Jazz Federation fall season tours
Once again, there will be a diverse selection of contemporary bands touring Finland. The lineup includes Riikka Keränen with her quartet, Sid Hille F# feat. Pepa Päivinen, Case Kämäräinen feat. Severi Pyysalo, Panu Savolainen & JPP, as well as the Vapaat äänet trio consisting of Sir Garrison and the French ensemble La Litanie des Cimes.
Jazz Federation’s inhouse productions next fall are, as follows:
- September 6–16, 2023 Riikka Keränen
Riikka Keränen – vocals, Juho Valjakka – piano, Jori Huhtala – bass, Anssi Tirkkonen – drums
Read more on Keränen’s website: www.riikkakeranenmusic.com - October 11–21, 2023 F# feat. Pepa Päivinen
Sid Hille – keyboard, theremin, Jori Huhtala – bass, Markus Ketola – drums, Pertti ”Pepa” Päivinen – saxophones, flutes
Read more on Hille’s website: www.sidhille.com
Jazz Federation’s co-produced tours feature the following:
- September 20–30, 2023 Case Kämäräinen feat. Severi Pyysalo
Severi Pyysalo – vibraphone, Marek Konarski – saxophone (POL), Tuomo Uusitalo – piano, Petter Asbjørnsen – bass (NOR), Tomi Kämäräinen – drums
Read more on Kämäräinen’s website: www.tomikamarainen.com - Oct 8–Dec 7, 2023 Panu Savolainen & JPP
Panu Savolainen – vibraphone, Mauno Järvelä – violin, Arto Järvelä – violin, Matti Mäkelä – violin, Tommi Pyykönen – violin, Timo Myllykangas – double bass, Timo Alakotila – harmonium
Read more on Savolainen’s website: www.panusavolainen.com
The Finnish–French co-operation tour Vapaat äänet is:
- September 15–28, 2023 Sir Garrison (FIN) & La Litanie des Cimes (FRA)
Sir Garrison: Sami Leponiemi – saxophone, Nathan Francis – bass, Okko Saastamoinen – drums
Read more on Jazz Finland: www.jazzfinland.fi/band/sir-garrison
La Litanie des Cimes: Clément Janinet – viulin, Élodie Pasquier – clarinets, Bruno Ducret – violoncello
Read more on Clément Janinet’s website: www.clementjaninet.site/la-litanie-des-cimes