Jazz Finland Live

Trio Urho

Trio Urho is a group founded by three students of Sibelius Academy in 2012. As the line-up does not include a harmony instrument, one of the band's main aims is to find different expressive ways to make up for this absence. Some of the group's models are Sonny Rollins's, Joshua Redman's and Elvin Jones's groups. The repertoire consists of the band members' original compositions and jazz classics that have been arranged to suit the trio's modern approach. 

Ville Vannemaa - saxes

Teemu Åkerblom - bass

Mikko Arlin - drums

The Erik Lindström Foundation, in co-operation with Finnish Pop & Jazz Archive, awards one or more young Finnish jazz musicians with a grant every year, especially to support studies abroad. The foundation, started in autumn 2002 by musician and composer Erik Lindström, has awarded the stipend since 2003. To date, the number of awarded musicians has reached 15 and the total sum of donated funds has topped 30 000 euros.

The event is organised by Helsinki Jazz ry and the Finnish Pop and Jazz Archive JAPA and supported by the City of Helsinki Cultural Office and the Finnish Music Foundation.

Tickets 15 €, pensioners/ uneployed/ Helsinki Jazz ry members 10 €, students 8 €, couples 10 + 10 €. Available at the door or at Digelius Music Record Shop, Laivurinrinne 2 (www.digelius.com). Doors open 6:30PM.

Open event

Summer Jazz Club starts at Poppari! This summer jazz is in the air in Jyväskylä as the monthly Summer Jazz Club takes over Poppari, beginning from 27 May. Each month, two up-and-coming young groups that have strong ties to Jyväskylä city will take the stage and jam to their - and the audience's - heart's content. The club will be organised on 27 May, 17 June, 22 July and 12 August 2014.

The first club night will see two new, fascinating quartets, both playing their original compositions. Lakecity Groovers consists of already established young professionals who take a straight-ahead approach to jazz music. The focus is on traditional building blocks of jazz: sturdy swing, high intensity, free-flowing energy and the joy of playing. What else would one need? The Jyväskylä-based group will perform original material and jazz standards from the 50s and 60s, seasoned with rootsy blues and rock music influences.

Hermes, founded in 2013, is a quartet formed by a group of friends who wanted to bring their own sonic roots and a love for Brazilian musical tradition together. The outcome could be described as highly individual jazz, which is driven by Brazilian rhythmic patterns and does not take genre boundaries too seriously.

Lakecity Groovers:

Tuomas Paukku, guitar

Tuomas J. Turunen, piano

Petri Jaakonaho, bass

Ilkka Oksanen, drums

Hermes:

Lauri Kallio, guitar

Teemu Mustonen, drums

Antti Lähdesmäki, piano

Pekka Löhönen, bass

Tickets: 8/5€ (VIP, students) Further information: 050 3020697 /Antti Lähdesmäki

Open event