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News
7.11.2002
Alfred Kordelin
Foundation's annual grants were
given 6.11.2002. The total sum of grants was
1 530 000 euros plus 500 000 euros for great
cultural projects. Finnish jazz got its share,
too. Pianists, composer Kari Ikonen received
4000 euros for the acquisition of grand piano.
Pentti Ronkanen got 3000 euros for maintaining
and improving Suomijazz website.
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31.10.
Erik Lindström Foundation has been established,
to function in close contact with Finnish Jazz &
Pop Archive. Seed money comes from Erik
Lindström himself, one of the most important
pioneers of Finnish jazz. Foundation
supports especially the studies of young
Finnish jazz musicians abroad.
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30.9.2002
Once again Finnish bands won international prizes,
this time in 24th Jazz Hoeilaart
International Jazz
Contest in Belgium. Standings were:
First prize: L14,16, Germany. Second prize:
MP4,
Finland. Third prize: Tetra, Finland. Fourth prize:
Gil Fe Ma, USA. Fifth prize: Jupiter, Norway. Sixth
prize (shared): Gromm, Belgium, Pascal Mohy,
Belgium, Switchback, The Netherlands.
Prize for best soloist: Rainer Boehm -
L14,16,
Germany.
Prize of the Belgian Artistic Promotion
(Sabam):
Tetra (Finland) for their rendering of 'Papillon' by
Bart Quartier
The finals of the Jazz Hoeilaart International
Jazz
Contest were organized at the Community Centre
"De Bosuil" in Jezus-Eik (Overijse) on Saturday
28th and Sunday 29th September 2002. VRT
Radio Klara recorded the whole contest for
transmission at a later date and the publication of
the cd Jazz Hoeilaart 2002.
The organizers received 62 inscriptions
from 16
different countries.
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16.8.2002
Composer, pianist Kari Ikonen won an
international
competition for jazz composers, "ScrivereInJazz
2002", organized in Sardinia. 45 composers from
Europe and America took part in the contest.
Kari Ikonen has graduated from the jazz
department of Sibelius Academy, and works there
as a teacher. This is not the first international
victory for Ikonen: in 2000 he won Julius Hemphill
-competition in USA.
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15.7.2002
MP4, led by trumpeter Mikko Pettinen, won an
international jazz group contest in Getxo, Spain.
MP4 was elected the best group both by the jury and
the audience. Pettinen won also the prize of best
soloist in both categories.
Other finalists were Refleks from Denmark,
Underton and L14,16, both from Germany.
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29.6.2002
Finnish Ilmiliekki Quartet
won the final of
Young Nordic Jazz Comets -competition, held in
Helsinki. Six groups played in the final,
representing all Scandinavian countries.
The musicians in Ilmiliekki Quartet are
Verneri
Pohjola (tp), Tuomo Prättälä (p), Antti Lötjönen
(b)
and Olavi Louhivuori (dr).
Danish guitarist Jakob Bro won the prize
for the
best soloist.
Next Young Nordic Jazz Comets
-competition
will be held in Oslo.
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26.3.2002
Annamaija Saarela, 34, is the new general manager of
UMO Jazz Orchestra. Saarela is best known for her
eight year period in charge of Tampere music
festivals: Tampere Jazz Happening, Tampere Biennale
and Tampereen Sävel.
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10.3.2002
ÄKT's
(The Finnish National Group of IFPI) Emma-prize
for the best jazz album of the year 2001 was given to
Kari Ikonen for "Karikko" (Fiasko Records FRCD-5).
