Pori Jazz – 40th Anniversary
2005.07.18
This comes a bit late now, but anyhow, Pori Jazz Festival has just started for the 40th time. This year the most popular performers carry such names as Lauryn Hill, Jamie Cullum, Roy Haynes or Charlie Haden, but for keeping the standards really high, a group of Norvegian jazz musicians have packed their instruments and flown to Finland. To mention some of them, Karl Seglem Band, Arve Henriksen and Supersilent will show up on wednesday in a series of concerts called Norvegian Soundscapes. (Hopefully I’ll be able to review them later.)
Of course, as the festival takes place in Finland, our beloved neighbours will get their chance. Among other Swedes, Lisa Nilsson and Blacknuss will step on stage with their soul and groovejazz.
Some of this year’s Finnish artists are saxofonist Jukka Perko, Anne-Mari Kähärä with her outstanding line-up (Marzi Nyman and Jarmo Saari in guitars, Pekka Kuusisto in violin and Zarkus Poussa, percussions), young soul funk pop jazz ensemble MP4, and the pioneer of Finnish hip hop, Giant Robot.
Pori Jazz Festival in Pori, Finland, 16.7.-24.7.2005.
Read more at www.porijazz.fi.
