Jazz Finland Live

Free entry, age limit K-20

Linko plays contemporary folk music with influences from jazz and improvisation or, as Maarit Saarenkunnas calls it, Folk' n Jazz. The producer and the pianist, Timo Alakotila, is one of the most recognised Finnish composers and musicians in the international folk music scene.

The music is mainly based on compositions of the singer, Maarit Saarenkunnas, whom Finnish Music Quarterly (05/2021) described "as a voice sparkling with thousands of tears". The beautiful, naturally easy and playful sound of soprano saxophone is created by swedish-born Elias Frigård. Helsinki-based Heikki Saarenkunnas provides a tasteful and solid ground for the music with his double bass.

The summer Jumpru x OMJ Jazzpatio will take place 13.6.–17.8.2023 and is organized in cooperation with the Oulu Music Festival, Jumpru Pub and the Finnish Music Promotion Foundation. During summer 2023, there will be a total of 10 concerts at the Jazzpatio.

Open event