News - UMO

21.1.2026

This year’s Rolf Schock Prize laureate Maria Schneider with the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra at Konserthuset Stockholm

13.1.2026

UMO gets a new artistic leadership – a trio takes over in autumn 2026

14.12.2025

UMO receives Kone Foundation grant to strengthen regional polyphony

14.12.2025

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra to be the gala orchestra of the Finnish Sports Gala 2026–2027

14.10.2025

UMO continues its 50th anniversary season through spring 2026, season program published and on sale

20.5.2025

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra – The Greatest Feats since 1975. Already 50 years of achievements and mastery in jazz!

20.5.2025

UMO launches Club Nights in Black Box at the Music Centre

10.3.2025

UMO Helsinki Ensemble’s library tour will take place in May 2025

23.12.2024

Henriika Steidel-Luoto has been elected Managing Director of UMO

18.11.2024

UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra’s spring season 2025 is now out

4.11.2024

Cyrille Aimée’s visit has been cancelled and will be replaced by jazz vocalist Caity Gyorgy, making her European debut

5.6.2024

Henriika Steidel-Luoto continues as General manager’s substitute of UMO

16.4.2024

UMO’s autumn 2024 international guest soloists are here!

5.3.2024

Watch the Quincy! online concert for free at Helsinkikanava.fi

5.10.2023

Tobias Hoffmann from Germany won the Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest 2023

30.8.2023

The finalists of Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest 2023 are announced, the final concert in Helsinki and a live stream on Thursday, October 5th

24.8.2023

The finalists of the Helsinki International Big Band Composing Contest 2023 will be published on August 30, contrary to prior information

11.5.2023

The composing contest got 76 participants from 24 countries

21.4.2023

New joint album from UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra and Nina Mya is now out

23.2.2023

Henriika Steidel-Luoto appointed as the substitute of general manager of the UMO Foundation