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, December 2 on at the Savoy Theatre and Lippu.fi – see below for more detailed instructions.
In this concert, the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra brings in new talent from Metropolia University of Applied Sciences’ music degree program in its ranks and soloists. Professionals and students practice and play side by side.
The concert features big band classics and beloved jazz standards from the 1950s and 1960s, from the most creative and skilled writers of their era: Quincy Jones, Neal Hefti, Thad Jones and Frank Foster among others. There will be dynamic big band jazz and sparkling young soloists. UMO and young talents are guided and conducted by Mikko Hassinen.
Metropolia’s students are Veera Aliska (vocals), Rebecca Ekman (trumpet), Elina Kardén (vocals), Chiara Orlandi (vocals) ja Rene Willman (guitar).
Note! The same concert set will be played the next day at Metropolia AMK’s Arabia campus, more detailed information see here.
The concert is part of UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra’s audience outreach and cooperation with Metropolia University of Applied Sciences.
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
Olli Nurmi took the photo at last year’s Metropolia’s new talents concert and trumpeter Oiva Haapamäki.