Other candidates for the prize were:
Iro Haarla - Pepa Päivinen:Yarra
Yarra
Pessi & Marjatta Levanto: Taivaalliset
tarinat
Antti Sarpila & Severi Pyysalo: New Moods
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New Sounds
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5.2.2002
Critics poll 2001,
JazzRytmit-magazine:
Musician: Jukka Perko
Band: Jukka Perko ja Hurmio-orkesteri
Album: Jarmo Saari Filmtet: A tribute to
Finnish cinema
Composer: Kari Ikonen
Piano: Jarmo Savolainen
Keys: Seppo Kantonen
Trumpet: Tero Saarti
Ss: Jukka Perko
As: Jukka Perko
Ts: Manuel Dunkel
Bar-s: Pepa Päivinen
Trombone: Markku Veijonsuo
Clarinet: Antti Sarpila
Flute: Juhani Aaltonen
Guitar: Raoul Björkenheim
Violin: Mikko-Ville Luolajan-Mikkola
Vibes: Severi Pyysalo
Accordion: Mika Huusari
Bass: Uffe Krokfors
Tuba: Jussi Harju
Drums: Teppo Mäkynen
Percussion: Mongo Aaltonen
Male vocalist: Juki Välipakka
Female vocalist: Mirja Mäkelä
Festival: Tampere Jazz Happening
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18.12.2001
True all around -violinist Antti Heermann
from Jyväskylä has received honorary
award from the musicians of Central Finland.
Besides teaching, Heermann plays now in
some eight groups, for example in Marian
Petrescu Band and Otra Vez, one of the best
tango nuevo -groups in Finland.
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18.12.2001
Helsingin Sanomat, the biggest Finnish newspaper,
has chosen the best records of the year 2001.
Finnish jazz records on the list are:
Iro Haarla and Pepa Päivinen: Yarra Yarra
Sakari Kukko: Virret
RinneRadio: Nao
Heikki Sarmanto and Juhani Aaltonen: Rise
Alexi Tuomarila Quartet: Voices of Pohjola
Best of the rest of the world according to HS:
Susanne Abbuehl: April
Marilyn Crispell, Gary Peacock and Paul Motian: Amaryllis
Dave Douglas: Witness
Bela Fleck: Perpetual Motion
Bill Frisell: Bill Frisell with Dave Holland and Elvin Jones
Billie Holiday: Lady Day: the complete Billie Holiday on
Columbia 1933-1944. Ja ehkäpä
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22.11.2001
Matti Konttinen is the new
chairman of the Finnish
Jazz Federation. Other members of the board are
Hannu Lahtonen (Pori Jazz), Kirsi Lajunen
(Jyväskylä), Arto Murtovaara (Raahe),
Risto Oinaala (Big Band Federation), Arja
Paju
(musician), Erkki Parkkinen (Ruska-Swing), Jari
Perkiömäki (Jazzmuusikot ry/Sibelius Academy),
Jukka Perko (musician), Juha Söder (Rovaniemi),
Mikko Toivanen (Kuopio Jazz & Blues),
Harry Tuomi
(Vaasa) and Jarmo Wallenius (Turku
Jazz).
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19.11.2001
TseTse-club, dedicated to new jazz and avantgarde,
leaves JUMO Jazz Club in Pursimiehenkatu. At the
moment TseTse has no regular club nights. Concerts
will be held in 'strange' places in Helsinki area. First
musical happening will be held
31.1.2002 klo 19
in the
Church of Diakonissalaitos,
Alppikatu 2, featuring the
world famous duo from the Netherlands: Misha
Mengelberg (p) & Ernst Reijseger (vc).
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19.11.2001
Kari 'Sonny' Heinilä, 35, has been honoured with the
Georgie-award 2001 by Finnish Jazz Federation.
Heinilä has made a long and respected career as a
musician, composer, leader and teacher at the
Sibelius Academy.
See the full list of Georgie
Awards.
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22.10.2001
Mikko Innanen won the first Jukka Perko Saxophone
Contest. Second prize was divided to Jussi Kannaste
and Teemu Takanen. The contest is for saxophonists
aged under 28. Next competition will be arranged in
Huittinen in 2004.
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7.10.2001
Pianist Jarmo Savolainen will play 6 gigs in Far East in
October. Savolainen plays will perform with Greg Lyons
(sax), Christy Smith (b) and Lewis Pragasam (dr).
