Finnish Jazz Federation and its partners host a unique showcase festival and international export event in Helsinki on September 18 - 20. Jazz Finland festival includes a wide repertoire of live concerts, a seminar and network events for international jazz professionals.
The concert programme starts on Thursday the 18th when the YNJC showcase takes place at Koko Jazz Club, which is definitely one of the best clubs in Helsinki for live jazz. On Friday the venue is the prestigious Music Center, where the festival takes over two halls, Camerata and the Black Box. The Music Center is also the home of the Sibelius Academy's jazz department. The late-night club is in Lavaklubi. The last night of the weekend presents yet another kind of stage, when the festival moves to Korjaamo Culture Factory on Saturday. The festival ends on Sunday afternoon with Panu Savolainen's solo concert in the record store Digelius.
Thu 18.9. Koko Jazz Club, Hämeentie 3
7.00pm Young Nordic Jazz Comets 2014:
Elena & The Rom Ensemble (FIN), Intone (SWE), Musik För Hemlösa (DEN), Krokofant (NOR), Aurora (ICE)
Fri 19.9. Music Centre, Black Box, Mannerheimintie 13 A
7.30pm AR Quartet
8.30pm Ilmiliekki Quartet
9.30pm Nina Mya
Fri 19.9. Music Centre, Camerata, Mannerheimintie 13 A
8.00pm Aki Rissanen Trio
9.00pm Kari Ikonen Trio
Fri 19.9. National Theatre, Lavaklubi, Läntinen teatterikuja 1
10.30pm We Jazz Club: Mopo (live), We Jazz DJs
Sat 20.9. Culture Factory Korjaamo, Vintti, Töölönkatu 51a-b
8.00pm Elektro GT
9.30pm Mikko Innanen & Innkvisitio
10.30pm Teemu Viinikainen Trio
11.30pm Raoul Björkenheim eCsTaSy
We Jazz DJs
Sat 20.9. Culture Factory Korjaamo, Vaunusali, Töölönkatu 51a-b
8.30pm UMO Jazz Orchestra
10.00pm SUN Trio
11.00pm Jussi Fredriksson Jazz Wars
00.00pm Timo Lassy Band
00.45am Dalindèo
We Jazz DJs
Sun 21.9. Digelius Music, Laivurinrinne 2
2.30pm Panu Savolainen solo
See the full program and ticket infromation here.
Jazz Finland includes the General Assembly of Europe Jazz Network, the European umbrella organization for e.g. national jazz federations, agencies and other management companies, promotors, concert houses, clubs and festivals. The over two hundred GA participants represent the core of European jazz industry and provide a unique possibility to open doors for Finnish talent to go international. As a part of the festival programme, also young Nordic musicianship is being presented in a form of the Young Nordic Jazz Comets showcase. YNJC features upcoming jazz bands from all the Nordic countries.
Jazz Finland festival is the biggest showcase event ever organized to promote Finnish jazz. Jazz Finland concept itself is a large-scale project to cover all aspects of professional jazz music by bringing the people together and developing the Finnish jazz industry as a strong and united front.
The supportive and co-operative partners to the Finnish Jazz Federation in the Jazz Finland project include Music Finland, The Ministry of Education and Culture, the Finnish EJN member organizations and Sibelius Academy's jazz department in the University of Arts.