Jazz Finland Live

Tickets €28/€22 + order fee (from €1.50), lippu.fi

Funky Finns was established in autumn 2019 when the core group of Mikko Pettinen’s Happy People joined forces with musician Antti Kleemola. This band of prominent musicians published its first full album United Souls (Eclipse Music) in spring 2023. The band's songs are composed by Pettinen and Kleemola, and the lyrics are written by Jonnu Heikkilä who is also part of the band.

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The vocal ensemble Signe, known for their unique sound, captivates their listeners with a blend of Nordic jazz, contemporary music, and poetry. Their beautiful and original harmonies invite the audience to pause and immerse themselves in the moment. Signe performs as a trio with the expressive Juho Kanervo providing additional support.

The concert features fresh material from the band's album trilogy titled Onomatopoesia, which explores uncharted territories of the human voice. The trilogy serves as an exploration of sensitivity and the need to connect and adapt in ever-changing environments. The albums evolve from the smallest units of language, such as sounds and phonemes, towards syllables, words, and ultimately lyrics. The second part of the trilogy, Morphemes, which focuses on syllables, received recognition with a Jazz Emma nomination. The concluding album of the trilogy Syntax was released in June 2023 and features compositions by the group's members, Josefiina Vannesluoma and Selma Savolainen.

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Tickets: €15/€10 (members, students)
Table reservations: Phone 040 127 9591

Founded in 2013, Katu Kaiku is part of the European crossover jazz continuum, represented by bands such as The Cinematic Orchestra, Portico Quartet, and Jaga Jazzist.

The trio has recorded their third album, Broken Piece, which was released in 2022. The album continues the style that emerged with their previous album Luna (Svart Records 2019), combining lyrical saxophone melodies, guitar-like electric bass playing in the sound world, and strong communication in improvisation. The band gained international recognition, especially during the extensive Luna release tour in 2019, with performances in Finland as well as Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Germany, Latvia, and Estonia.

Adele Sauros - tenor saxophone and soprano saxophone
Mikael Saastamoinen - electric bass
Erik Fräki - drums

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