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6.10.2001
U-Street All Stars won second prize in the international
Jazz Hoielaart -competition in Belgium. This competition
was won by Arpah Olah Trio from Hungary. The musicians
in U-Street All Stars are Markus Holkko (as), Timo Lassy
(ts), Teemu Viinikainen (g), Timo Tuppurainen (b) and Jussi
Lehtonen (dr).
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8.8.2001
Aleksi Tuomarila Quartet is the winner of an international
jazz group contest in Avignon, France. Finnish pianist
Tuomarila has studied in Brussels and his quartet
features Belgian musicians Nicolas Kummert (sax),
Christophe Devisscher (b) and Teun Verbruggen (dr).
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30.7.2001
Eeppi Ursin is Lady Summertime of the year 2001.
Ursin won the contest for Finnish female jazz singers
at Runnin Rapujatsit -festival , Iisalmi.
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27.4.
The Finnish section of the Nordic jazz band competition
was held 26.4. in Helsinki. The winner, Tetra, will
represent Finland 9.7. in Copenhagen.
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27.4.
The Finnish Jazz Federation has celebrated the great
achievement of 1000th concert played on FJF-tour.
Ira Kaspi TownBeat's gig was organized in Savonlinna
by Olavin Jazz ry, the local member of the federation.
So far the Finnish Jazz Federation has produced 130
tours in Finland.
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25.4.
Seppo 'Paroni' Paakkunainen receives this year's
Lars Gullin -prize. This Swedish prize is given
annually to a Scandinavian jazz musician.
Saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928-1976) was one
of the best known Swedish jazz musicians.
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10.4.
A new jazz contest has been established
by the town of Huittinen.
Jukka
Perko Saxophone
Contest 19.-21.10.2001 is for young (under 28
years) saxophonists of any nationality. The main
prize is 25 000 FIM.
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5.4.
Terhon Kerho represents Finland
in a jazz contest
during The European University Jazz Festival in
Rome 13.-15.6. 2001. Other bands in the contest
are from Italy, France, Great Britain, Austria,
Belgium and the Netherlands.
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28.2.
The Finnish Culture Foundation has given 70 000 000
FIM as grants to Finnish scientists and artists. Some
jazz musicians and projects were also involved:
Jazzact Oy 100 000 FIM - for video series
of jazz music
Iro Haarla 80 000 FIM - for arranging Edward Vesala's
music and carrying on his tradition
Johanna Mäki 50 000 FIM - for studies of jazz singing
in London
UMO Jazz Orchestra 50 000 FIM - for arranging
the
compositions of Jimi Tenor
Jouni Järvelä 40 000 FIM - for composing
Paula Jaakkola 60 000 FIM - for studies of jazz singing
in New York
Jukka Linkola 60 000 FIM - for composing music for
symphony orchestra
If symphony-Linkola is omitted, Finnish
jazz life got
nearly 400 000 FIM this year from the foundation.
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14.2.
UMO Jazz Orchestra will have a new jazz club
in Pursimiehenkatu 6, Helsinki. 150-seated club is to
be opened in August. UMO plans to have 2-3 own
concerts per month.
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5.2.
ÄKT
ry (The Finnish National Group of IFPI) has given
the Emma-prize for the best jazz album of the year
2000 to Jukka Perko & Hurmio-orkesteri. The album,
released on Blue Note, is called Music of Olavi Virta,
and is based on the songs made famous by this
greatest Finnish crooner of all times.
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5.2.
UMO Jazz Orchestra gives a concert in Porto,
portugal, on 31.3. Orchestra will be playing the music
of Miles Davis as well as new pieces by Finnish jazz
composers. UMO is inviting leader Maria Schneider
and trumpet players Jon Faddis and Tim Hagans
as guests.
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17.1.2001
Waahto-club in Helsinki, "Greasy listening and a beer" each
Thursday at 21 in Beer Café at Vanha, starting 18.1. Music
by club patrons Jouko Kyhälä, Veijo
Midi and DJ Markka plus
guests.
