Festival Updates

The last gig of the year at the Porvoo Jazz Club brings Siina Suutarinen and her band to the stage. Siina Suutarinen is a new voice in the Finnish jazz scene; a composer, singer, and pianist aiming for an international career, whose highly anticipated debut album Who...

While Django Reinhardt's music has been revisited many times, it has often been within a familiar framework, with the guitar remaining omnipresent. For this brand new opus, Baptiste Herbin follows in the footsteps of the gypsy virtuoso by setting himself a real...

Aki Rissanen's trio returns to the stage with their new album Imaginary Mountains. Pianisti Aki Rissanen julkaisi uuden albuminsa Imaginary Mountains 12.9.2025 brittiläisen Edition Recordsin kautta. Albumi on Rissasen seitsemäs ja hänen trionsa – rumpali Teppo Mäkysen...

Porvoo Jazz Festival's late-night gigs invite you to the dance floor at Vanha123. On Saturday, the records will be played by Ana Coudurier, a Mexican DJ and photographer who now lives in Helsinki. Her impressive record collection features rare treasures of organic...

“With saxophone and guitar alone, Ben van Gelder and Reinier Baas sound like an entire orchestra.” - VolkskrantSaxophonist Ben van Gelder and guitarist Reinier Baas proudly announce the release of their third collaborative record, ‘This Is Water’. This album is a...

Porvoo Jazz Festival is also organising late night gigs at Vanha 123 this year. The dancefloor on Friday night will be heated by Punomo! Punomo is an eight-piece soul band, whose distinctive vintage sound is an aesthetic that draws heavily on the traditions of soul...

Saturday starts with a delicious Bakery Brunch at the RUNO Hotel, accompanied by charming quality jazz. The weekend brunch will feature a tasty menu of savoury and sweet pastries and drink packages, based on the Bakery Brunch concept. Catering at 12.00 &...

Porvoo Jazz Club Goes Local: SoulSisters - Swing Noir takes to the stage of Vanha123! SoulSisters is a long-standing vocal group that has been boldly embracing different musical styles since 2007. The trio, familiar in Uusimaa, consists of the sisters Anna, Pi and...

Trumpet player Aki Himanen and drummer Aleksi Kinnunen are musicians and electronic music producers who combine the danceable pulse of techno music with the spontaneity of jazz music. They are constantly seeking new ways of human-machine interaction through...