Joonas Haavisto's four-part piece Pinnan alta will premiere at April Jazz. The piece is composed for mixed choir, piano and percussion. Haavisto, who is also responsible for the lyrics, tells a story that transports the listener into the depths, from which human action and the limitations of life are examined with wonder. The work, which reaches into spiritual spaces and Coltrane-like cascades, also focuses on improvisation, which helps us stay in the moment and confront the unknown.
Joonas Haavisto is a Finnish jazz pianist and composer who has had a significant international career for over 15 years. With his trio, he has released five albums and toured extensively abroad, performing at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York, the Tokyo Jazz Festival and the DC Jazz Festival, among others. Known for his crystal-clear piano sound and versatility, Haavisto has performed with many famous jazz musicians, such as Jerry Bergonzi, Jonathan Blake, Jaleel Shaw, Ralph Alessi, Tivon Pennicott and Michael Formanek. As a soloist, Haavisto has played with chamber orchestras and big bands. He has composed compositions for small and large ensembles, as well as for the Cannes Film Festival-awarded film โThe Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mรคkiโ directed by Juho Kuosmanen....
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Joonas Haavisto's four-part piece Pinnan alta will premiere at April Jazz. The piece is composed for mixed choir, piano and percussion. Haavisto, who is also responsible for the lyrics, tells a story that transports the listener into the depths, from which human action and the limitations of life are examined with wonder. The work, which reaches into spiritual spaces and Coltrane-like cascades, also focuses on improvisation, which helps us stay in the moment and confront the unknown.
Joonas Haavisto is a Finnish jazz pianist and composer who has had a significant international career for over 15 years. With his trio, he has released five albums and toured extensively abroad, performing at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York, the Tokyo Jazz Festival and the DC Jazz Festival, among others. Known for his crystal-clear piano sound and versatility, Haavisto has performed with many famous jazz musicians, such as Jerry Bergonzi, Jonathan Blake, Jaleel Shaw, Ralph Alessi, Tivon Pennicott and Michael Formanek. As a soloist, Haavisto has played with chamber orchestras and big bands. He has composed compositions for small and large ensembles, as well as for the Cannes Film Festival-awarded film โThe Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Mรคkiโ directed by Juho Kuosmanen.
Mika Kallio is a versatile percussionist who feels at home in almost any jazz style. He has been heard in numerous different Finnish bands, such as Verneri Pohjola Group, Mikko Innanen 10+, Gourmet and singer Mia Simanainenโs Ahava. Kallioโs courage and ability to throw himself into the game as a musician are reflected in the drummer duos he has conceived and the pieces he has composed for percussionists and dancers. Kallio's percussions include gongs as an essential part. Perhaps they will also be heard at the April Jazz gig!
EMO Ensemble is a chamber choir consisting of approximately thirty young and experienced choir singers, profiled for performing new music. Pasi Hyรถkki, who acts as the choir director, wanted to establish a vocal ensemble with an unprecedented sound in Finland and gathered a strong group of young musicians of the chamber choir in the EMO Ensemble, a part of the Espoo Music Institute. Since winning the 2003 International Harald Andersรฉn Chamber Choir Competition, EMO Ensemble has profiled itself as a performer of contemporary music, offering composers an agile instrument for wild experiments and the realization of subtle tones. EMO Ensemble has produced four critically acclaimed albums: Maasta 2005 (Helsingin Sanomat and Hufvudstadsbladet's best albums of the year list and the Finnish Choir Conductors' Association's choral album of the year), Hereillรค 2008 (Nominee for the Emma Award for Classical Music), Taivaaseen 2010 and Tรคhti Christmas album 2010.
