UMO’s jazz jams on the summer terrace of Konepaja Biergarten continue for the fifth summer – free entry!
Jazz Jam & Brew is a musical think tank where new ideas are created based on the past. The house band starts at 18:30. After the show, a jam session will start, where musicians and music enthusiasts who have strayed into the audience will form a line-up. The nature of jams is unpredictable; no one knows exactly what they will play and with whom. The house band sets the stage for the jams, but the story also depends on the interaction between the guest musicians and the audience – that’s what makes them so fascinating to listen to!
The houseband will be made up of members of the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, other jazz music professionals, as well as promising new talent from the Sibelius Academy jazz music faculty and Metropolia Music, so there will be unique formations and fresh interpretations. In addition to musical enjoyment, the jams will promote the development of jazz music, increase interaction between generations of musicians and bring out new talent.
Jazz Jam & Brew will take place on the outdoor terrace of Konepaja Biergarten (Bruno Granholm kuja 1, 00510 Helsinki), where you can find, among other things, domestic microbrewery products and foreign specialities for beer lovers. The Biergarten also occasionally hosts a variety of food stalls.
The jams are organised in cooperation with the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, Konepaja Biergarten, the Jazz Music Department of the Sibelius Academy and Metropolia Music.
To 12.6.2025 // Theme: Music of J.J. Johnson
House band:
Kasperi Sarikoski, trombone & yummy host
Jimi Ahlroos, tenor saxophone
Khoan Nguyen, piano
Otso Huhtala, bass
Jonatan Sarikoski, drums
Thu 19.6.2025 // Theme: The Harmonic Streams of Benny Golson
House band:
Jouni Järvelä, woodwinds, piano & jam host
Jere Haakana, guitar
Mikael Saastamoinen, bass
Arttu Huopainen, drums
Thu 26.6.2025 // Theme: Strayhorn or Ellington?
House band:
Max Zenger, woodwinds & jam host
Jussi Hovilainen, bass
Ilari Kinnunen, drums
Tuomo Uusitalo, piano
Thu 3.7.2025 // Theme: A Tribute To Joe Henderson
House band:
Manuel Dunkel – tenor saxophone & jam host
Rafa Postel – trumpet
Tobias Schenk – piano
Jussi Hovilainen – bass
Jussi Lehtonen – drums
Thu 24.7.2025 // Theme: Dolphy’s Far Cry
House band:
Max Zenger, woodwinds & jam host
Rebecca Ekman, trumpet
Sonja Kaipainen, piano
Tuomo Purhonen, bass
Markku Ounaskari, drums
Thu 31.7.2025 // Theme: Jimmy Giuffre 3
House band:
Max Zenger, woodwinds & jam host
Rene Willman, guitar
Filemon von Numers, bass
Mikko Hassinen, drums
Thu 7.8.2025 // Theme: This one goes in three!
House band:
Jouni Järvelä, woodwinds & jam host
Oiva Haapamäki, trumpet
Kirmo Lintinen, piano
Oliver Karttunen, bass
Teppo Mäkynen, drums
Accessibility at Konepaja Biergarten: Accessible entrance, several wheelchair spaces, disabled WC. No induction loop.
Age limit: Konepaja Biergarten is a K-18 licensed premises.
Picture: Heikki Kynsijärvi