Jazz Finland Live

Open air festival / free entrance to all concerts

Jari Perkiömäki Organic Baritone Quartet

Baritone sax coupled with an intensively-swinging organ trio has been as good as an unattempted combination so far in Finland - before this extraordinary quartet. Jari Perkiömäki’s team have modelled themselves upon George Benson’s group and, indeed, in addition to originals and selected jazz classics, their repertoire comprises pieces by Benson.

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Open air festival / free entrance to all concerts

Trio Urho

Trio Urho was founded by three students of the Sibelius Academy in 2012. The lack of a traditional harmony instrument is an important creative springboard for the trio, guiding their exploration for new ways of expression and arrangement. They cite Sonny Rollins’s, Joshua Redman’s and Elvin Jones’s groups as their musical icons.

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Singer Fredi's marvellous tenor voice has melted Finnish hearts already for several decades. This is the third time Koko Jazz Club has the honour to welcome him and his long-term partner in music, Olli Ahvenlahti, to step on the stage.

Fredi, vocals
Olli Ahvenlahti, piano
Arttu Takalo, vibraphone
Timo Hirvonen, bass
Jussi Lehtonen, drums

Tickets 25 / 20 €

Doors 6:00PM, Showtime 7:00PM.

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Laitila Market Square

Kimmo Gröhn & Portterin Vartijat

Cole Porter's music

Vocal, guitar, saxophone: Kimmo Gröhn
Double bass: O-P Kankimäki
Drums: Juha Salminen

Lassi Kouvo Quartet feat. Erkki "Eki" Välilä

Piano: Lassi Kouvo
Saxophones, clarinet: Erkki "Eki" Välilä
Guitar: Kari Antila
Double bass: Hironori Momoi (Jap)
Drums: Eduardo Belo (Bra)

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Otso Helasvuo Trio:

Taneli Manninen - drums, effects
Joni Vierre - guitar
Otso Helasvuo - bass

Free entrance

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Jaakko Martikainen & Co:

Jaakko Martikainen sax

Pasi Lyysaari bs

Johan Ölander drs

Free entrance

Welcome!

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