{"id":6200,"date":"2026-04-17T18:33:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/helsinkijazz.fi\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=6200"},"modified":"2026-04-17T18:33:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:33:13","slug":"juho-valjakka-trio","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/helsinkijazz.fi\/en\/events\/juho-valjakka-trio\/","title":{"rendered":"Juho Valjakka trio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Known for his creative and visionary playing and refined pianism, Juho Valjakka is among the most sought-after young Finnish jazz pianists. Over the course of his career, Valjakka has performed with leading ensembles (including Lassy\u2013Eskola Nordic Stew, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Riikka Ker\u00e4nen, and Tuomas Paukku Scription) and appeared at major Finnish festivals as well as renowned jazz clubs across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 2018 together with double bassist Oskari Siirtola and drummer Anssi Tirkkonen, the Juho Valjakka Trio focuses mainly on the pianist\u2019s own compositions and has received praise for its elegant, polished expression and rich palette of tones. The trio\u2019s debut album, Liminal Spaces (2022), reflecting Valjakka\u2019s experiences as a young artist, was nominated for the Jazz Emma Award.<\/p>\n<p>On their new album Lines in Patterns, the trio immerses itself\u2014through effortlessly flowing interplay\u2014into Valjakka\u2019s harmonically rich compositions and interprets two pieces by pianist Bill Evans, an important influence for Valjakka. The album captures both the linear and cyclic aspects of life, heard in the trio\u2019s freely streaming improvisation and intriguingly evolving musical forms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Juho Valjakka<\/strong>: piano<br \/>\n<strong>Oskari Siirtola<\/strong>: double bass<br \/>\n<strong>Anssi Tirkkonen<\/strong>: drums<\/p>\n<p>Photo: Nawras Odda<\/p>\n<p>The concert is supported by City of Helsinki, Svenska Kulturfonden and The Finnish Music Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-6151\" src=\"https:\/\/helsinkijazz.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konserttilogo_2026_B-1024x120.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helsinkijazz.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konserttilogo_2026_B-1024x120.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/helsinkijazz.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konserttilogo_2026_B-480x56.jpg 480w, https:\/\/helsinkijazz.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konserttilogo_2026_B-768x90.jpg 768w, https:\/\/helsinkijazz.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konserttilogo_2026_B-1536x181.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/helsinkijazz.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/konserttilogo_2026_B-2048x241.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Known for his creative and visionary playing and refined pianism, Juho Valjakka is among the most sought-after young Finnish jazz pianists. 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