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New and upcoming albums for winter and spring 2023

Grab your earphones and adjust your set, as we take a look at what’s new in...

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Bewitching brew: Jussi Reijonen’s transcultural blend of Arabic, jazz and prog

Oud player and guitarist Jussi Reijonen grew up in Lapland, the Middle East and Africa, drawing...

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Trumpeter Jukka Eskola awarded with this year's Yrjö prize

Jazz Finland granted their Yrjö prize to trumpeter and bandleader Jukka Eskola, while acknowledged drummer and...

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From Gershwin to Mozart: Jazz pianist Iiro Rantala turns to opera

While Iiro Rantala started out as a jazz pianist, he has recorded classical works and many...

Drummer Mikko Hassinen awarded by Jazz Finland

Finland’s most prestigious jazz awards were celebrated on the 5th of November at Tampere Jazz Happening....

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Pioneers: Pianist Iro Haarla’s future vision

Pianist-composer Iro Haarla became one of Finnish jazz’s first prominent female instrumentalists more than four decades...

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Gorgeous, liminal jazz ambience – Linda Fredriksson goes solo

Saxophonist Linda Fredriksson might be known from the lavish jazz-rap ensemble Ricky-Tick Big Band or the...

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Pioneers: Jimi Tenor is still grooving in outta space

Jimi Tenor left Finland in the beginning of the 1990's and took his music across Europe...

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Esa Pietilä: Breaking down walls between jazz and classical

Over the past decade, Esa Pietilä has led parallel careers in jazz and classical, with the...

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