Seppo Kantonen trio Seppo Kantonen: piano Antti Lötjönen: double bass Markku Ounaskari: drums Mikko Innanen: wind instruments In December, at Hietsun Paviljonki the great man of Finnish pianism, Seppo Kantonen is celebrated. There will be an exceptionally wide coverage of Kantonen's compositions for different ensembles, from a traditional jazz trio to a string quartet. During […]

The jaZZanti concert series offers interesting and high-quality jazz and improvised music in 16 concerts this fall, plus a two-day jaZZanti event jaZZanti concerts are mainly held in the cozy Villa Hakasalmi, Mannerheimintie 13B. We continue our cooperation with Theatre Viirus and this time there is a solo concert by Pauli Lyytinen. In the fall, […]

Veli Kujala: accordion Esa Pietilä: tenor saxophone Known as sovereign rulers of their instruments, composers and master improvisers, Veli Kujala (accordion) and Esa Pietilä (saxophone) founded a new, innovative duo in 2013, whose music is based on both partially composed and completely improvised material. The music effectively utilizes the expressive possibilities of live electronics, jazz […]

Kadi Vija: vocals Arttu Takalo: vibraphone Arttu and Kadi happened to be at a gig together in 2019. The show at that time contained a lot of improvisation and it was that kind of music making that led the artists to work closely together. With and as a result of several duo performances, Takalo's 10th […]

Mirja Mäkelä: vocals Jonas Knutsson (SE): Saxophones Christian Spering (SE): double bass Bengt Berger (SE): drums Mirja Mäkelä & Berger-Knutsson-Spering will be together again, when in February 2024 the band will tour Finland and also give a concert in Sweden! Mirja Mäkelä & BKS is a combination of experienced, skilled and expressive jazz musicians. The […]

Ilmari Heikinheimo: drums, percussion and flute Adele Sauros: tenor and soprano saxophones, flute Samuli Mikkonen: piano Eero Tikkanen: double bass Drummer Ilmari Heikinheimo, also titled as the bearer of the torch of domestic free expression, known for several top bands of recent years (e.g. Raoul Björkenheim, Piirpauke, Juhani Aaltonen, Jimi Tenor, Edward Vesala's reborn Sound […]