Jazz Finland Live

Ilmavoimien Big Band (Finnish Air Force Big Band) is joined by a very special guest, the American-born, today Sweden-based vocalist LaGaylia Frazier, in concert Soul Fever. We are in for some energetic Motown soul, full-blooded funk and selected jazz standards from the repertoire of Maynard Ferguson.

LaGaylia Frazier is a critically acclaimed vocalist who has collaborated with a number of Swedish jazz orchestras, appeared in musical West Side Story produced by Malmö Opera and competed in the Swedish semi-finals of the Eurovision Song Contest.

The concert is conducted by trombonist/composer/conductor Antti Rissanen, one of the most important figures of the Finnish big band scene. In addition to conduction, he composes for big bands actively. His previous collaborations include Settlement Big Band, Stadia Big Band, UMO Jazz Orchestra and Espoo Big Band and currently he acts as the conductor of Imatra Big Band,

AALTO II: Soul Fever
Fri 8 May 2015 at 7:00PM at A-sali, Väinönkatu 7, Jyväskylä
Ilmavoimien Big Band with LaGaylia Frazier
Conductor: Antti Rissanen

Tickets 15/10 €, available at the door an hour before the event.