Jazz Finland Live

Tickets 35 €

Iiro Rantala (piano), Kaisa Mäensivu (bass) and Jaska Lukkarinen (drums) play less familiar jazz standards as well as tunes known by all in this special all-star concert!

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Tickets 3,5-8 €

European Jazz's Cool at Metropolia! International student ensembles led by top jazz names Jan Lundgren (SWE) and Reinier Baas (NLD) take the stage. The repertoire for both groups features music composed by the leaders as well as the students. The program promises modern European jazz, reflecting the cultural influences of each student.

Reinier Baas Ensemble
Reinier Baas, guitar
Matteo Capacchione, altosaxophone
Wout Schepens, piano
Kosmi Kotilainen, voice
Emanuele Macculi, bass
Angelo Camasso, drums

Jan Lundgren Ensemble
Jan Lundgren, piano
Martino Vanin, trumpet
Francesca Feci, voice
Juho Ikävalko, double bass
Nicoletta Pia Quitadamo, drums

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The duo Heta Halonen & Riitta Paakki will perform on the Finnish Jazz Federation’s pilot tour, giving concerts not only as public evening performances but also in care homes. The tour, which takes place in the Karelia and Savo regions, will visit Outokumpu, Kitee, Savonlinna, Kuopio, and Joensuu.

The duo of Heta Halonen & Riitta Paakki brings together two strong yet sensitive voices of Finnish jazz into a unique whole. The audience can expect an intimate and atmospheric concert experience where jazz standards, Finnish evergreens, and the duo’s own compositions and lyrics gain new dimensions.

Singer, actress, and songwriter Heta Halonen, crowned Tango Queen of 2022, is known for her versatile interpretative ability and charismatic stage presence. Her voice moves effortlessly between the worlds of jazz, tango, and musicals.

Pianist Riitta Paakki is a highly respected jazz musician, composer, and bandleader who received the Finnish Jazz Federation’s Yrjö Award in 2019. Her playing combines sensitivity with swinging rhythm, creating a profound, expressive, and interactive counterpart to Halonen’s singing.

Heta Halonen – vocals
Riitta Paakki – piano

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Tickets 24 € / 15 € / 10 €

Kadi Vija 3 is a Helsinki based jazz group, whose music echoes the sound of 1950s–60s horn trio jazz. Even the group's instrumentation and Vija's compositions are reminiscent of that trio format, where the human voice now interprets the melodies usually played by wind instruments, accompanied by double bass and drums.

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Singer-pianist Maja Mannila and guitarist-bassist Johannes Granroth, who have gained international attention, perform their own compositions as well as favorite songs – from pop to folk – in their distinctive style, which blends elements of R&B and jazz. The duo offers an intimate concert experience, highlighting playful improvisation and soulful expression.

Both musicians are active members of the Granroth-led band Peela, as well as the Maja Mannila Trio, which has performed in countries such as Japan, Sweden, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

“Mannila’s deep and honeyed voice is one of the finest this country has to offer. Her vocal delivery is natural and effortless, masterfully fluent.” -Aleksi Näsänen, Turun Sanomat, March 4, 2023

The concert is part of a pilot tour organized by the Finnish Jazz Federation in the Svenskfinland region, featuring not only public evening concerts but also performances in care homes and schools. The tour is supported by Svenska kulturfonden, William Thurings stiftelse and the Finnish Music Foundation.

FREE ENTRY!

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