UMO Jazz Orchestra’s spring season is in full swing – the beat is going up. More treats below.
Good Friday’s Traditional Church Concert
It was almost 20 years ago when UMO gave their first, special Good Friday concert. Themed and titled, Silent Music, this tradition of Easter time treats goes on this year, too. This time, UMO will team up with one of Finland’s finest women choirs, KYN, known for their unique collaborations with jazz bands and musicians. The programme will consist of Finnish music penned by the likes of Anna-Mari Kähärä and Mikko Hassinen, the latter of whom is also responsible for a large number of the arrangements to be heard in the concert. UMO will be conducted by Kirmo Lintinen, KYN by Kaija Viitasalo.
Silent Music: UMO & KYN
Fri 14 Apr 2017 at 18.00, Mikael Agricola Church, Helsinki
Tickets: Ticketmaster at 22,50 € / 17,50 € / 11 €
The mightiest May Day Pre-Party: Songs for Bad Boys – UMO feat. Samuli Edelmann, Irina Björklund, Tuure Kilpeläinen and Antti Reini
Prepare yourself for a cracking May Day pre-party on the 29th of April at Finlandia Hall! We will be in for a madman’s piano-plinking and whispers in minor when UMO goes bonkers with soloists Samuli Edelmann, Irina Björklund, Tuure Kilpeläinen and Antti Reini. The programme will be as hilarious as it is naughty: Juha Watt Vainio’s Pahojen poikien lauluja (Songs for Bad Boys). Age limit: 18.
May Day Pre-Party with UMO: Songs for Bad Boys. UMO feat. Samuli Edelmann, Irina Björklund, Tuure Kilpeläinen and Antti Reini
Conductor: Mikko Hassinen
Sat 29 Apr 2017 at 20:00, Finlandia Hall, Helsinki
Tickets: Ticketmaster 45 € / 40 €. Show’n Dinner 90,50 € / 86 €
Kid’s Saturday on April Fool’s Day: UMO & Satu Sopanen at Sello Hall
UMO and Satu Sopanen’s collaborative concert Taikapeitto (The Magic Blanket) will rerun at the insistence of the audience. Swinging arrangements, games and cheerful energy will sweep kids to great adventures in this concert. We will stretch, march, rock, waltz and samba to the music. Recommended to kids between ages 5-10.
UMO & Satu Sopanen: Taikapeitto Kids Concet
Sat 1 Apr 2017 at 15.00, Sello Hall, Espoo
Tickets: Lippupiste 10 €, family ticket for four 32 €
Young Trumpeter Tomi Nikku to Front UMO in April
UMO’s concert series at Koko Jazz Club and the major concert halls of Helsinki (Malmitalo, Kanneltalo, Vuotalo) will be continued. This spring’s third concert series tackles the influence of Broadway on the development of jazz, and the many unforgettable compositions that have enriched its tradition. The soloist will be the bright and young trumpet player Tomi Nikku, whose signature soft and warm trumpet sound plays a major role in such rising groups as Bowman Trio, Mikko Sarvanne Hip Company and Sointi Jazz Orchestra. Mikko Hassinen conducts the concert.
UMO feat. Tomi Nikku: Broadway and Broader
Mon 24 Apr 2017 at 19.00, Koko Jazz Club, Helsinki
Tue 25 Apr 2017 at 14.00, Kanneltalo, Helsinki
Wed 26 Apr 2017 at 15.00, Malmitalo, Helsinki
Tickets: to Koko Jazz Club via Tiketti 18 € / 14 €,
to Kanneltalo and Malmitalo via Lippupiste 10 € / 5 €
Lunch & Music at Savoy Theatre
The popular lunch concerts hosted by UMO continue! We will be in for two tasty afternoons and great music with unusual guests fronting UMO. On 21 March the big band will team up with viol-player Mikko Perkola, and on 16 May with Jarmo Julkunen on the banjo. As usual, the concerts will be held at Savoy Theatre free of charge. If you’re into enjoying some food for body, too, lunch is served before and after the concert at Savoy’s Restaurant Presto starting at 10,30 €.
UMO feat. Mikko Perkola:
Tue 21 Mar 2017 at 12.00 Savoy Theatre, Helsinki
UMO feat. Jarmo Julkunen:
Tue 16 May 2017 at 12.00 Savoy Theatre, Helsinki
UMO is a professional Finnish big band, performing new jazz and related music across the board. Contemporary music being one of UMO’s main focuses the orchestra commissions and performs new material from Finnish composers regularly. Indeed, the group is a key player in making Finnish music better known both in- and outside its country of origin; in providing a school of practical experience for promising young musicians and in enhancing the versatility of Finnish jazz culture. The members come from the top of Finnish jazz. UMO is regarded as one of the leading big bands of the world.
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