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17.1.2001
A new club is born in Helsinki. Groove
Café is located in
La Cabana, Keskuskatu 4. More info from: Mr. Timo
Halonen, 0500 403 606,
timo.halonen@cgh.pp.fi
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7.12.2000
Joonatan Rautio has received the 7th
Pekka Pöyry -award. Pöyry-prize, given to
young, talented saxophonists, was established
in the beginnong of the 80s. Rautio has played in
Big Brother and Helsinki Rock'n'Roll Big Band.
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20.11.
And the winner is... Pepa Päivinen!
Saxophonist and composer Pepa Päivinen
is the Finnish jazz musician of the year.
Pepa received the Finnish Jazz Federation's
annual Georgie Award at the National Jazz
Meeting in Helsinki.
Pepa is best known for his work with
Edward Vesala Sound & Fury, UMO Jazz
Orchestra and Saxperiment.
At the moment Pepa has one of the best
jazz trios out anywhere with bassplayer
Hannu Rantanen and drummer Mikko
Hassinen.
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18.11.
Kari Ikonen (b. 1973) has won the international
Julius Hemphill Composition Award. The
contest is organized by The Jazz Composers
Alliance in Massachusetts, USA. The winning
big band -composition 'Luoto' is to be played in
Boston in February 2001.
Ikonen has studied in Jyväskylä, Rotterdam and
Helsinki (Sibelius Academy). At the moment Kari
Ikonen plays piano and keyboards in groups
Karikko, Quartet Coyote, Mr Fonebone, Ahava
and Gnomus.
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7.11.
Fiasko Records
is a new label dedicated to new and
Fresh jazz and improvised music. First releases
are by Gnomus and Nuijamiehet, to be followed
later by Gourmet.
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23.10.
National Jazz Meeting, organized by Finnish Jazz
Federation, will take place in Helsinki November
17.-18. There will be performances by Argentinian
bandeonist Dino Saluzzi, rising American pianist
and singer Rick DellaRatta with Eddie Gomez &
Lenny White, Finnish top piano trio Lenni-Kalle
Taipale Trio and others. The winner of this year's
national Georgie award will be announced during
the meeting.
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18.10.
First ever Finnish release on Blue Note -label
will be released on 20.11. This album by
saxophonist Jukka Perko and Hurmio Orchestra
is based on the songs made famous by Olavi Virta,
great Finnish crooner who was in his prime in the 50's.
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4.10.
Tse-Tse club in Helsinki, dedicated to free jazz and
experimental music in general, is gaining strength.
The club now has a backing organization with many
wellknown musicians in the council: Jorma Tapio,
Keiko Morishita, Sampo Lassila, Jari Hongisto,
Tapani Varis, Markku Veijonsuo, Tero Siitonen
and Nicolas Cadet. This third year of the club
means lots of interesting concerts. For contact
information and concert details check out the
new www-pages of
the Tse-Tse club!
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11.9.
Joona Toivanen Trio has won shared first prize in
Nordic jazz band competition in Reykjavik.
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15.8.
A quite new saxophone quartet is born. ONFONIA is
Esa Pietilä, Pekka Pylkkänen, Markus Holkko and
Mikko Innanen, all among the best of younger
generation sax players in Finland. ONFONIA will
give their first concert, featuring DJ Markka,
in restaurant Klaus Kurki, Helsinki, on Saturday
26th of August.
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12.8.
Joona Toivanen Trio from
Jyväskylälä has won
a competition for young Finnish jazz bands.
Saxophonist Mikko Innanen won the the
prize of the best soloist. This competition was
organized by the Finnish Jazz Federation. Joona
Toivanen Trio will participate similar
Nordic competition in Reykjavik in September.
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13.7.
Vibrafonist Arttu Takalo has been chosen the Artist
of the Year by the International Pori Jazz Festival.
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12.7.
Saxophonist Mikko Innanen won the prize of the
best solist in a competition for European jazz bands,
this year held in Spain. Innanen was part of the Danish
group Triot. The band competition was won by Swedish
Magnus Lindgren Kvartett.
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22.6.
Finnish jazz will be invading Copenhagen this
summer and autumn in a series coordinated by
the Finnish Institute with the Copenhagen
Jazzhouse, Copenhagen Jazzfestival, Finnish
Music Information Centre and Finnish Jazz
Federation.
