Jazz Finland Live
Urban Quartet
Tickets 3,5-8 €
The Italian jazz ensemble Urban Quartet visits Metropolia as part of its European tour.
In the music of the ensemble, known for its refined interplay, modern elements, rhythmic and harmonic experiments, color an expression rooted in jazz traditions. Urban Quartet has performed at festivals such as the JazzAP Festival in Ghent, Belgium (B-Jazz International Contest) and was awarded the Audience Jury Prize at the Umbria Jazz Contest in 2022. The band's debut album, Sofà, was released in 2023. The program for the Helsinki concert consists of pieces from the album Sofà, as well as selected jazz standards.
Students from Metropolia will be featured as guest soloists. The concert is produced in collaboration with Saint Louis College of Music (Rome).
Urban Quartet
Gianluca Robustelli, guitar
Giuseppe Sacchi, piano
Vincenzo Quirico, double bass
Federico Balestra, drums
Guest soloists
Veera Aliska, vocals (Metropolia)
Reetta Uusimaa, vocals (Metropolia)
Rebecca Ekman, trumpet (Metropolia)
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