This year’s edition of the Kalle Salonen Terrace Club features Niko Ahvonen, Timo Kämäräinen, Marjo Leinonen, Eero Koivistoinen and Jukka Gustavson.
Hammond wizard Kalle Salonen returns to the terrace of Elmun Baari, located in the premises of the rock club Nosturi, with a string of top-notch guests this summer. On five Saturday afternoons in May-August, Salonen will take the stage with his top band and a changing guest from the vanguard of Finnish popular music. This year’s guests are Eero Koivistoinen, the grand old man of Finnish jazz; the chameleonic guitarist Timo Kämäräinen; Niko Ahvonen, the cornerstone of Finnish soul; the dazzling vocalist Marjo Leinonen and the pioneering prog rock artist Jukka Gustavson.
The concerts are composed of two sets, with Kalle Salonen Band kicking off the show at 16:00 with a set of their original music. The second set starts an hour later and will see the host and his group joined by one of the guests. The DJs of the house will be entertaining the audience before and after the show.
The terrace of Elmun Baari offers a fine seaside setting for live music at the heart of Helsinki. There is no admission fee to this afternoon concert series, and should the weather prove unfavourable Salonen and his crew will be playing indoors.
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Kallen Salonen Band
Kalle Salonen- hammond
Hannu Pikkarainen – drums (Vesa-Matti Loiri, Aki Sirkesalo)
Antero Priha – trumpet (J. Karjalainen ja Mustat lasit, UMO)
Panu Syrjänen – sax (Marjo Leinonen)
Teuvo Merkkiniemi – bass
Kalle Salonen Terrace Club
Elmun Baari
Telakkakatu 8, Helsinki
15.00–19.00
Free entry
Guests
21 May Kalle Salonen Band feat. Niko Ahvonen
04 Jun Kalle Salonen Band feat. Timo Kämäräinen
18 Jun Kalle Salonen Band feat. Eero Koivistoinen
02 Jul Kalle Salonen Band feat. Marjo Leinonen
20 Aug Kalle Salonen Band feat. Jukka Gustavson
Being one of the few artists with a developmental disability who compose their music by themselves Kalle Salonen is an exceptional figure in the history of Finnish popular music. Salonen practises at Kulttuuripaja Valo, known as the headquarters of Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät, the Finnish representative in last year’s Eurovision Song Contest. A key aim of Lyhty ry is to further the status and rights of disabled people in Finnish society. Texicalli Records has released both the 2013the debut of Kalle Salonen Band, Cat Slide, and the 2016 sophomore, Barracuda Man. The group has performed at a number of renowned jazz and pop festivals, clubs and on the TV and the radio over the years.
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