Jazz Finland Live

The tight-knit duo counts on the power of improvisation and creates their music in the moment. Their upcoming performance at Sellosali belongs to an 8-concert Finnish tour, produced by the agency Free Sounds, Free Voices.

Accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen, one of the major forces in the sphere of Finnish experimental music, and the acclaimed French drummer Eric Echampard return to the stage together. Their collaborative partnership started as early as in 2000, so talking about a telepathic communication hardly falls short of the truth. Their previous tours have been lauded by critics, and this January and February they will give eight concerts around Finland, closing the tour at Sellosali, Espoo, on 4 February. This concert is the only chance to experience Pohjonen-Echampard in the Helsinki metropolitan area.

Composer and virtuoso accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen (b. 1964) is a distinguished and highly individual figure in the field of Finnish music. He is known for several projects and musical concepts that aim at testing the limits of his instrument. An internationally recognised artist, Pohjonen has released 10 solo albums in total. Eric Echampard (b. 1970) is a French drummer who has established himself in the past fifteen years in European jazz circles. His key collaborators include guitarist Marc Ducret and pianist Andy Emler, in addition to whom he has appeared on stage with some of the giants of European jazz.

Free Voices, Free Sounds, managed by the award-winning producer Charles Gil, has carried the torch of jazz and improvised music since 1996, by developing musical exchange between France, Finland, Scandinavia and the Baltic countries. The main focus is on coordinating tours in Finland and France. A member association of the Finnish Jazz Federation and the AJC, a network of French jazz festivals, the agency collaborates with a wide network of promoters and other players in the field of European jazz.

Kimmo Pohjonen, accordion

Eric Echampard, drums

Duration 1 h, no interval
Tickets starting from 19,50 €, Lippupiste. Tickets at the door 20 €
Cloakroom fee 2 €