Jazz Finland Live

Come to play, sing and listen!

Saxophone player Olli Ojajärvi leads UMO Helsinki Ensemble as a house band at Jazz Musicians’ Association’s Jam Session. Ojajärvi has played in UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra since 2000 and he is known – for example – for his strong solo interpretations.

The jam session is organised by Jazz Musicians’ Association together with UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Jazz Finland (Finnish Jazz Federation), Sibelius Academy Jazz Department, Metropolia University of Applied Sciences and Pop & Jazz Conservatory.

The event is supported by MES (Musiikin edistämissäätiö).

Open event

French/British quartet Bedmakers combines the lyrical liveliness of Irish folk music to the richness of blues and free improvisation to their own imaginary folk music. Bedmakers´ tour 'Tripute to an Imaginary Folk Band' arrives also to Finland and Estonia.

BEDMAKERS (FRA/UK) 'Tribute to an Imaginary Folk Band' 
Robin Fincker: tenor sax, clarinet
Mathieu Werchowski: violin
Dave Kane: bass 
Fabien Duscombs: drums

Bedmakers tours in Moscow, Edinburgh, Finland, Estonia, France and England in May. Vapaat Äänet produces four of the concerts:

ESTONIA
24/05 Narva, Vabalava 
25/05 Tallinn, Philly Joe's

FINLAND 
26/05 Pori, Validi Karkia Club
27/05 Turku, Turun seudun musiikkiopisto

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ect2ue1U7GY 
Bedmakers – www.freddymorezon.org/en/projets/bedmakers 
Albumi – mrmorezon.bandcamp.com/album/tribute-to-an-imaginary-folk-band

Tour booking and tour managing (Estonia-Finland): Vapaat Äänet. 
Tour support: AJC, CNV, Occitanie Region, City of Toulouse, Spedidam, French Institute of Estonia.

Open event