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Jazz-Espa: Pienet ihmiset isot puut at Espan Lava
Courtesy of Finnish Jazz Federation | Posted on June 13, 2023
Where
Espan Lava
Esplanadi
Helsinki
Map
When
Wed, August 2, 2023
10:00
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Musicians
Pienet ihmiset isot puut, Laura Helander, Mikko Antila, Tatu Back, Benjamin Nylund
About
Laura Helander – sax, Mikko Antila – piano, Tatu Back – bass, Benjamin Nylund – drums
Pienet ihmiset isot puut (“Small humans big trees”) is a jazz quartet performing nature-inspired compositions. The ensemble’s compositions revolve around climate anxiety, sadness over biodiversity loss, and a love for nature. Their musical style is contemporary jazz with influences from Finnish folk music and schlager-style songs. In 2022, the ensemble published a studio live release titled Täällä oli kaunista kerran (It was beautiful here once), which was dedicated to cut-down forests....