11.7. at 5 pm Kongens Have
UMO
11.7. at 9.30 pm Copenhagen Jazzhouse
Raoul Björkenheim Triad
12.7. at 7 pm. Blågårds Plads Trio Töykeät
20.9. at 10 pm Copenhagen Jazzhouse RinneRadio
29.9. at 9.30 pm Copenhagen Jazzhouse The Poppoo
21.10. at 9.30 pm Copenhagen Jazzhouse Jari
Perkiömäki
Detailed information from:
Finnish Music
Information Centre
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30.5.
Antti Sarpila, the leading figure in Finnish traditional
jazz, will perform in New York's Carnegie Hall on 6th
of June. Sarpila will play with Swedish musicians Arne
Domnérus, Bengt Hallberg, Putte Wickman and others
in concert "Swedish Jazz Salutes USA".
Before Carnegie this concert will also be played in
Stockholm, Göteborg and Malmö.
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30.5.
Bass player, composer Jan Simons and drummer
Markku Ounaskari will play with guitarist Mark
O'Leary at the "Cork Midsummer Madness" -festival.
O'Leary has previously worked with Palle Danielsson,
Jack DeJohnette, Jon Christensen, Bobo Stenson,
Bill Stewart, Steve Swallow and Kenny
Wheeler, who also plays in Jan's own band. In Cork
Simons-Ounaskari-O'Leary Trio will play 3 concerts
of their own music.
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8.5.2000
Jyväskylä
Summer Jazz on 8.-11.6. with
Nueva Manteca, Rebeca Mauleón-Santana with
Round
Trip, Finn Sletten's Merengue Salsa Party, Canela,
Dhafer Youssef Quartet, Cue Act, Chris Bachelor &
Steve Buckley, Trio Töykeät, Putkipaja, NonAlike,
The Chamber Jazz Quintet, Timo Lievemaa & Ajan Sävel,
Wainamoiset, Joona Toivanen Trio...
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5.5.2000
Live jazz music will be heard each workday throughout
July on Espa Stage in Helsinki. Concerts, arranged by the
Finnish Jazz Federation and the City of Helsinki, will be
held daily at 16-18.
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30.4.2000
Keitelejazz
in Äänekoski on 20.-22.7. with
Mino Cinelu (FRA), Joachim Kühn Trio (DEU), Jack
Brothers (SWE), Maija Vilkkumaa, HBTB, Honey B. &
her Arkestra, Quartet Coyote and Bread Machine.
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31.3.2000
35th Pori Jazz Festival on 15.-23.7. with Nicholas Payton,
Freddie Hubbard, Mark Isham, Trumpet Summit, Take 6,
Regina Carter, Uri Caine, Bobby Previte, Bela Fleck &
Flecktones, Dr. John, Tim Hagans, Erik Truffaz, Jeff Beck,
Jonny Lang, Steve Lukather & Edgar Winter, Randy
Crawford, Suzanne Vega, Buena Vista Social Club, Afro
Cuban All Stars, Los Van Van, Havan Voices, Los Papines,
Jorge Benjor, Markku Veijonsuo-Mika Rintala,
Reuna, Sound & Fury...
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29.3.1999.
Money, money, money... Finnish Ministry of Education
supports 91 national events with 16 000 000 FIM.
Jazz festivals were granted 790 000
FIM:
Pori Jazz 450 000
Tampere Jazz Happening 90 000
April Jazz 60 000
Imatra Big Band Festival 45 000
Jyväskylä Summer Jazz 40 000
Kalott Jazz & Blues, Tornio 30 000
National jazz meeting in Pori 30 000
Kerava Jazz 25 000
Turku Jazz 20 000
Complete listing of festival support from
Ministry of Education
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20.3.2000
Kerava Jazz on
9.-11.6.2000 with Henry Threadgill,
Evan Parker, Cro Magnon, Seppo Kantonen,
JulisJoonas Trio, Wade Mikkola, Jari Perkiömäki and
Jouni Kesti.
