Jazz Finland Live

Jazz & Dance club series takes over Koko Jazz Club one more time. We will be in for surprise guests!

Doors 6:00PM.

Tickets 15/10 €.

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Open air festival / free entrance to all concerts

UMO Jazz Orchestra
conductor: Kirmo Lintinen

Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, UMO Jazz Orchestra closes the Jazz-Espa 2015 festival with style. UMO’s 40th anniversary concert series consists solely of Finnish compositions, and at Espa we will hear music penned by the likes of Eero Koivistoinen, Kari “Sonny” Heinilä, Jarmo Savolainen and Kirmo Lintinen. The concert is conducted by Kirmo Lintinen.

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Welcome aboard m/s Aava for a Jazz Dinner Cruise!

Strömma and Theron Catering invite you to enjoy the summer Friday onboard m/s Aava. The table is laid with delicious buffet food and swinging jazz tunes performed by a number of renowned Finnish jazz artists.

Departures every Friday from 3 July to 28 August at 6:00PM from the Market Square behind the Old Market Hall. The ship can be boarded starting from 5:30PM.

7 August: Janne Maarala & Mikko Pettinen Duo:
A Tribute to Louis Armstrong

Tickets 59 €
Duration of the cruise 2 hrs 30 min

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Klo 17:00 Cafe Tiihonen, free entrance

Jarmo Hynninen Trio

Guitars: Jarmo Hynninen
Vocal, guitar: Neil Berrymen (UK)
Double and bass guitar: Iiro Kautto

Klo 20:30 City Hall Laitila

Kari Antila “The North Wind Quintet”

Guitar: Kari Antila
Saxophones: Manuel Dunkel
Piano: Alexi Tuomarila
Bass: Antti Lötjönen
Drums: Hironori Momoi (JAP)

Tickets: 17,50 e (incl. free entrance to Laitilan Kievari, same day 11:30 pm)

23:30 Restaurant Laitilan Kievari

Jarmo Hynninen Trio

Guitars: Jarmo Hynninen
Vocal and guitar: Neil Berrymen (UK)
Double and bass guitar: Iiro Kautto
+ special guest, drums: Hironori Momoi (JAP)

Tickets: 10 e from door after 11:30pm (if available)

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The Ylöjärvi Town Hall Square turns into a music venue on 7 August when the Kaupunkijazzit one-day festival invades the town. This year's artists are Elina Arlin Band and Verneri Pohjola Quartet. The event closes with an atmospheric jazz mass at Ylöjärvi Church.

Elina Arlin fronts her own five-piece, Elina Arlin Band, at Kaupunkijazzit. Arlin first came to larger-scale attention when she participated in the Uuden Musiikin kilpailu (Eurovision Song Contest Finnish semi-finals) in 2013. Her first album, New Name, came out in 2014. Arlin has composed and written lyrics for all the tracks. A postgraduate student at the Sibelius Academy, she is currently working as a voice teacher at the Turku Conservatory. Her other projects include the3ees vocal group and the orchestra Local Voices.

Trumpeter Verneri Pohjola first became known as a member of the acclaimed Ilmiliekki Quartet in the early 2000s and has ever since been a strong presence in the Finnish jazz life. His two earlier solo albums, the Emma-awarded debut Aurora and the sophomore Ancient History, have been praised by critics and audiences alike.

Pohjola brings his newish quartet to Kaupunkijazzit. The outfit is composed of some of Finland's brightest jazz stars: Aki Rissanen (piano), Antti Lötjönen (bass) and - as the newest member in the band's ranks - Teppo Mäkynen (drums). The third album Bullhorn, released on the British label Edition Records, presented the regenerated quartet in its full force.

Kaupunkijazzit has been organised since 2007 by the Ylöjärvi Town. The jazz mass is organised by Ylöjärvi parish.

Free entry!
Address: Ylöjärven kaupungintalon aukio (Ylöjärvi Town Hall Square), Kuruntie 12, Ylöjärvi.

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