The one-day mini-festival will be held in Kalkkiranta, Sipoo, on Saturday 13 August.
This year, Sipoo’s Kalkkiranta Jazz features Jukka Eskola Soul Trio, Anni Elif & Harpalyke and JPP & Panu Savolainen. The festival takes place in the factory area of Nordkalk on Saturday 13 August at 3-6:30PM.
Jukka Eskola, unarguably one of Finland’s most sought-after jazz musicians, brings his new band, Soul Trio, to Kalkkiranta with a freshly released debut EP under their belt. Drawing from the rich heritage of 1950s and 60s jazz, the outfit sees drummer Teppo Mäkynen and organist Mikko Helevä by Eskola’s side. Charismatic vocalist Anni Elif, known from the unstoppable trio pop-jazz trio Elifantree, presents her collaborative project with the duo Harpalyke. The group mixes verse by Edith Södergran with electro-acoustic, even futuristic soundscapes. This year’s festival will be closed by a premiering collaborative project of Panu Savolainen, the artistic director of the festival, and JPP or Järvelä Pikkupelimannit, one of the household names of Finnish folk music. Founded in 1982, this incredibly swinging outfit will be performing their guest leader’s new compositions, written specifically for this project.
Panu Savolainen acts as the artistic director of the 23rd Kalkkiranta Jazz Festival after pianist Iiro Rantala’s leaving the post after twenty years of directorship. In previous years, the festival has featured such artists as Trio Töykeät, Jukka Perko, Tuomo, Vieno Kekkonen, Felix Zenger, Lasse Mårtensson and Emma Salokoski. The festival is organised by Musiikkia Sipoossa ry.
Kalkkiranta Jazz
Sat 13 Aug 2016 at 15-18.30
Sipoo’s Kalkkiranta (Nordkalk factory area), Kalkkirannantie 555
Jukka Eskola Soul Trio
Jukka Eskola, trumpet
Teppo Mäkynen, drums
Mikko Helevä, organ
Anni Elif & Harpalyke
Anni Elif, vocals & synths
Pauli Lyytinen, EWI & tenor sax & omnichord & efects
Otto Eskelinen, reeds & bandoneon & programming
JPP & Panu Savolainen
Panu Savolainen, vibraphone
Mauno Järvelä, violin
Tommi Pyykönen, violin
Matti Mäkelä, violin
Esko Järvelä, violin
Timo Alakotila, pump organ & piano
Antti Järvelä, bass
Tickets 35 € (+ service fees), at the door and on Ticketmaster. Children 7-16 years. 5 €, under 7-year-olds free of charge.
A special bus service will transport visitors to and back from the festival. The service leaves in front of Kiasma, Helsinki city centre at 14:00.