Jazz Finland Live

Tickets 18/15 e

Pianist Henri Mäntylä's traditionally conscious expression has made him one of Finland's most employed pianists. In the KJC Solo Piano series, in addition to jazz originals, Mäntylä performs his own compositions.

Henri Mäntylä, piano

Doors open at 18:00.

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With a series of highly successful and praised albums behind him, in 2020 trumpeter great Verneri Pohjola released "The Dead Don’t Dream", his fourth album on the British imprint Edition Records, that sees him incorporate influences of his last three albums into one defined and beautifully crafted album. Featuring Tuomo Prättälä on piano, Antti Lötjönen on bass and Mika Kallio on drums, the band share a deep sense of collaboration and common purpose. It’s a defining work of Art for Verneri, for Finnish culture and a statement of intent for an artist immersed in the world of European Jazz.

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Led by Aki Hauru, the line-up presents Gypsy Swing in the spirit of Django Reinhardt. At Juttutupa, the audience will hear Sami Saari's originals songs skilfully adapted for DCH.

Aki Hauru - guitar
Kimmo Iltanen - guitar
Tomi Kettunen - guitar
Antti Korhola - violin
Tero Tuovinen - double bass
Sami Saari - vocals

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Talambo, which has grown from a studio project to a plush-sounding septet, will visit four locations in mid-December. The tour was originally scheduled to take place in the spring of 2021, but was postponed to the fall due to corona. NB! Concert in Joensuu on Dec 14 is cancelled!

The seven-member Talambo band, led by Jori Huhtala, will be heard in four concerts across Finland in December. The ”head start” of the tour produced by the Jazz Finland took place in September in Oulu, and now in December the line-up will finish its tour in Espoo, Joensuu, Savonlinna and Jyväskylä.

Talambo is a band assembled around bassist-composer Jori Huhtala's studio project of the same name, which performs music from the album Delusions of Grandeur released by Eclipse Music in the spring of 2020. On this record Huhtala returns to his first love electric bass, and plays several other instruments on the side, as well as being fully responsible for the recording and production of the record.

The members of the band represent the absolute top of Finnish jazz and their playing has been heard in several of the most distinctive jazz and pop bands of Finland, such as 3TM, Dalindèo, Ismo Alanko, Yona and Anni Elif - Edith.

Jori Huhtala (b. 1984) is known as an expressive and versatile bassist who has worked with numerous domestic and international jazz tops over the years, from Jukkis Uotila to the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and Dave Liebman to Tim Hagans.

Talambo 

Jori Huhtala, electric bass

Jussi Kannaste, saxophones

Joakim Berghäll, saxophones and guitar

Antti Kujanpää, keyboards

Sigurdur Rögnvaldsson, guitar

Tuomas Timonen, drums

Jaska Lukkarinen, percussion and machines

Talambo on Jazz Finland tour

Fri 10.12. at 17.30 Espoo, WeeGee

Tue 14.12. at 19.00 Joensuu, Kerubin sali – CANCELLED ON December 13! 

Wed 15.12. at 19.00 Savonlinna, Kulttuurikellari 

Thu 16.12. at 19.00 Jyväskylä, Poppari

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Tickets 15/10 €

The Jazz Jkl year ends with the fireworks of electronic rhythm music, when Jyväskylä-based bass master Jori Huhtala brings his plush seven-person Talambo ensemble to the city on a tour organized by Jazz Finland!

Talambo is a band built around Jori Huhtala's studio project of the same name. Huhtala composed all the songs for his album Delusions Of Grandeur, released by Eclipse Music in May 2020, and also played most of the instruments on the album. Huhtala builds intact and interestingly developing wholes.

Jori Huhtala - electric bass
Jussi Kannaste - saxophones
Joakim Berghäll - saxophones and guitar
Antti Kujanpää - keyboards
Jere Haakana - guitar
Tuomas Timonen - drums
Jaska Lukkarinen - percussion and machines

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Tickets 30 €

Come enjoy the Golden Hollywood Christmas feeling and the beloved American Christmas songs. The concert has an interval.

Shirley Sparks, vocals
Antti Sarpila, piano

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Tampere Big Band conducted by Juha Untala performs Count Basie's legendary music for big jazz orchestra.

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Tickets 25€

Elena Mindru Finnection (previously Elena & The Rom Ensemble) is a group led by the jazz vocalist Elena Mindru. Their original sound has quickly won over both critics and audiences. The group's repertory is mainly composed of pieces written by Mindru. Mindru released her latest album Hope in August 2021. At G Livelab Tampere the band is joined by the trumpet master Jukka Eskola!

Elena Mindru – vocals
Tuomas J. Turunen – piano
Jukka Eskola - trumpet
Oskari Siirtola – bass
Anssi Tirkkonen – drums

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