Urban Quartet at Arabiasali, Metropolia

Tickets 3,5-8 €
The Italian jazz ensemble Urban Quartet visits Metropolia as part of its European tour.
In the music of the ensemble, known for its refined interplay, modern elements, rhythmic and harmonic experiments, color an expression rooted in jazz traditions. Urban Quartet has performed at festivals such as the JazzAP Festival in Ghent, Belgium (B-Jazz International Contest) and was awarded the Audience Jury Prize at the Umbria Jazz Contest in 2022. The band's debut album, Sofà, was released in 2023. The program for the Helsinki concert consists of pieces from the album Sofà, as well as selected jazz standards....

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Tickets 3,5-8 €
The Italian jazz ensemble Urban Quartet visits Metropolia as part of its European tour.
In the music of the ensemble, known for its refined interplay, modern elements, rhythmic and harmonic experiments, color an expression rooted in jazz traditions. Urban Quartet has performed at festivals such as the JazzAP Festival in Ghent, Belgium (B-Jazz International Contest) and was awarded the Audience Jury Prize at the Umbria Jazz Contest in 2022. The band's debut album, Sofà, was released in 2023. The program for the Helsinki concert consists of pieces from the album Sofà, as well as selected jazz standards.
Students from Metropolia will be featured as guest soloists. The concert is produced in collaboration with Saint Louis College of Music (Rome).
Urban Quartet Gianluca Robustelli, guitar Giuseppe Sacchi, piano Vincenzo Quirico, double bass Federico Balestra, drums
Guest soloists Veera Aliska, vocals (Metropolia) Reetta Uusimaa, vocals (Metropolia) Rebecca Ekman, trumpet (Metropolia)

Liput 3,5-8 €
Italialainen Urban Quartet -jazzyhtye vierailee Metropoliassa osana Euroopan-kiertuettaan.
Hienostuneesta yhteissoitostaan tunnetun yhtyeen musiikissa modernit elementit, rytmiset ja harmoniset kokeilut, värittävät jazzin perinteisiin pohjautuvaa ilmaisua. Urban Quartet on esiintynyt muun muassa Belgian Gentissä JazzAP-festivaalilla (B-Jazz International Contest) ja palkittiin Umbria Jazz Contestin Audience Jury Prize -palkinnolla vuonna 2022. Yhtyeen debyyttialbumi Sofà julkaistiin vuonna 2023. Helsingin-konsertin ohjelmisto koostuu Sofà-albumin kappaleista sekä valikoiduista jazzstandardeista.
Vierailevina solisteina kuullaan Metropolian opiskelijoita. Konsertti toteutetaan yhteistyössä roomalaisen Saint Louis College of Musicin kanssa.
Urban Quartet Gianluca Robustelli, kitara Giuseppe Sacchi, piano Vincenzo Quirico, kontrabasso Federico Balestra, rummut
Solistivieraat Veera Aliska, laulu (Metropolia) Reetta Uusimaa, laulu (Metropolia) Rebecca Ekman, trumpetti (Metropolia)

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