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16.3.2000
Fresh releases from Siboney & Love Kustannus:
Otto Donner's 'Free for all' and Jukka Tolonen
retrospective 'On the rocky road' .
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4.3.2000
Pepa Päivinen Trio has received the Emma
prize for
the best Finnish jazz album in 1999. Prize is annually
given by ÄKT
ry (The Finnish National Group of
IFPI). Trio's album is called
Umpsukkelis.
Musicians are: Pepa Päivinen (sax, fl), Hannu
Rantanen (b), Mikko Hassinen (dr).
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14.2.2000
Kalottjazz
& Blues-festival in Finnish Tornio and
Swedish Haparanda 29.6. - 2.7. with Jukka Perko
& Hurmio, New Orleans Nightcrawlers, Paolo Fresu
Angel Quartet and Norrbotten Big Band. More to come.
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14.2.2000
April Jazz in Espoo
26.-30.4. with Jan Garbarek,
Dave Brubeck, Elvin Jones, Victor Bailey, Scott
Hamilton, Nicholas Payton & EBB, Tony Martinez &
Cuban Power, Trio Töykeät, Lenni-Kalle Taipale Trio,
Antti Sarpila ja Aleksi Tuomarila Group a.o.
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31.1.2000
18th Imatra Big Band
Festival 30.6.-8.7. with
Mingus Big Band, Yellowjackets, Dick de Graaf Septet,
Randy Brecker Quintet, Clarence ”Gatemouth” Brown,
Marva Wright & BMW`s, New Orleans Nightcrawlers ,
Sunpie & Louisiana Sunspots, Anthony Gomes Band,
Montenia, King Pleasure & Bisquit Boys, MI-22 plus
Finnish bands: UMO Jazz Orchestra with XL,
RinneRadio, Antti Sarpila Swing Band, DDT Jazzband,
Old Time Jazzband & Pirjo Bergström, The Bronson &
Jukka Perko, Bitter Sweet with Sami Pitkämö and Jouni
Järvelä, Mr. Fonebone & Manuel Dunkel, Honey B &
T-bones, Wentus Blues Band with Pepe Ahlqvist and Jukka
Tolonen, Ultra Bra, Neljä Ruusua, Jonna Tervomaa,
Zen Cafe, Veeti & Kallio Horns, Osmo´s Cosmos,
Maija Vilkkumaa, Sami Saari & Sonics and Niko
Ahvonen & Cortina Jets. Still more to come!
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13.1.2000
UMO Jazz Orchestra celebrates the 25th
anniversary. UMO gives a series of concerts
based on new music by Finnish composers.
Jarmo Savolainen, Pekka Pohjola and
Severi Pyysalo are among the chosen
composers.
UMO will also play new music with symphony
orchestras in Vaasa, Joensuu and Pori. The
composers are Kimmo Hakola, Kari Heinilä,
Timo Hietala, Kirmo Lintinen, Heikki Sarmanto
and Jarmo Sermilä.
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13.1.2000
Espoo Big Band, with conductor Martti
Lappalainen
and vocalist Marika Krook, gives a concert in
New Orleans at the IAJE conference this week.
EBB plays a fresh suite 'Neanderthal Grooves' by
Jarmo Saari.
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7.12.
Drummer, leader and composer Edward
Vesala is dead.
Vesala was perhaps the best known
Finnish jazz musician internationally.
Breakthrough came with his trio with Jan
Garbarek and Arild Andersen in the early
seventies. In the late 70's Vesala worked
in a remarkable quartet with Tomasz
Stanko.
Most mature works Vesala ever produced
on record were however those of his own
group Sound & Fury. 80's were a great
decade for the band and Vesala as
their leader and composer. Vesala's highly
individual works are among the most
important jazz recordings of the decade.
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1.12.
Jouni Järvelä Group's debut CD 'Lento'
has been released in November. Musicians on
the record are Järvelä (sax), Samuli Mikkonen
(p, synt), Jarmo Saari (g), Lasse Lindgren (b)
and Marko Timonen (dr). All compositions are
original. Distribution by Fg-Naxos.
