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Jazz-Espa: Aili Ikonen at Jazz-espa

Courtesy of Finnish Jazz Federation | Posted on June 14, 2016

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When

Mon, July 25, 2016
09:00

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The Finnish Jazz Federation warmly welcomes you to the 17th Jazz-Espa Festival. The two-week concert series sees twenty Finnish jazz acts entertain music-lovers this summer on the Espa Stage in the Esplanadi Park. All Jazz-Espa concerts are accessible, free of charge and open to all ages. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Finnish Jazz Federation, Jazz-Espa dresses up to a Jazz Federation's colours and turns up the volume by presenting as many as three large orchestras this year. The crown jewel of these big-band-sized ensembles is of course UMO Jazz Orchestra.
Jazz-Espa 2016 will be opened by jazzsinger Aili Ikonen. Perhaps the First Lady of Finnish jazz, Aili Ikonen emerges as a spokeswoman for new Finnish vocal jazz on her latest album, Laulan. Apart from one cover with new Finnish translation, the album comprises new compositions penned by Ikonen and bassist-composer Mikko Pellinen. It is these new songs that we will be hearing in the opening concert of the Jazz-Espa 2016....

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