21.3.2023
12:00
The admission is free but you need a ticket to get in, read more in the introductory text.

Duration 1 h.

Lunch Concert:

UMO Helsinki Ensemble – Tribute to Horace Silver 

Led by Tero Saarti

 

Tue 21 March 2023 at noon // Savoy Theatre, Helsinki


21.3.2023
12:00
The admission is free but you need a ticket to get in, read more in the introductory text.

Duration 1 h.

UMO’s trumpeter Tero Saarti has put together an interesting set of music by composer, jazz legend Horace Silver (1928–2014) for the UMO Helsinki Ensemble and Savoy lunch concert in March. The UMO Helsinki Ensemble is a one-off, ensemble-sized line-up formed by musicians known both from UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and numerous other jazz bands and projects.

Pianist and saxophonist Horace Silver was one of the pioneers of the Hard Bop. In 1953, he founded The Jazz Messenger with drummer Art Blakey. His partners in jazz also included e.g. Stan Getz, with whom he made his first recording in 1950, and Miles Davis, for whom he composed. Silver recorded on the Blue Note for decades before starting his own label.

Silver’s striking, addictive compositions that mix different styles are based on blues and gospel, with which he often combined Latin rhythms. Silver’s jazz standards’ melodies are very recognizable, providing a perfect base for improvisation.

UMO Helsinki Ensemble pays tribute to Silver by playing one of his most famous compositions Song for My Father, his first hit The Preacher and many more.

Duration 1 hour.

UMO Helsinki Ensemble: 

Tero Saarti, trumpet, lead
Olli Ojajärvi, tenor saxophone
Kasperi Sarikoski, trombone
Sonja Kaipainen, piano
Antti Ahoniemi, bass
Tommi Rautiainen, drums

Please note! The admission is free but it is recommendable to book a ticket in advance at the Savoy Theatre box office (0 €) or Lippu.fi webshop (0 €). At Lippu.fi stores commission is 3 € / order, at R-kioski 3 € / order + 1 € / ticket. Max. 6 tickets / booking. Larger group bookings directly from Savoy. Entry with an advance ticket until 11:50. After this, any empty seats will be filled with customers without tickets. Please arrive early for the doors will be closed once the concert has started.

Production: Savoy Theatre & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra

Tero Saarti’s photo: Heikki Kynsijärvi

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