How about some jazz for lunch?
The very popular lunchtime concert concept of Savoy Theatre and UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra is back for the winter/spring season 2025! Free tickets for this concert can be booked from Monday, 3 March on at the Savoy Theatre and Lippu.fi – see below for more detailed instructions.
The UMO Helsinki Ensemble will pay tribute to the drummer Art Blakey (1919–1990) and his Jazz Messengers at this free lunchtime concert.
The Jazz Messengers was a sextet founded and run by Art Blakey, operating in an ever-changing lineup from the 1950s until early 1990s. The band’s trademark was aggressively swinging, bebop-based blues-toned Hard Bop. The band was a runway for young talented jazz musicians, such as Wayne Shorter, Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Keith Jarrett, Wynton and Branford Marsalis, who all have sprung up from this band.
The UMO Helsinki Ensemble is a smaller musical group assembled from the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, whose musicians have a long career both in the ranks of the UMO and in numerous individual projects. The program for the concert was planned by trombonist Kasperi Sarikoski, who also leads the ensemble.
Line-up:
Kasperi Sarikoski, trombone & lead
Mikko Pettinen, trumpet
Manuel Dunkel, saxophone
Kirmo Lintinen, piano
Ville Herrala, bass
Markus Ketola, drums
Please note! The concert will be held in the Savoy Theatre at 12-13. The admission is free but we recommend that you book a ticket in advance at the Savoy Theatre box office (0 €) or Lippu.fi (1,50 – 3 € commission). Admission only with pre-booked tickets until 11:50am, after which the remaining seats will be given to customers without a pre-booking. Please arrive early as the doors will be closed once the concert has started. The duration of the concert is 1 hour.
Production: Savoy Theatre & UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra
Photo: Olli Nurmi