The autumn program of the Helsinki Jazz jaZZanti concert series offers a diverse setting of performances.
The autumn program of the Helsinki Jazz jaZZanti concert series is diverse and interesting. Helsinki Jazz celebrates the 50th anniversary of Mia Simanainen on 5th November. The trio Sylvain Rifflet Troubadours together with Verneri Pohjola will perform as a French collaboration. Visits by Nordic or Nordic musicians will be postponed to next year.
Autumn program
Tuesday 8.9.20 Verneri Pohjola and Mika Kallio
Verneri Pohjola: trumpet and Mika Kallio: percussion.
The music archive will hand out an Erik Lindström grant at the concert.
Ravintola Laulumiehet. Tickets: 18 €, couples 12 + 12 €, seniors, unemployed and members of the Helsinki Jazz 12 € and students 10 €.
Thursday 17.9.20 Alexi Tuomarila trio
Alexi Tuomarila: piano, Eero Tikkanen: double bass and Olavi Louhivuori: drums.
Ravintola Laulumiehet. Tickets: 18 €, couples 12 + 12 €, seniors, unemployed and members of the Helsinki Jazz 12 € and students 10 €.
Tuesday 22.9.20 Kari Ikonen and Mikko Iivanainen - solos and duo
Kari Ikonen: piano and Mikko Iivanainen: guitars - solos and duo
The previously announced concert of Kari Ikonen and Per “Texas” Johansson will be postponed to next year.
Ravintola Laulumiehet. Tickets: 18 €, couples 12 + 12 €, seniors, unemployed and members of the Helsinki Jazz 12 € and students 10 €.
Thursday 8.10.20 Sid Hille and Pepa Päivinen
Sid Hille: piano and Pepa Päivinen: wind instruments
The previously announced duo of Joona Toivanen and Mika Kallio will move on to next year.
Ravintola Laulumiehet. Tickets: 18 €, couples 12 + 12 €, seniors, unemployed and members of the Helsinki Jazz 12 € and students 10 €.
Tuesday 20.10.20 NIMBY
Adele Sauros: Saxophones, Juho Valjakka, piano, Oskari Siirtola: double bass and Teemu Mustonen: drums.
Ravintola Laulumiehet. Tickets: 18 €, couples 12 + 12 €, seniors, unemployed and members of the Helsinki Jazz 12 € and students 10 €.
Sunday 25.10.20 Sylvain Rifflet Troubadours (FR) & Verneri Pohjola
Sylvain Rifflet: Saxophones, Clarinets, Shruti Box; Verneri Pohjola: trumpet, Sandrine Marchetti: harmonium and Benjamin Flament: percussion.
The concert is organized in cooperation with Vapaat Äänet.
WHS Theater Union. Tickets: € 25, couples € 20 + € 20, seniors, unemployed and members of the Helsinki Jazz € 20 and students € 15.
Thursday 5.11.20 Mia Simanainen 50th Anniversary Concert: Solo and Quartet Ajaton
Mia Simanainen: voice, Henrik Sandås: bandoneón, Kari Ikonen - moog synthesizer and Mikko Perkola: viola da gamba
Ravintola Laulumiehet. Tickets: € 20, couples € 15 + € 15, seniors, unemployed and members of the Helsinki Jazz € 15 and students € 12.
Monday 9.11.20 Rotko
Pauli Lyytinen: wind instruments, Jori Huhtala: double bass and Olavi Louhivuori: drums
WHS Theater Union. Tickets: € 20, couples € 15 + € 15, seniors, unemployed and members of the Helsinki Jazz € 15 and students € 12.
Monday 7.12.20 Natalie Castrillón, Teemu Mustonen, Jukka Kääriäinen and Teppo Hauta-aho
Trio - Natalie Castrillón: harps, Teemu Mustonen: percussion and Jukka Kääriäinen: guitars and duo Teppo Hauta-aho: double bass and miscellaneous instruments and Jukka Kääriäinen: guitars
WHS Theater Union. Tickets: 18 €, couples 12 + 12 €, seniors, unemployed and members of the Helsinki Jazz 12 € and students 10 €.
Event venues:
Restaurant Laulumiehet, Hietaniemenkatu 2, 00100 Helsinki and WHS Theater Union, Unioninkatu 45 lh 1-2 / Siltavuorenranta 18.
Program changes are possible.
The concerts comply with the authorities' corona regulations and recommendations.