Tampere Jazz Happening to Feature Jazz Poetry, Portuguese Ensembles, Renowned Pianists
All in all, 25 ensembles will take the stage in ten concert events round Tullikamari Square.
All in all, 25 ensembles will take the stage in ten concert events round Tullikamari Square.
This year’s Tampere Jazz Happening visitor survey not only looked at audience background data and visitor satisfaction, but also the climate impact of festival visits. The data collected shows that festival trips are made in an ecological way.
On the All Saints’ Day weekend, Tampere once again was a stage for music, when the Tampere Jazz Happening filled the concert venues of the Tullikamari Square with modern jazz for the 42nd time.
The new Taimi Award aimed at young musicians to pianist and wind instrumentalist Joonatan Henriksson
The 42nd International Tampere Jazz Happening will take place on 2-5.11.2023.
Tampere Jazz Happening will take over the tram on Thursday and Friday 2-3 November 2023.
Tampere is preparing for an unforgettable All Saints weekend.
On All Saints Weekend 2022 Tampere Jazz Happening filled the Tullikamari Square with modern jazz for the 41st time. Over the course of four days, a total of 25 ensembles performed at the event, with musicians from 14 different countries. As usual, the festival was praised for its warm atmosphere and versatile program offering guests both young and old a chance to experience the beautiful music of modern contemporary jazz
inland’s most prestigious jazz awards were celebrated on the 4th of November at Tampere Jazz
Happening. Jazz Finland granted the Yrjö prize to trumpeter-bandleader Jukka Eskola, and
acknowledged drummer-influencer Reiska Laine with the Andania Award for lifetime achievement
in Finnish jazz. Yle Jazz Radio presented their “Shadow-Yrjö” recognition to Sibelius Academy’s
student advisor Anne Etelätalo.
The 41st Tampere Jazz Happening starts today, on Thursday the 3rd of November 2022. This year 25 ensembles and more than 130 musicians will perform at the festival altogether.