Thu 31.10. - Sun 3.11.2024 / Multiple locations / Tampere

Tampere Jazz Happening 2024

This year Tampere Jazz Happening will present, among other things, Portuguese contemporary jazz under the title Spotlight on Portugal. The main concerts at the Pakkahuone will offer a wide range of European and American jazz virtuosity. From the other side of the Atlantic, saxophonist David Murray and his quartet, who first appeared at Happening in 1987, and the Kahil El'Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, on its 50th anniversary tour, will be among the guests in Tampere. The younger generation of American poets will be represented by the contemporary poet aja monet, whose texts revolve around black resistance, love and the search for inexhaustible joy.

Accordion artist Kimmo Pohjonen will perform a duet with Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, while pianist Kari Ikonen will lead the international quartet Orchestra Nazionale della Luna. The main concerts will also feature plenty of Nordic and British jazz.

The Culture House Telakka focuses on the most interesting names in Finnish jazz right now. On Friday night, Aurora Hentunen Quintet, Josefiina Vannesluoma & Mortal Lease and Kaisa's Machine, led by bassist Kaisa Mäensivu, will take to the stage. On Saturday, Markus Holkko Quartet, Mikko Hassinen's Future Food Factory and Jaska Lukkarinen Trio will have their concerts.

The weekend's late nights will culminate at Klubi, featuring 24-year-old drum sensation Roni Kaspi and the nine-piece Nubiyan Twist, who draw on jazz, hip hop, afrobeat, Latin, soul, reggae and dance music.

PROGRAM

Thursday 31.10.

KLUBI

free entry

19.00 Spotlight on Portugal

Mané Fernandes "Matriz Motriz" (PT)
Mané Fernandes – g, voc; Mariana Dionísio – voc; Clara Salero – fl, Vera Morais – voc; João Grilo – pno, el, voc; Brittanie Brown – dance

AXES “Hexagon” (PT)
João Mortágua – ssax; José Soares – asax; Hugo Ciríaco – tsax; Rafael Gomes – barsax; José Carlos Barbosa – b; Pedro Vasconcelos – dr, perc

Demian Cabaud "Árbol adentro" (PT/AR)
João Pedro Brandão – sax; José Pedro coelho – sax; João Grilo – pno; Demian Cabaud –b; Marcos Cavaleiro – dr

Friday 1.11.

PAKKAHUONE

19.00 Awards by the Finnish Jazz Federation: a performance of the winner

20.00 David Helbock’s Random/Control (AT)
David Helbock – pno, synth; Johannes Bär – brass, dr, beatbox; Andreas Broger – reeds; Filippa Gojo – voc

21.45 Mats Gustafsson & Kimmo Pohjonen (SE/FI)
Mats Gustafsson – sax, Kimmo Pohjonen – acc

23.30 David Murray Quartet (US)
David Murray – tsax, bcl; Marta Sánchez – pno; Luke Stewart – b; Russell Carter – dr

TELAKKA

21.00 Aurora Hentunen Quintet (FI)
Aurora Hentunen – pno, keyb; Ukko Heinonen – tsax, efects; Joona Kilponen – tp; Veli-Matti Silanterä – b; Ville Luukkonen – dr

22.30 Josefiina Vannesluoma & Mortal Lease (FI)
Josefiina Vannesluoma – voc; Mikael Myrskog – pno; Joonas Tuuri –b; Ville Luukkonen – dr; Sampo Kasurinen – reeds

00.00 Kaisa’s Machine (FI)
Kaisa Mäensivu – b; Toomas Keski-Säntti – pno; Mikko Antila – vib; Max Zenger – sax; Anssi Tirkkonen – dr

KLUBI

01.00 Roni Kaspi Trio (IL/FR)
Roni Kaspi – dr; Auxane ’Oxy’ Cartigny – keyb; Noé Berne – b

Saturday 2.11.

PAKKAHUONE

14.00 Daydream – The music of Duke Ellington (NO)
Pat Thomas – pno; Per Zanussi – b; Ståle Liavik Solberg – dr

15.45 Orchestra Nazionale della Luna (BE/FI/FR)
Manuel Hermia – sax, fl, bansouri; Kari Ikonen – pno, moog; Nathan Wouters – b; Teun Verbruggen – dr

17.30 AVA Trio (JP/DE)
Aki Takase – piano; Angelika Niescier – sax; Vincent von Schlippenbach – dj

20.00 aja monet (US)
aja monet – voice; Logan Richardson – sax; Javier Santiago – keys; Niek de Bruijn –drums; tbc – bass

21.45 Tonbruket (SE)
Dan Berglund – b; Martin Hederos – keyb, vl; Johan Lindström – g, pedal steel; Andreas Werliin – dr

23.30 Donald Harrison Quartet (US)
Donald Harrison – sax; Dan Kaufman – pno; Nori Nakaora – b; Joe Dyson – dr

TELAKKA

21.00 Markus Holkko Quartet (FI)
Markus Holkko – sax; Juuso Rinta – b; Samuli Rautiainen – keyb; Teemu Mustonen – dr, perc

22.30 Future Food Factory (FI)
Mikko Hassinen – dr, el; Max Zenger – asax, bcl; Mikko Antila – vib; Antti Ahoniemi – b

00.00 Jaska Lukkarinen Trio (FI)
Jaska Lukkarinen – dr; Jussi Kannaste – sax; Antti Lötjönen – b

KLUBI

01.00 Nubiyan Twist (UK)
Aziza Jaye – voc; Luke Wynter – b; Tom Excell – g, perc, voc; Madeleine Jones – keyb, voc; Jonathan Enser – tp, voc; Maxwell Hallet – dr; Hannah Birtwell –bsax, voc

Sunday 3.11.

PAKKAHUONE

14.00 Zoe Rahman Octet (UK)
Zoe Rahman – pno; Gareht Lockrane – fl; Helena Kay – asax; Tori Freestone – tsax; Mark Armstrong – tp; Rosie Turton – tb; Alec Dankworth –b; Gene Calderazzo – dr

15.45 Bushman’s Revenge (NO)
Even Hermansen – g; Gard Nilssen – dr; Tor Egil Kreken – b; Jørgen Brennhovd – sounds

17.30 Kahil El’Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble: 50th Anniversary Tour (US)
Kahil El’Zabar – dr, perc; Corey Wilkes – tp; Alex Harding – barsax; Ishmael Ali – vlc

TELAKKA

free entry

21.00 Bode Wilson "Aether" (PT)
João Pedro Brandão – sax, fl, org pedalboard; Demian Cabaud – b, charango; Marcos Cavaleiro – dr, perc

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Age limit: All ages / 18+

PASSES

Festival pass
Includes all concerts at Pakkahuone, Klubi and Telaka; only a small special batch.

Pakkahuone pass
Includes all concerts at Pakkahuone. NOTE. Concerts at Telakka are not included in the Pakkahuone pass.

Mini pass
Includes concerts in Telakka and Klubi.

Klubi joint ticket
Ticket access to concerts in Klubi.

You can exchange a pre-purchased Festival pass and Pakkahuone pass for a wristband as follows: