Jazz Finland Live

For over twenty years, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra has played a special Silent Music concert at Easter. These concerts in Holy Week have already become a well-liked tradition among the jazz-digging citizens.

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra premieres two commissioned pieces from young composers Ilkka Hammo and Sampo Kasurinen, featuring two soloists: jazz singer Kadi Vija and trombonist Kasperi Sarikoski.

Ilkka Hammo won the grant of Church Music Composers’ Association and UMO in 2020 and composed the new work Silent Crossings for UMO’s big band.

Sampo Kasurinen’s commissioned piece for trombone and big band will also be premiered. The soloist is UMO’s lead trombonist Kasperi Sarikoski.

In addition to the instrumental compositions to be premiered, jazz singer and improviser Kadi Vija will join the orchestra in couple of vocal pieces.

Tickets 9,50 € https://www.ticketmaster.fi/event/307379 or 8 € at Musiikkitalo ticket booth. 

More info https://umohelsinki.fi/en/konsertti/umo-helsinki-feat-kadi-vija-kasperi-sarikoski-silent-music-2/

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Joonas Tuuri Quartet is in the capital area operaintg jazz bassist’s own group, founded in 2017. The band plays catchy and buoyant instrumental modern jazz and the compositions are written by Joonas Tuuri.

At the heart of the music are beautiful and captivating melodies, strong different moods, an urbane groove and a very finely honed interplay and improvisation. Sensitive communication between musicians always makes the music meander in a unique and unpredictable way. The band recorded their debut album in the spring of 2021 and will be released through Eclipse Music in March 2022 in the name Dimensions.

Joonas Tuuri: double and electric bass
Ilmari Rönkä: alto saxophone
Toomas Keski-Säntti: piano
Anssi Tirkkonen: drums

Photo: Suvi Sistonen

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