Finnish Jazz Federation, together with Music Finland, Sibelius Academy and Europe Jazz Network organizes a Finnish showcase festival and an international export event in Helsinki on September 18–20, 2014.

Jazz Finland festival includes a wide repertoire of live concerts open to public, a seminar and network events for international jazz professionals. 

Jazz Finland also hosts the European Jazz Conference for over a hundred participants who represent the core of European jazz professionals and provide a unique possibility to open doors for Finnish talent to go international. As a part of the festival programme, also young Nordic musicianship is being presented in a form of the Young Nordic Jazz Comets showcase. YNJC features upcoming jazz bands from all the Nordic countries. Jazz Finland festival is the biggest showcase event ever organized to promote Finnish jazz. 

The seminar consists of speed meetings, panels and interviews. See the seminar schedule here.

For more information about the festival and artists, visit Jazz Finland website.

Program

Thursday 18.9.

7PM Koko Jazz Club
Young Nordic Jazz Comets

Friday 19.9.

7.30PM Music Centre (Black Box & Camerata)
Nina Mya, Kari Ikonen Trio, Ilmiliekki Quartet, Aki Rissanen Trio, AR Quartet 

10 PM We Jazz, Lavaklubi 
Mopo, We Jazz DJs

Saturday 20.9.

8PM Culture Factory Korjaamo
Dalindèo, Timo Lassy Band, Raoul Björkenheim eCsTaSy, Jussi Fredriksson Jazz Wars, Elifantree, SUN Trio, Mikko Innanen & Innkvisitio, UMO Jazz Orchestra, Elektro GT, We Jazz DJs

Sunday 21.9.

2.30 PM / Levykauppa Digelius
Panu Savolainen solo