of four parts, Jazz Wars diverges from what is traditionally expected from a jazz performance. The members represent the crème de la crème of Finnish jazz musicianship. Trumpeter Jukka Eskola and saxophonist Joonatan Rautio share the soloist’s spotlight with Fredriksson, and bassist Jori Huhtala and drummer Jussi Lehtonen are a guarantee of a vigorous rhythm section. On the Italian tour guitarist Tuomo Dahlblom will step in for the resident Marzi Nyman.
The next live gig by the group on the Finnish soil will be at Korjaamo on 20 September, at Jazz Finland Festival.
Jazz Wars live:
10 July Castello Sforzesco, Milano
11 July Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza
12 July Castione Andaveno, Sondrio
20 September Jazz Finland Festival, Helsinki