The super weekend of jazz music offers four concerts in Jyväskylä during this weekend.
The weekend starts with Jazz Jkl Collective and their solo guest Mikko Innanen interpreting Thelonius Monk’s music at Poppari’s jazz club on Friday at 7 p.m. Sunday’s jazz marathon starts at 3 p.m. on the afternoon with Jazz Jkl Live series’ double concert featuring New York-based guitarist Olli Hirvonen’s New Helsinki ensemble and Joona Toivanen Trio , legendary group originally from Jyväskylä. The jazz weekend ends in a grand style with Jyväskylä Big Band’s ceremonious album release concert at Siltasali, featuring vocalist Elena Mindru and pianist Tuomas J. Turunen as solo guests of the concert. The concert starts at 6 p.m and is part of Gradia’s Loisto concert series.
The super weekend of jazz in Jyväskylä:
Fri 22.11.
Friday’s jazz vlub: Jazz Jkl Collective feat. Mikko Innanen at Restaurant Poppari at 7p.m. Tickets 12/8€.
Mikko Innanen – saxophone
Tuomas Paukku – guitar
Marian Petrescu – piano
Pekka Törmänen – bass
Kasper Halttunen – drums
http://www.mikkoinnanen.com/
www.facebook.com/tuomaspaukku
Event in Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/744983096015553/
Sun 24.11.
Jazz Jkl Live: Joona Toivanen Trio + Olli Hirvonen New Helsinki at Restaurant Poppari at 3 p.m. Tickets 18/12 €.
Joona Toivanen Trio
Joona Toivanen – piano
Tapani Toivanen – bass
Olavi Louhivuori – drums
Olli Hirvonen New Helsinki
Olli Hirvonen – guitar
Luke Marantz (USA) – piano
Marty Kenney (USA) – bass
Nathan Ellman-Bell (USA) – drums
https://www.ollihirvonen.com
https://joonatoivanen.com/
Event in Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/events/677629309391217/
Jyväskylä Big Band feat. Elena Mîndru & Tuomas J. Turunen: album release concert at Siltasali at 6 p.m.
Tickets 17/12 €:
https://events.liveto.io/events/jyvaskyla-big-band-feat-elena-mindru-tuomas-j-turunen-levyjulkaisukonsertti#
Ilkka Mäkitalo, conductor
Elena Mîndru, vocals
Tuomas J. Turunen, piano
Jyväskylä Big Band
https://www.jklbb.fi/
http://www.elenamindru.com/fi/
https://tuomasjuhaniturunen.com/
Photo: Elena Mindru by Andrei Budescu