Finnish jazz

Finnish jazz has been created at least since the 1920s. The meaning of Finnish jazz was initially somewhat vague: people often called any Finnish music played with drums "jazz". Finnish jazz nevertheless started to develop noticeably in the late 1920s, with Finnish jazz musicians adding several elements of American jazz into their repertoire. In the 1960s Finnish jazz started to have a more original sound, mixing original American jazz with Finnish influences. During the 1990s Finnish jazz became more professional and internationally recognised than ever. The latest development to Finnish jazz is the nu jazz movement.^[1]^[2]

Musicians

Dallapé
Onni Gideon
Matti Oiling
Pekka Pohjola
Severi Pyysalo

Festivals

Pori Jazz
Turku Jazz

References

^ "A short history of Finnish jazz". Music Archive Finland Open Access. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
^ "Suomalaisia jazz-muusikoita". lumojazz.com. Retrieved 19 January 2022.