Welcome to celebrate the 50 years of Turku Jazz Festival, the second oldest jazz happening in Finland. Let’s jazz in March!
Turku Jazz Festival offers a nice selection of contemporary jazz. Festival’s main stage is located to Logomo near the main railway station and 20 minutes walk from the center of the city. The 50 years anniversary concert takes place at Åbo Svenska Teater next to Turku Market Square on Thursday the 7th of March.
Turku Jazz Festival celebrates its 50th anniversary from 6th to 10th of March. The full programme is published on Friday 7 December at the publishing event at Bar Ö at 3pm. The Turku Jazz Artist of 2019 performs at the event.
Turku Jazz in Flames: Winter Hess Huntley (FI/DK/US)
Ke 6.3.2019 klo 19
Café Tiljan, Åbo Svenska Teater
Eerikinkatu 13, Turku
Niklas Winter – kitara
Emil Hess – tenorisaksofoni
Richard Huntley – rummut
Celebrating Billy Cobham’s 75th Birthday with Crosswinds Project (US)
Eero Koivistoinen Quartet -69
Thursday 7th of March 2019 at 7 pm
Åbo Svenska Teater, Aurakatu 10, Turku
Eero Koivistoinen Quartet -69
Eero Koivistoinen – saxophone
Olli Ahvenlahti – piano
Pekka Sarmanto – bass
Reino Laine – drums
Billy Cobham’s Crosswinds Project
Billy Cobham – drums
Paul Hanson – bassoon, saxophone
Fareed Haque – guitar
Scott Tibbs – keyboards
Tim Landers – bass
Nicola Conte Spiritual Galaxy (IT/UK/FI)
Pe 8.3.2019 klo 22.30
Teatro-sali, Logomo
Köydenpunojankatu 14, Turku
Nicola Conte – kitara
Bridgette Amofah – laulu
Gianluca Petrella – pasuuna
Timo Lassy – saksofoni
Luca Alemanno – bassot
Teppo Mäkynen – rummut
Abdissa Assefa – perkussiot
Trygve Seim Helsinki Songs (NO/EE/FI)
La 9.3.2019 klo 21
Teatro-sali, Logomo
Köydenpunojankatu 14, Turku
Trygve Seim – saksofoni
Kristjan Randalu – piano
Mats Eilertsen – basso
Markku Ounaskari – rummut
Photo: Trygve Seim by Antonio Armentano.