Väreet 2026
Fire! Orchestra, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

Väreet 2026: Korjaamo Vaunusali - Fire! Orchestra, Ethnic Heritage Ensemble (SE/DK/NO/PT/FR)

Fire! Orchestra

A Fire! Orchestra show is always a Happening with a capital H. The ensemble celebrates their new work Words in Helsinki, in the hometown of We Jazz Records, set to release the album. Fire! Orchestra is the densest concentration of contemporary European jazz talent around, led by the visionary duo of Mats Gustafsson and Johan Berthling.

Ethnic Heritage Ensemble

Kahil El’Zabar has been one of the deepest and most forward-thinking artists from Chicago’s renowned improvised music scene for many years. Working in many creative contexts as a member of the boundlessly innovative AACM, El’Zabar founded the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble in 1974, as a way to further explore the connections between African-American music, like jazz, with more traditional African instrumentation and rhythms. The Ethnic Heritage Ensemble includes trumpeter, Corey Wilkes, tenor saxophonist Kevin Nabors, cellist Ishmael Ali and the compelling presence of Kahil El’Zabar on drum set, hand percussion, Kalimba, and soulful vocalizations. The Ensemble celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a much acclaimed album Open Me and a world tour, and in 2025 followed up with the new album Let the Spirit Out (Spiritmuse Records).

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Age limit: All ages
Time: Doors at 19:30
Showtime 20:00

Accessibility
The event is accessible by wheelchair.
The event venue has an accessible toilet.

Sales closes at 3.12.2026 23:00.