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Lounaskonsertti: UMO – Northern Lights at Savoy-teatteri

Courtesy of Finnish Jazz Federation | Posted on January 17, 2018

Where

Savoy-teatteri
Kasarmikatu 46-48
Helsinki
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When

Tue, January 23, 2018
05:00

About

January is a dark month and statistically the coldest period of the year in Finland. These natural forces have driven the conductor of the first lunch concert of the year, Ville Vannemaa, to choose music compatible to the harsh conditions of northern winter: biting frosts, endless darkness and sparkling northern lights. In this concert the merciless arctic winter manifests itself in the Nordic jazz of UMO.
All composers of the Nordic jazz scene see the northern lights in their own ways. The orchestra plays music from Palle Mikkelborg, Jarmo Savolainen, Jan Allan, Kari Komppa and others. The soloists of the compositions play considerably important roles and the virtuoso players of UMO have lots of room for solos....

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