Lahden Jazztori festival climaxes in the 15-year old Miikka Kallio Band’s show on Saturday 13 September. The group will be joined by a number of soloists from previous years, and the regulars Mikko Peltoniemi, Johanna Boedecker and Jani Mahkonen, The group played their second ever gig at Lahden Jazztori.
Miikka Kallio Band could be called the royal band of Lahti. Over the years, Miikka Kallio Band has played at hundreds of festivals, private events and business parties. Less visible but as important is the work that the group does at kindergartens, hospitals and nursery homes. Mikka Kallio Band’s success is based on high-level musicianship, precision and a repertoire which is constantly developed. As before, the group gigs all over Finland this year, even from Lahti as far as Utsjoki. Miikka Kallio’s composition for clarinet and string orchestra was premiered in Pietari, and the group also hosts Jazztori club nights.
Miikka Kallio Band’s show at Jazztori focuses on some of the most classic tunes of the Finnish popular song. A selection of some of the most beautiful melodies and most touching texts, popularised by Tapio Rautavaara and Rauli Badding Somerjoki, among others, will be interpreted by soloistsMarko Haavisto and Kimmo Härmä. Toivo Kärki’s works will be remembered, also. “We will play the best of Finnish popular song with an emphasis on the older and more melodic material, whereas Jean S. will deal with the popular party hits”, says Miikka Kallio.
Further information: www.jazztori.fi
Miikka Kallio, 040 704 9921
Kim Heinonen, Executive producer, Lahden Jazztori
050 575 0011, kim@eventsolutions.fi
Publicist: Petra Ruonakoski, 040 504 0031, petra.ruonakoski@idonea.fi
See the programme in its entirety on: http://jazztori.fi/