29.9.-1.10. 2023

PORVOO JAZZ FESTIVAL VOL. 11

The Porvoo Jazz Festival will take place in the heart of Porvoo on September 29. – 1.10. The center of the events is Porvoo Jazz Festival ry’s own home base, the atmospheric cultural space Vanha 123, where listeners can experience two different experiences with one ticket. Vanha 123 features interesting and current like-up: Selma Savolainen Horror Vacui, Jukkis Uotila Plays Finnish Jazz Classics, the Nordic collaboration project Schlosser / Almqvist / Welin / Lukkarinen – Free Swing and the Kari Ikonen & Karikko 50/25 celebration concert. Also the opening concert of the festival, a student concert in collaboration with Porvoonseutu Music College Young Talents Will be arranged in the pop-up space in the basement of Vanha 123 called 123 Kellari. In its rough atmosphere you can also enjoy the rhythms of the concerts on Friday, the Jimi Tenor Band on Friday and the Maja Mannila Trio on Saturday. History will also be made in 123 Kellari on Saturday night, because the festival wants to try something completely new: festival’s first jazz rave! The Jazz rave is built around John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme album, the audience is lured into a collective, almost hypnotic State.

The festival ends spectacularly with a concert by Valtteri Laurell Nonet in the Porvoo Art Factory’s Factory Hall in cooperation with Porvoo Cultural Services. The soloists of the festival, guitarist Mikko Iivanainen and bass clarinetist Joris Roelofs, can be enjoyed surrounded by the Felipe de Ávila Franco artwork at Porvoo Art Hall. Last year’s Jazz Tour in the center of Porvoo, which received a highly praised reception, will continue with surprise performers. The places of the walking tour will be kept as a secret until the end.

Porvoo Jazz Festival is a warm hearted jazz festival that invests in quality and intimate, a bit of a bohemian atmosphere. We do not take jazz too seriously, instead we focus on creating experiences where we can make our musicians and audience feel cozy and comfortable. Interactivity between the bands and the audience is also very important to us and we want to use venues where we can share the feel of togetherness.

The Porvoo Jazz Festival has been organized every autumn since 2013. The festival is located in the heart of Porvoo and the monthly Porvoo Jazz Clubs are arranged in the cultural space Vanha 123,which is renovated by the association. The former movie theater with three cozy halls and two bars is apt to create a setting for concerts where the audience becomes a part of the experience.
The festival is organized by Porvoo Jazz Festival ry. It is curated by jazz drummer Jaska Lukkarinen the current artistic director and saxophonist Max Zenger who will be the new artistic director from autumn 2023-.

SIZE DOESN’T MATTER, JAZZ DOES!