4.9.2017
19:00
Tickets from Tiketti:
Normal price 18 €
Retirees, students, unemployed 14 €
Service fee is included
5.9.2017
14:00
Tickets from Lippupiste:
Normal price 10 €
Retirees, students, unemployed 5 €
Service fee is included
6.9.2017
14:00
Tickets from Lippupiste:
Normal price 10 €
Retirees, students, unemployed 5 €
Service fee is included

UMO plays music
from New Orleans

Mon 4th of September 2017 at 7 pm // Koko Jazz Club, Helsinki

Tue 5th of September 2017 at 2 pm // Vuotalo, Helsinki

Wed 6th of September 2017 at 2 pm // Kanneltalo, Helsinki


4.9.2017
19:00
Tickets from Tiketti:
Normal price 18 €
Retirees, students, unemployed 14 €
Service fee is included
5.9.2017
14:00
Tickets from Lippupiste:
Normal price 10 €
Retirees, students, unemployed 5 €
Service fee is included
6.9.2017
14:00
Tickets from Lippupiste:
Normal price 10 €
Retirees, students, unemployed 5 €
Service fee is included

It is generally believed that jazz was born in New Orleans. The multicultural city was a melting pot of many different styles of music. On Sundays, slaves from Africa and the Caribbean were not obliged to work but were allowed to play music in public places. The French influence was also strong in the city. The legends emphasize the importance of the famous red-light district Storyville in the beginnings of the history of jazz. But whether this conception of history is correct or not, nevertheless, musicians from New Orleans were instrumental in the first days of jazz and the eventual spreading of the style of music all over the world.

In early September, UMO pays tribute to the masterful musicians of New Orleans with a three-piece concert series. Naturally, the first of the masters is Louise Armstrong. The versions heard in the concert, though, are not the most traditional ones but, true to the style of the orchestra, fresh and even somewhat unexpected. The conductor of the concert, Mikko Hassinen, has revised some of the pieces just recently.

The length of the concert at Koko Jazz is about two hours, including the intermission. The length of the afternoon concerts at Vuotalo and Kanneltalo is approximately an hour and there is no intermission.

Other concerts

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Several concerts between
8th Jun 2023–3rd Aug 2023
Info & tickets ->
Pori Jazz Festival: Melissa Aldana (CL/US) & UMO Helsinki
Sat
15th Jul 2023 at 6:30 pm
Info & tickets ->
UMO Helsinki feat. Aili Ikonen & Sami Pitkämö – Muistojen Bulevardi
Fri
11th Aug 2023 at 7 pm
Tue
15th Aug 2023 at 7 pm
Wed
16th Aug 2023 at 7 pm
Info & tickets ->
Viapori Jazz: UMO’s brass seven & Anna Inginmaa
Sat
26th Aug 2023 at 6 pm
Info & tickets ->
Club For Five & UMO Helsinki: Sataman Tango
Sat
26th Aug 2023 at 7 pm
Info & tickets ->
Helsinki Festival: Kerkko Koskinen, Linda Fredriksson & UMO Helsinki – Agatha 2
Thu
31st Aug 2023 at 7 pm
Info & tickets ->
AUF: Avanti!, UMO Helsinki & FiBO feat. Uri Caine, Paleface & Sounds of Mercy
Tue
12th Sep 2023 at 7 pm
Info & tickets ->
UMO Helsinki – Focus Tero Saarti
Fri
22nd Sep 2023 at 6 pm
Tue
26th Sep 2023 at 2 pm
Info & tickets ->
Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest – Final Concert
Thu
5th Oct 2023 at 6 pm
Info & tickets ->
UMO Helsinki performs Joseph Bowie’s Big Band Funk feat. Maja Mannila – The Legendary Music of Defunkt
Fri
13th Oct 2023 at 7 pm
Info & tickets ->
Thad Jones 100 – UMO Helsinki & Jukka Eskola
Thu
26th Oct 2023 at 6 pm
Fri
27th Oct 2023 at 7 pm
Info & tickets ->
UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra & Robben Ford (US)
Thu
16th Nov 2023 at 7 pm
Info & tickets ->
School concert: Oulu Symphony & UMO Helsinki with Nina Mya & Tuomo – Tribute to Burt Bacharach
Thu
30th Nov 2023 at 10 am
Info & tickets ->
Oulu Symphony & UMO Helsinki with Nina Mya & Tuomo – Tribute to Burt Bacharach
Thu
30th Nov 2023 at 7 pm
Info & tickets ->
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, UMO Helsinki & Jules Buckley: Quincy!
Fri
1st Mar 2024 at 7 pm
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