Joonas Haavisto, piano & compositionsMika Kallio, pecussionsEMO EnsemblePasi Hyรถkki, choir director
Tickets 31/26 โฌ + order fee (from 1,50 โฌ + 0,65% of the order), Lippu.fi.Duration approx. 1 h 15 min, no intermission
Liput 31/26 โฌ + tilausmaksu (alk. 1,50 โฌ + 0,65% tilauksesta), Lippu.fi
Joonas Haaviston neliosainen teos Pinnan alta saa kantaesityksensรค April Jazz Festivaalilla Sellosalissa 25.4.2025. Teos on sรคvelletty sekakuorolle, pianolle ja perkussioille. Haavisto, joka vastaa myรถs sanoituksista, kertoo tarinan kuljettavan kuulijan syvyyksiin, josta ihmisen toimintaa ja elรคmรคn rajallisuutta tarkastellaan ihmetellen. Spirituaalisiin tiloihin ja Coltrane-henkisiin ryรถpytyksiin ulottuvan teoksen keskiรถssรค on myรถs improvisointi, jonka turvin pysytรครคn hetkessรค kiinni ja jonka avulla kohdataan tietรคmรคtรถn.
Joonas Haavisto on suomalainen jazzpianisti ja sรคveltรคjรค, joka on tehnyt merkittรคvรครค kansainvรคlisestรค uraa jo yli 15 vuoden ajan. Trionsa kanssa hรคn on julkaissut viisi albumia ja kiertรคnyt ahkerasti ulkomailla esiintyen muun muassa Blue Note Jazz Clubilla New Yorkissa, Tokyo Jazz Festivalilla sekรค DC Jazz Festivalilla. Kristallinkirkkaasta pianosoundistaan โโja monipuolisuudestaan tunnettu Haavisto on esiintynyt useiden nimekkรคiden jazzmuusikoiden, kuten Jerry Bergonzi, Jonathan Blake, Jaleel Shaw, Ralph Alessi, Tivon Pennicott ja Michael Formanek, kanssa. Solistina Haavisto on soittanut kamariorkestereissa ja big bandeissa. Sรคvellyksiรค on syntynyt pienille ja suurille kokoonpanoille sekรค muun muassa Cannesin elokuvajuhlilla palkittuun, Juho Kuosmasen ohjaamaan โHymyilevรค miesโ -elokuvaan.
Mika Kallio on laaja-alainen lyรถmรคsoitintaiteilija, joka tuntuu olevan kotonaan melkein missรค jazztyylissรค tahansa. Hรคntรค on kuultu lukuisissa erilaisissa kotimaisissa yhtyeissรค, kuten Verneri Pohjola Group, Mikko Innanen 10+, Gourmet ja laulaja Mia Simanaisen Ahava. Kallion rohkeudesta ja heittรคytymiskyvystรค muusikkona kertovat paljon hรคnen ideoimansa rumpalien duot ja sรคveltรคmรคnsรค teokset lyรถmรคsoittajalle ja tanssijalle. Kallion perkussioihin kuuluvat olennaisena osana gongit. Kenties niitรค kuullaan myรถs April Jazzin keikalla!
EMO Ensemble on noin kolmestakymmenestรค nuoresta ja kokeneesta kuorolaulajasta koostuva uuden musiikin esittรคmiseen profiloitunut kamarikuoro. Kuoronjohtajana toimiva Pasi Hyรถkki halusi perustaa soinniltaan ennenkuulumattoman laulukokoonpanon Suomeen ja kokosi kamarikuoron vahvuisen laulajiston nuoria muusikoita EMO Ensembleen, Espoon musiikkiopiston yhteyteen. Vuoden 2003 Kansainvรคlisen Harald Andersรฉn -kamarikuorokilpailun voitosta lรคhtien EMO Ensemble on profiloitunut aikamme musiikin esittรคjรคnรค, joka tarjoaa sรคveltรคjille ketterรคn instrumentin villeihin kokeiluihin ja hienovaraisten sรคvyjen toteuttamiseen. EMO Ensemble on tuottanut neljรค arvostelumenestystรค saavuttanutta levyรค: Maasta 2005 (Helsingin Sanomien ja Hufvudstadsbladetin vuoden parhaat levyt -lista ja Suomen Kuoronjohtajayhdistyksen vuoden kuorolevy), Hereillรค 2008 (Klassisen musiikin Emma-palkintoehdokas), Taivaaseen 2010 ja Tรคhti-joululevy 2010.
Joonas Haavisto, piano & sรคvellyksetMika Kallio, perkussiotEMO EnsemblePasi Hyรถkki, kuoronjohtaja
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