Jazz Finland Live

Open event

Tickets incl. service fee: 32,50/22,50/11,50 € (Lippupiste, online store), 31/21/11 € (ticket office of Helsinki Music Centre)

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Frank McComb, vocals and piano
Joonatan Rautio, saxophone
Mikko Pettinen, trumpet and background vocals
Heikki Tuhkanen, trombone
Teemu Viinikainen, guitar
Timo Hirvonen, bass
Jussi Lehtonen, drums
Abdissa Assefa, percussion
Nina Mya, background vocals

DIG. Festival October 29–31, 2013
Black Box, Helsinki Music Centre
The annual jazz festival, DIG., of the Sibelius Academy jazz programme takes over the Helsinki Music Centre from October 29th to 31st. The jazz festival was first arranged in 2002. The event features both international and Finnish artists on the Centre’s stages and the most famous solo artist this year is American soul singer and keyboardist Frank McComb (born 1970). McComb, who has been compared with Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder, has worked during his career with, among others, Prince and Chaka Khan.

Further information:
Producer
Ulla Havulehto
050 384 3451
ulla.havulehto@siba.fi

Open event

Copenhagen Jazz Festival presents

The opening night of the 2013 Tampere Jazz Happening offers a unique compilation of performances by three wildly ingenious Danish ensembles displaying extraordinary musicality. The concert has been produced in collaboration with the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.

Free entry

20.00 Toto (DEN)

This explosive duo consists of two radical drummers who exhibit a dark, hypnotic sense of rhythmic energy. With the intensity of a traditional ritual, Toto’s soundscape seems to zoom past listeners like a high-speed train. You want to move – or even dance – but find your feet grounded on the floor as your body takes in the waves of sound.

21.30 Maria Laurette Friis (DEN)

Maria Laurette Friis is one of the most talented and original songwriters in the contemporary music scene of Denmark. She has published three critically acclaimed albums together with her ensemble Tys Tys, but recently has been focusing on solo compositions. Both intimate and impressive, her music guides the listeners toward a beautifully mysterious and reflective twilight.

23.00 Girls in Airports (DEN)

Girls in Airports finds inspiration from all around the world. This award-winning ensemble has collaborated with musicians in China and Brazil, fusing new influences into their original mix of indie, jazz, and world music, with a touch of cool Nordic hues. The group’s signature elements, including purring saxophones, delicately crafted melodies, and infectious grooves, are also present on their latest album, Kaikoura (Mawimusic, 2013).

Open event