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30.11.
Finnish jazz scene celebrates the 60th
anniversary of the great saxophonist Pekka Pöyry
(1939-80). Pöyry is remembered in Savoy Theatre
concert in Helsinki on 10th of December by old
colleagues and younger jazz generation.
Performers at the concert are Umo Jazz Orchestra
with guests Junnu Aaltonen, Eero Koivistoinen and
Jukka Tolonen, Otto Donner Band, Trio Nueva
Finlandia, Claes Anderson-Reiska Laine Band and
Trio Töykeät.
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19.11.
Pentti Mutikainen is this year's recipient of Georgie
Award by Finnish Jazz Federation . Mutikainen
plays bass in many bands representing classic jazz.
Perhaps the best known are DDT Jazz Band and
Antti Sarpila Swing Band.
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8.11.
Drummer, composer, DJ Teppo Mäkynen has been
chosen the young artist of the year 2000 by the
Finland Festivals -chain. Mäkynen is best known for
his work in The Poppoo and Manuel Dunkel Quartet.
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21.10.
Our "own" artist of Suomijazz, Ari Liimatainen has
opened his virtual
gallery. Recommendations!
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20.10.
Jaskan Kaverit (=Friend of Jazz) in Rovaniemi is
organizing 14-16 concerts of Finnish top jazz bands
during this autumn and winter. Concert schedule
(in Finnish):
http://personal.inet.fi/yhdistys/jaskan.kaverit
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14.9.1999
Finnish Jazz & Pop Archive releases the newest volume
of their record series concentrating in Finnish jazz of
the past decades.
Volume 7 is called "Julkaisemattomat - Unreleased
Sessions 1956-64". There will be a jam session to
celebrate the record in Storyville, Helsinki on 23.9.
at 10 pm.
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13.9.1999
The leading Finnish big band UMO Jazz Orchestra tours
abroad this autumn. Following concerts confirmed:
Dublin Jazz Week 26.9., Paris 30.9., Berlin 6.11. and
Madrid at the end of November.
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4.9.1999
French jazz group Kartet is working in Jyväskylä for two
weeks in 31.8.-15.9. Kartet trains the pupils and the teachers
of Jyväskylän Music Academy. The band also gives a concert
in JMA's Siltasali on 15.9.
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3.9.1999
The winner of the 4th Lady Summertime -contest (quite right,
for Finnish female jazz vocalists) is Sofia Finnilä. Ewa Kaarela
and Johanna Mäki were next.
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30.8.1999
English trumpeter Kenny Wheeler works with
Jan Simons Band at the end of September in Helsinki.
After a two-day recording session Wheeler and the
Finns give a concert at Tavastia-klubi on 22.9.
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18.8.1999
Saxophonist and flutist Janne Murto, 34 , has been elected
the new headmaster of Pop & Jazz Conservatory in Helsinki.
Murto will serve a 4-year period starting from the beginning
of the year 2000. Murto follows the retiring headmaster
Klaus Järvinen, who has lead the school from the beginning
in 1972.
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21.5.1999
Finalists in Lady Summertime song contest 29.-30.7
(held in Runnin Rapujatsit -festival, Iisalmi) are
Rose Marie Backström, Sofia Finnilä, Ewa Kaarela,
Johanna Mäki, Sarianna Tammilehto and Tiina Kaasinen.
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10.5.1999
Finnish
Music Information Centre is giving out a lot of
information on Finnish contemporary music, folk and world
music, jazz and pop. On jazz pages you'll find Petri Silas'
article on the history of Finnish jazz plus more than a hundred
presentations of Finnish jazz musicians and groups.
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30.4.1999
- jazz music scene in Finland has received
financial support. Finnish Music Library Association gives
Pentti Ronkanen, the editor of the pages, 7500 FIM to
maintain and improve Suomijazz-service.
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28.4.1999
Lenni-Kalle Taipale Trio has received the first ever gold record
in the Finnish jazz music. Nothing to hide, released on Naxos, has
sold more than 20 000 copies.
