Gems of big band music made famous by the legendary orchestras of Duke Ellington and Count Basie will be heard on Friday April 21 in Logomo's Teatro hall. Turku Jazz Orchestra's own top musicians play the main roles in the concert.
The artistic director of Turku Jazz Orchestra, Ville Vannemaa, has put together a set of big band gems for the April concert. The program is both entertaining and captivating to listen to as well as thought provoking. In the 1950s and 1960s, the legendary duo Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn, as well as Count Basie's collaborators Neal Hefti and Sammy Nestico, composed polished masterpieces that are guaranteed to keep the audience enthralled.
Turku Jazz Orchestra: Such Sweet & Splanky
Fri 21.4.2023 at 19:00 (doors open 18:00)
Teatro hall, Logomo
Junakatu 9, Turku
Turku Jazz Orchestra
Ville Vannemaa – conductor
Advance tickets: Lippu.fi
Standar ticket €30
OP Turku Region owner-customer benefit €27.5 (max 2 tickets/customer)
Senior citizens €25
Students and children €15
Group ticket (10 people or more) €23
Ticket sales also on the day of the concert at the Teatro's bar counter, if the concert is not sold out in advance.
You can find the Teatro's door on the side of the train track in the Logomo building.
The duration of the concert is approx. 1.5 hours, including the intermission.
Turku Jazz Orchestra ensemble at the concert:
Saxophones:
Jusu Heinonen
Kristian Lakari
Ville Vannemaa
Harri Wallenius
Samuli Nieminen
Trombones:
Jani Jokinen
Hooper Santos
Vesa Huhtasalo
Pekka Laurikka
Trumpets:
Esko Heikkinen
Petter Järvi
Rami Koskinen
Mikko Gunu Karjalainen
Ville Vihko – piano
Vesa Saloranta – bass
Veikka Kajamies – drums
Photo: Ilkka Arola