International and Finnish jazz played on All Saints’ Day Weekend
On All Saints’ Day weekend a diverse set of music played once again as Tampere Jazz Happening filled the venues at Tullikamarin aukio with modern
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On All Saints’ Day weekend a diverse set of music played once again as Tampere Jazz Happening filled the venues at Tullikamarin aukio with modern
Kahil El’Zabar Ethnic Heritage Ensemble performed at the very first Tampere Jazz Happening in 1982. Now the ensemble returns to the festival for the first time in 42 years!
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The flagship of modern jazz, Tampere Jazz Happening, was founded in 1982. In the beginning it was organised by the jazz-club Break in conjunction with the City of Tampere’s cultural board. Tampere Jazz Happening’s unprejudiced and first-rate programme has turned the festival into one of Europe’s most intriguing jazz happenings. The programme highlights the influence of concert, rock and ethnic music on the development of modern jazz. The concerts are held at venues around the Old Customs House square: Restaurants Klubi and Telakka and at the Old Customs House Hall. The annual festival takes place at the turn of October.