Jazz Finland Live

Alder Ego is the debut album of the 2014 quartet led by drummerJoonas Leppänen. The quartet – Leppänen on drums, Tomi Nikku on trumpet, Jarno Tikka on tenor sax and Teemu Åkerblom on bass – continued to charm their audiences with their folk-nuanced, melodic jazz until year 2018, when they were picked up by We Jazz Records. The Helsinki-based label releases a small number of cutting edge jazz albums, and Alder Ego's sophomore II is one of them. II is described to "follow the “harmolodics” approach of Ornette Coleman" (Peter Slavid, London Jazz News) and it is indeed, operating without a harmony instrument. Rich in melody, surprises and layers, Alder Ego is chamber music played by a jazz quartet. 

All the musicians repreent the new generation of creative jazzers: drummer-composer Joonas Leppänen is known from his cool jazz ensemble Big Blue, Jarno Tikka plays in OK:KO, Tomi Nikku and Teemu Åkerblom in Maxxxtet. Åkerblom is replaced on this tour by bassist Nate Francis, who studies in Sibelius Academy.

Listen to Alder Ego: II on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Lc48KK

Alder Ego
Joonas Leppänen, drums / Tomi Nikku, trumpet / Jarno Tikka, tenor saxophone / Nathan Francis, double bass

Alder Ego Suomen on Jazz Finland Tour 
Wed 25.9. at 20 Oulu, Vanha Paloasema Bar, tickets 15/10€
Fri 27.9. at 20 Espoo, April Jazz Club, Tapiola Garden, tickets 13€
Sat 28.9. at 20 Porvoo Jazz Festival, Vanha 123, w/ Superposition! at 21.00, tickets 30/25/20€
Mon 30.9. at 19 Kotka, Ravintola Kairo, tickets 10/8/5€
Tue 1.10. at 19 Savonlinna, Kulttuurikellari, tickets 20/15€ at the door, 18/13€ pre-sale 
Wed 2.10. at 19 Kuopio, Restaurant Gusto RunIn, tickets 18/15€
Thu 3.10. at 19 Joensuu, Pakkahuone, tickets 15/10/5€
Fri 4.10. at 19 Raahe, Raahen Teatteri, tickets 15/10/5€

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Tomi Salesvuo East Funk Attack

Taru Ratilainen - vocals
Ukko Heinonen - saxophone and flute,
Ilmari Aitoaho - keyboard
Matias Kiiveri - guitar and backing vocals,
Heikki Laine - bass,
Tomi Salesvuo - drums and backing vocals

Featuring: Osmo Ikonen, vocals

Photo: Tomi Rutanen

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Afrojazz Quintet with its soulful and charismatic singer Charlotta Kerbs celebrate the release of their long-awaited first album "Bongo Jazz" together with You at Afrojazz Club. Expect dance- and listener friendly afrofunk, afroblues and soul with a splash of reggae and psychedelic rock. Welcome to dance and to dig at Afrojazz Club at Lavaklubi in the basement of the National Theater in central Helsinki!

Charlotta Kerbs, vocals
Antero Priha, trumpet, vocals 
Julius Heikkilä, guitar
Akim Color, percussion 
Daniel Iiskola, bass
Alvar Gullichsen, percussion, guitar, vocals 
Anssi Tirkkonen, drums

Tickets 12 (at the door15€)

Photo: Klaus Nyqvist

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Söderbacka-Matikainen Quartet, aka SM4, featuring David Lyttle (UK) and Joonatan Rautio is a brand new lineup that debuts this fall. The music by SM4 can be described as melodic jazz with modern flavours that sets a playground for the musicians to create rhythmic and harmonic adventures. The music for SM4 is mainly written by guitarist Martin Söderbacka and basist Eevalotta Matikainen. Together with fantastic drummer David Lyttle from Northern Ireland and one of Finlands foremost jazz musicians and saxophone virtuoso, Joonatan Rautio, they offer an evening filled with jazz, beautiful music and joyful moments.

SM4 TOUR September 2019
24.9 Kokkola, Kahvila Kulma 16:30
25.9 Kajaani, Kouta-sali 19:00
26.9 Pietarsaari, Jazzoo, Black Sheep 21:00
27.9 Kristiinankaupunki, KRS Jazz, Jungman 19:00
28.9 Vaasa, Doo-Bop Club 20:00

Joonatan Rautio - saxophone
David Lyttle (UK) - drums
Martin Söderbacka - guitar
Eevalotta Matikainen - double bass

Free entry!

Photo: Johan Hagström and Adam Patterson 

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Porvoo Jazz Festival
27.9.2019

Jeff "Tain" Watts - rummut
Antti Lötjönen - kontrabasso
Paul Bollenback - kitara

Tickets: 30€/25€/15€,(at the door 35€/30€/12€)

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Porvoo Jazz Festival
27.9.2019 at 8 PM

OK:KO

Okko Saastamoinen - drums
Jarno Tikka - saxophones
Toomas Keski-Säntti - piano
Mikael Saastamoinen - bass

Joonas Haavisto Trio

Joonas Haavisto - piano
Antti Lötjönen - double bass
Joonas Riippa - drums

Tickets : 25€/20€, (at the door 30€/25€)

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Porvpp Jazz Festival 2019

Jukka Eskola Soul Trio 
27.9. at 11 PM

Jukka Eskola - trumpet
Mikko Helevä - organ
Teppo Mäkynen - drums

Tickets: 20€/15€ (at the door 25€/20€)

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Salojazz 2019
27.9.2019

Ismaila Sané - vocals & percussion
Mika Mylläri - trumpet
Kari Ikonen - piano & Mini Moog 
Petri Kautto - electric guitar
Ari Hossi - bass
Mamadou Ndoye - sabar & percussion
Armando Mokulu - drums

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Vibraphonist Panu Savolainen’s jazz trio Herd celebrates its ten-year journey with an extensive tour in Finland. Herd released the critically acclaimed album X last February and is now heading on tour from 8 October until 31 October. Fourteen cities covering tour is produced together with Jazz Finland.

Herd was founded in 2009 between Savolainen, bassist Mikko Pellinen and drummer Tuomas Timonen. Trio is especially known of numerous collaboration projects, most famous being the Jazzbasilli with vocalist Aili Ikonen. Their debut album Live!! was released 2011 and the same year they won the distinguished European Jazz Competition at the North Sea Jazz festival in the Netherlands. They have hosted their own HERD club nights at National Theatre and toured in Australia in 2015 and in Ethiopia between 2016 and 2017.

With the original compositions of the band members, Herd returns to its roots to multidimensional, melancholy and beautiful trio play with its new X album. The album recorded in July 2018 boldly exploits the possibilities of studio technology, although on live concerts the band still relies on the acoustic swing.

Panu Savolainen, vibraphone
Mikko Pellinen, ukulele bass
Tuomas Timonen, drums

www.facebook.com/herdtrio
www.instagram.com/herdtrio
www.panusavolainen.com/herd

Tickets18€/ 16€(OP-mobiili)/ 12€

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