Festival Updates

Porvoo Jazz Festival is joining forces with the Porvoo Music Institute. The concert is without age limit and has a free entrance. The concert will feature small groups formed by students from the music institute performing jazz classics. The Regional Music Institute...

The highlight of the Saturday night of Porvoo Jazz Festival will be the cult band Dalindèo. Their sixth album, "Tropicalia Nordica," will be released in May 2024. Expect timeless, energetic, entertaining, and psychedelic surf-iron jazz in Dalindèo's style. "Tropicalia...

"Arppa sings captivating stories, which the supple harmony of the jazz trio emphasizes." - Yle Matti Toivonen Best known for their energetic, improvisation-based performances, Arppa and their band are among the top names in the current Finnish indie scene. Arppa's...

Karmen Rõivassepp Quartet is a vibrant and prominent jazz quartet that ever since their debut in 2018 have continued to grow a solid audience in Scandinavia, with prospects of breaking through into the European scene The quartet is constantly developing and in these...

Drummer Tatu Rönkkö and guitarist Kalle Kalima played for the first time in the mountains of South Tyrol at the Bolzano Jazz Festival, where they were sent on a blind date gig to the village square with singer Andreas Schaerer. Both had left Finland to live abroad at...

The children's music band Henna ja Supersankarit (Henna and the Superheroes), taking the stage at the Porvoo Jazz Festival, presents new rhythm-based children's music that inspires listeners of all ages to sing, dance, play, and laugh. The band's concerts come with a...

Seppo Kantonen Trio performing at the Art Factory Taidehalli marks pianist Seppo Kantonen's return to the traditional piano-bass-drums trio. The lineup has been regularly rehearsing since the beginning of 2023 and will continue in the same manner throughout the year....

This year, Porvoo Jazz Festival joins forces with Avanti! Chamber Orchestra and the Suvisoitto event. In the June Suvisoitto, a concert will be held where the Porvoo Jazz Club visits the festival's Saturday evening with Adele Sauros Quartet as the performer. Avanti!...

Every year, Porvoo Jazz Festival wants to present something new! This year's special feature is Ping Pong! We invite the cream of Finnish jazz musicians to play in a ping pong tournament with the lively Danish organ-drum duo, Born2Bingo. The band sets the rhythm for...

Sara Decker is a contemporary jazz vocalist and composer, specializing in merging popstyles with improvisational jazz artistry. Known for her subtle tone, impressive range and heartfelt story-telling she has been acknowledged with numerous music awards andnominations...