Jazz Finland Live

Tickets 20e / 18 e

Signe’s distinctive music has pushed the boundaries of jazz, folk music and contemporary music since 2015. Signe convinces with its presence, original compositions and strong soloist interpretations. The band's first full-length release To Sappho is built around fragments left by the ancient poet Sappho, telling timeless descriptions of passionate love, longing and equality in Finnish and English. The album received a special mention as a Teosto Award nominee and a Jazzemma nomination in the spring of 2020.

Koko Jazz Club pays special attention to hygiene safety, and takes care of the seating layout and instructing customers to enable adequate safety distances.

Riikka Keränen, vocals
Selma Savolainen, vocals
Josefiina Vannesluoma, vocals
Kaisa Mäensivu, vocals and doublebass

Led by trumpeter Tero Saarti, the UMO Helsinki Ensemble will take us on an unforgettable musical journey to the Italy of classic cinema and big emotions. This concert will limelight two beloved Italian film composers, Ennio Morricone (1928–2020) and Nino Rota (1911–1979). Their iconic pieces have been arranged for a jazz ensemble by Saarti, in whose hands they have gained a subtle jazzy twist. The programme features, among others, Rota’s music for Federico Fellini’s Casanova and La Dolce Vita, while songs remembered from movies Once Upon a Time in America and A Fistful of Dollars will be heard from Morricone’s repertory. The concert is a tribute to Ennio Morricone, who died in July 2020 in an accident.

The second set takes us from sizzling, cinematic Italy back to north. To honour of its sweet home city, UMO Helsinki Ensemble will perform pieces inspired by Helsinki. The concert comprises new instrumental arrangements by Tero Saarti. We will hear music from popular Finnish household names, such as Tuomari Nurmio, Hector and J. Karjalainen, and some up-and-coming faces, including Tiisu and Aili Järvelä.

UMO Helsinki Ensemble is a one-off, ensemble-sized line-up formed by musicians known both from UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and numerous other jazz bands and projects.

Tero Saarti, trumpet, arrangements, conducting
Ville Vannemaa, saxophones
Seppo Kantonen, piano
Ville Herrala, bass
Markus Ketola, drums

Open event