Villa Hakasalmi

Joonas Haavisto Trio celebrates its 20th anniversary with a new program that brings together Haavisto’s compositions from the trio’s five albums. Pianist Joonas Haavisto is joined by double bassist Antti Lötjönen and drummer Joonas Riippa. Over two decades, the trio has developed a remarkably cohesive sound and achieved wide international recognition, particularly in Japan, where […]

Mikael Saastamoinen performs a selection of compositions on double bass by, among others, Wayne Shorter, John Coltrane and Charles Mingus. Mikael Saastamoinen is one of the leading figures of contemporary Finnish jazz bass playing, and he can be heard in groups such as Superposition! and OK:KO as well as in numerous other ensembles and jam […]

Josefiina Vannesluoma is a jazz vocalist, flautist and composer who draws inspiration from, among other things, languages, ways of communicating, visual arts and lingering in cafés. In her solo concert, Vannesluoma delves into the meeting points between linguistic expression, singing and flute playing. Her inner dialogue invites the listener into a stream of thoughts and […]

Damien Sabatier: alto and sopranino saxophones Hugues Mayot: tenor saxophone Joachim Florent: double bass Antonin Leymarie: drums The driving forces behind the ensemble are the two saxophonists Damien Sabatier and Gérald Chevillon, who also founded Impérial Quartet in 2010. At the jaZZanti concert, however, Chevillon will be replaced by the outstanding saxophonist Hugues Mayot, who […]

The jaZZanti concert series offers an inspiring selection of high-quality jazz and improvised music in thirteen concerts during the spring of 2026. The concerts take place mainly in the cozy Villa Hakasalmi, Mannerheimintie 13B. We continue our collaboration with the Hietsu is Happening! series and will present a joint concert on March 16. The year 2026 marks […]