Jazz Finland Live

Frim - Fram plays older jazz, blues, country and New Orleans stuff with an energy-laden style.

Juki Välipakka, vocals/guitar

Sirpa Suomalainen, sax

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Ilmiliekki Quartet first won the audience over in 2002 by winning the inter-Scandinavian Young Nordic Jazz Comets competition. In 2004 they were selected as the Young Artists of Finland Festivals and the trumpeter Verneri Pohjola as the Artist of the Year at Pori Jazz Festival.

9:00PM Jazz Quartet, with vocalist Selma Savolainen

10:00PM Ilmiliekki Quartet

Tickets 40 €

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Tero Saarti – trumpetti
Petri Puolitaival – alttosaksofoni
Joonatan Rautio – tenorisaksofoni
Kasperi Sarikoski – pasuuna
Jussi Fredriksson – piano
Eero Seppä – basso
Jussi Lehtonen – rummut
Ville Pynssi – perkussiot

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Laihonen / Pekkola / Thorman (SWE)

Drummer Simo Laihonen and saxophonist Sami Pekkola are known as active musicians in their own fields. After playing a handful of duo concerts together, the pair started taking the idea of a duo group more seriously and working on some material together. Earlier focus on steadier build-ups and longer arches has been replaced by spontaneous, sporadic overflow of energy in the manner of old-school free jazz. Now Swedish double bassist Patric Thorman joins the game brining in some fresh drive from the other side of the Gulf of Bothnia. His unconditional devotion to his own musical style has made him a sought-after name in Stockholm’s jazz circles.

Simo Laihonen – drums
Sami Pekkola – sax
Patric Thorman – double bass

Kemppainen / Suominen / Tiheäsalo / Tolvi / Tolvi

The idea of this group had been ripening for a long time before finally coming true. We are talking about a dream team built around the group Sir Trio, who have found their inspiration from Ornette Coleman’s Prime Time era. This five-piece is composed of Finnish free jazz veterans with reinforcement from the field of psychedelia in the person of Jari Suominen of the band Jarse. Wear your craziest dance shoes for this occasion, otherwise this cocktail of free jazz and psychedelia will knock you off your feet!

Tero Kemppainen – bass guitar
Jari Suominen – electric guitar
Topias Tiheäsalo – electric guitar
Antti Tolvi – electric bass
Jaakko Tolvi – drums

Tickets 7 €

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