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28.4.1999
UMO's trumpetist and concert master Esko Heikkinen is the
Finnish representative in EBU jazz orchestra performing in
Canada. EBU orchestra will celebrate Duke Ellington's 100th
birthday with concerts in Montreal on 29.4. and Quebec on
30.4.
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22.4.1999
A new jazz club in Oulu, organized by Jazz 20 ry, starts
on
Thursday 29.4. with the concert of fusion group Cloud Nine.
Jazzy club nights will be held in Sokos Hotel Vaakuna
on
last Thursday of each month. More information on the
programme in Jazz
20 ry www-site.
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18.3.1999.
Money, money, money... Finnish Ministry of Education
supports 99 national events with 16 500 000 FIM.
Jazz festivals were granted 905 000
FIM:
Pori Jazz 450 000
Tampere Jazz Happening 90 000
April Jazz 60 000
Kainuun Jazzkevät 50 000
Imatra Big Band Festival 45 000
Jyväskylä Summer Jazz 40 000
Turku Jazz 40 000
Kalott Jazz & Blues, Tornio 30 000
RuskaSwing, Kemijärvi 30 000
Valtakunnalliset jazzpäivät 30 000
Kerava Jazz 20 000
Keitelejazz 20 000
Complete listing of festival support from Ministry of
Education
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1.3.1999
Äänekoski Jazz Federation has received a grant of
40 000 FIM from Finnish Culture Foundation
(=Suomen kulttuurirahasto) to be used on the
presentation of Scandinavian jazz. Next
Keitelejazz
Festival 22.-25.7. presents Swedish top
groups, in 2000 Norwegian jazz has it's turn and
finally in 2001 it's time for Danish jazz.
The programme of next Keitelejazz with the
Swedes will be published in April.
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26.2.1999
Rantajatsit, a high-quality
festival in Raahe, have
renewed the www-pages of the festival. The programme
of the next festival will be released on the pages. At this
stage Raahe has confirmed the concert of Louis Sclavis,
one of the most important figures in modern French jazz.
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4.2.1999
A new organization to promote live jazz works now in
the town of Rovaniemi in Northern Finland. "Jaskan
Kaverit" is going to organize at least five concerts
during this spring. Contact information in
"Organizations"-section of Suomijazz.
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10.12.1998
Groove FM , a new capital city region radio station
concentrating in jazz, soul, funk, blues and latin is to be
launched on 7.1.1999.
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6.12.1998
Piano player, composer Iiro Rantala was awarded with
the culture prize of Sipoo municipality. Rantala is best
known for his work with Trio Töykeät. Rantala is also the
artistic manager of Kalkkiranta Jazz, a small festival
organized annually in Sipoo.
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27.11.1998
Pianist Lenni-Kalle Taipale is the winner of 20 000 FIM
worth art prize given annually by the town of Espoo.
Taipale is said to be like his home town: young, talented
and still in the beginning of his career.
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22.11.1998
Trumpetist Esko Heikkinen has won the annual Georgie
Award, given to the jazz musician of the year. Besides a
musician, Heikkinen is also active in the fields of composing,
arranging and conducting.
Heikkinen is best known for his work in the UMO Jazz
Orchestra. At the moment he is the lead-trumpetist of this
'national' big band.
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14.11.1998
Kalevi Viitamäki (as, violin) was the winner of the Louis
Armstrong -prize this year. Viitamäki was awarded for his work
in the classic jazz field.
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13.11.1998
Trio Töykeät tours in Germany, Switzerland and Austria in
November. The tour started from Hamburg and last of the 13
club concerts will be in Wien on 23th of November.
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5.11.1998
Jazz Bar was awarded by the Arts Council of Central Finland
for their work in keeping up the jazz spirits in the town of
Jyväskylä. The prize was scupltor Arja Jäppinen's statue
'The Violinist' . 6-year-old Jazz Bar is important also nationally,
as it is one of the few clubs to have live jazz all through the
year.
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