The 39th April Jazz Festival will be organized in Espoo and Helsinki 22–26 April 2025.
Next year’s festival will feature among others five-time Grammy-nominated flamenco star Miguel Poveda, four-time Grammy-nominated saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin as well as guitarist Dominic Miller, who is known as Sting’s long-time collaborator.
Other announced performers include Anomalie, Kennedy Administration, Ricky-Tick Big Band together with Tapiola Sinfoenietta and Emilia Sisco, as well as a special ensemble formed by Joonas Haavisto, Mika Kallio and the mixed choir EMO Ensemble.
Tickets are available at Lippu.fi. Full program will be out in January.
April Jazz is an annual jazz music festival held in Espoo, Finland since 1987 at the end of April. April Jazz is organized by the Espoo Big Band ry.
Lakecia Benjamin © Elizabeth Letizell