Antti Lötjönen and Kalle Kalima embark on a record release tour in February 2025
Double bassist and recent Yrjö Prize awardee Antti Lötjönen and guitarist Kalle Kalima embark on an extensive record release tour in winter 2025.
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Miguel Poveda, Lakecia Benjamin and Dominic Miller to perform at April Jazz 2025
The 39th April Jazz Festival will be organized in Espoo and Helsinki 22–26 April 2025.
Tuure Kilpeläinen embarks on jazz tour in December
Singer-songwriter Tuure Kilpeläinen surprises audiences by venturing on a jazz tour in mid-December. Kilpeläinen teams up with legendary American trumpeter Randy Brecker and five other musicians for the New York Suite: Tales from the Journey tour.
Grammy-Winning Jazz Guitarist Bill Frisell will perform at Savoy JAZZFest
Savoy JAZZFest, one of the Helsinki metropolitan area’s premier jazz events, has announced additional acts for next year’s program. The festival, taking place in early March, will feature Grammy-winning jazz guitarist Bill Frisell (USA) in its Saturday closing concert. Earlier that same day, the stage at Savoy Theater will host award-winning bassist Kaisa Mäensivu’s Kaisa’s Machine, joined by renowned American tenor saxophonist Mark Turner. Tickets for Savoy JAZZFest will go on sale on Friday, November 29, at 12:00 PM via Lippu.fi.
UMO Awarded for Children's Music Initiative at the Jellona Gala
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra's children's music project, featuring joint concerts with Pikku Papu's Orchestra, was awarded as the Children's Music Initiative of the Year at the Jellona Gala.
We Jazz Festival in Helsinki, November 23–30: Unique Concepts Attract Interest
The 11th We Jazz Festival will take place in Helsinki from November 23 to 30. This extensive event in Helsinki showcases top-tier jazz in a community atmosphere, featuring once again the special concepts that have proven very popular. Tickets for the festival are now on sale at Tiketti.
Järvenpää's Puistoblues Announces the First Artists for Next Summer
Puistoblues in Järvenpää will be back next summer with top-notch artists.
Grammy Winner Helsinki Chamber Choir and Sointi Jazz Orchestra on Joint Tour in November
Sointi Jazz Orchestra and the 20-member Helsinki Chamber Choir will embark on a three-concert tour this November. The Utopia concerts will feature world premieres from five composers. The concerts will take place on November 21 in Tampere, November 23 in Helsinki, and November 24 in Kuopio.
Turku Jazz Festival Named Festival of the Year 2025
The board of Finland Festivals has awarded the title of Festival of the Year 2025 to the Turku Jazz Festival.
Helsinki Jazz Association Presents This Year’s Art Breaks Walls Award to Pianist-Composer Iro Haarla
The Art Breaks Walls Award is a recognition given to an esteemed artist in jazz, improvised music, or contemporary music. The first Art Breaks Walls award was presented to saxophonist-composer Mikko Innanen on December 4, 2023.