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SunJazz: OK:KO at Tenho Restobar

Courtesy of Finnish Jazz Federation | Posted on September 8, 2020

Where

Tenho Restobar
Helsinginkatu 15
Helsinki
Map

When

Sun, September 20, 2020
17:00

About

Free entry
The quartet, led by drummer-composer Okko Saastamoinen, was began their ascent in 2016 when they became the the Finnish representative in Young Nordic Jazz Comets and received the We Jazz Rising Star award. Their Land E. debut, released the following year, received an excellent reception from critics and the jazz audience, and set big expectations for the band in the future. In January 2019 We Jazz Records released the band's long-awaited Syrtti album, which received a five star review from Helsingin Sanomat.
In his compositions Okko Saastamoinen leaves a lot of room for improvisation, where the members of the band get to shine when they take the music to new directions. The influences that the band members bring to Okko’s compositions can be anything from the history of Western music. The red thread in the band's playing is trust, use of space and improvisation. OK: KO's gigs have been described as intense experiences that evoke images and a sense of deep presence in the listener....

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