The supergroup will be taking the stage in a number of cultural centres around Central and Southern Finland this autumn.
Led by composer-guitarist Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen, Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana is a rare union of a 17-piece big band and a rap trio. Comprising some of Finland’s best jazz musicians and the pioneering rappers, Paleface, Redrama and Tommy Lindgren, this unique outfit will hit the road on a special tour this autumn. The tour will see them perform in seven prestigious venues around Central and Southern Finland.
Tour schedule:
14 Oct Kuopio Music Centre at 19
19 Oct Tampere Hall at 19
20 Oct Logomo, Turku at 20
22 Oct House of Culture, Helsinki at 15 and at 19
4 Nov Jyväskylä Pavilion at 19
5 Nov Tapiola Hall, Espoo at 19
Last year a show hosted by the House of Culture, Helsinki, seating roughly 1,500 people, was almost sold out 5 months before the concert day. Due to a huge demand, another show was scheduled for the same day, seeing more than 2,600 fans in total attend. This is rare; especially when we are talking about such a niche genre as big band rap.
Also a video, shot at a sold-out double concert at Helsinki’s Korjaamo Culture Factory in March 2016, for track “Vielä vähän” was released recently.
Watch the video below.
Ricky-Tick Big Band & Julkinen Sana will be giving around two dozen shows this year, including performances at several summer festivals (Ruisrock, Jyväskylän kesä, Pori Jazz, Ilosaarirock, Ostock). The autumn tour will close their year.
Line-up
Valtteri Laurell Pöyhönen, conductor, guitar, electric piano
Karri "Paleface" Miettinen, rap
Tommy Lindgren, rap
Lasse "Redrama" Mellberg, rap
Jukka Eskola, lead trumpet, flugelhorn
Kalevi Louhivuori, 2nd trumpet, flugelhorn
Mikko "Gunu" Karjalainen, 3rd trumpet, flugelhorn
Janne Toivonen, 4th. trumpet, flugelhorn
Petri "Pope" Puolitaival, 1st alto sax, flute, piccolo flute
Ari Jokelainen, 2nd alto sax
Jussi Kannaste, 1st tenor sax
Antti Hynninen, 2nd tenor sax, flute
Linda Fredriksson, baritone sax
Kasperi Sarikoski, 1st trombone
Juha "Jay" Kortehisto, 2nd trombone
Heikki Tuhkanen, 3rd trombone
Juho Viljanen, bass trombone, tuba
Antti Lötjönen, double bass
Sami Koskela, keys
Jaska Lukkarinen, drums
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Photo: Ville Juurikkala.