jaZZanti concerts during spring 2022

Rest of the spring jaZZanti concerts 2022 are presented below. The concerts will be held in the restaurant Laulumiehet (Hietaniemenkatu 2, 00100 Helsinki) and in Villa Hakasalmi (Mannerheimintie 13b, 00100 Helsinki). All the concerts start at 19.00 hrs.

4.4. Joonas Tuuri Quartet – Dimensions record release concert
Joonas Tuuri: double and electric bass, Ilmari Rönkä: alto saxophone, Toomas Keski-Säntti: piano and Anssi Tirkkonen: drums

7.4. PLOP & Junnu – PLOP & JUNNU record release concert
Juhani “Junnu” Aaltonen: flutes, Mikko Innanen: Saxophones, flutes, various instruments, Ville Herrala: double bass and Joonas Riippa: drums and percussion

25.4. (Monday) at 7 pm Riitta Paakki Quartet
Riitta Paakki: piano, Manuel Dunkel: saxophone, Antti Lötjönen: bass, Joonas Riippa: drums. Villa Hakasalmi.

9.5. (Monday) 7 p.m Maxxxtet: Chapter 3 Record Release Concert
Max Zenger: woodwinds and compositions, Tomi Nikku: trumpet, Jonatan Sarikoski: drums and Eero Tikkanen: double bass. Villa Hakasalmi.

19.5. (Thursday) at 7 p.m Juho Valjakka Trio: Liminal Spaces record release concert
Juho Valjakka: piano, Oskari Siirtola: double bass and Anssi Tirkkonen: drums. Restaurant Laulumiehet.

24.5. (Tuesday) 7 p.m Sir Garrison: Let’s Call This record release concert
Sami Leponiemi: Saxophones, Nathan Francis: bass and Okko Saastamoinen: drums. Restaurant Laulumiehet.

30.5. (Monday) 7 p.m Kokko Quartet: Broken Dream record release concert
Kaisa Siirala: alto and soprano saxophones, bansuri flute, Johanna Pitkänen: piano, Timo Tuppurainen: double bass and Risto Takala: drums. Villa Hakasalmi.

14.6. (Tuesday) 7pm OH YEAH: Charles Mingus 100th Anniversary Concert
Mikael Saastamoinen: double bass, Kalevi Louhivuori: trumpet, Johannes Sarjasto: alto saxophone, Ukko Heinonen: tenor saxophone, Juha Kortehisto: trombone, Arto Ikävalko: piano and Ville Luukkonen: drums. Restaurant Laulumiehet.

25.7. (Monday) at 7 p.m. Karja Renard Wandinger Trio
Kirke Karja (EST): piano and compositions, Etienne Renard (FR): double bass and Ludwig Wandinger (GER): drums. Villa Hakasalmi.

Tickets: 20/15/12 €

The concerts are supported by City of Helsinki, Svenska Kulturfonden and The Finnish Music Foundation.

Photo: Kaisa Siirala, leader of Kokko Quartet