UMO is a houseband in Stadin suvivirsi sing-a-long event on May 2012.
Free entry
Sat 30.6.2012, Jazz Baltica, Niendorf, Germany
Jazz Baltica: Supermusic! sol. Magnum Coltrane Price, Nils Landgren & Viktoria Tolstoy (SWE)
Supermusic is a new funk and soul production by UMO and Swedish soloist Magnum Coltrane Price. One of the hottest events on the European funk and soul scene this spring, the concert will also feature top Swedish names Nils Landgren and Viktoria Tolstoy. The material performed on the tour is from the album Supermusic, released on the legendary Blue Note jazz label in March 2012.
Tickets will be available in May. www.jazzbaltica.de
Mon 2.7.2012, BB Club, Imatra Big Band Festival, Imatra
Imatra Big Band Festival: Club For Five & UMO – A New Take On Tango
Vocal ensemble Club For Five and UMO Jazz Orchestra will be giving new performances of their successful 2011 concert, ‘A New Take on Tango’, in the spring and summer of 2012. The spectacular programme features evergreen tangos by Unto Mononen and Toivo Kärki in new, sometimes surprising versions.
Tickets 48/59 €. Tickets in advance: http://www.ibbf.fi/eng/tickets_and_info/Tickets-and-info
Thu 5.7.2012 at 6.00 pm, Espa Stage, Helsinki
Gil Evans 100th anniversary
May 2012 marks the centenary of the birth of composer and arranger Gil Evans. UMO celebrates this great innovator in the big band genre by playing a concert dedicated to him at the Espa Stage. The [...]
Free admission
Thu 12.7.2012 at 7.00 pm, Event Tent, Jyväskylä Festival, Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä Festival: Stevie Wonder Night, sol. Sami Saari, Janna Hurmerinta, Antti Kleemola & Heini Ikonen
UMO’s tribute to Stevie Wonder was a smash hit in autumn 2011. Conductor Mikko Pettinen leads an all-star soul vocalist cast in a cross-section of Stevie Wonder’s work, featuring: the consummate master Sami Saari; Janna Hurmerinta, one of Finland’s most skilled female vocalists; the sensational new soul talent Heini Ikonen; and Antti Kleemola, an old hand familiar for instance from many national qualifiers for the Eurovision Song Contest. Backing vocals are performed by TriSis, a vocal trio of talented singers Jonnu Heikkilä, Jepa Lambert andHanna-Maria Helenius.
Tickets: 26/23/16 € + possible commission fee. Tickets in advance: Lippupiste
Fri 13.7.2012, Seinäjoki Tango Festival, Seinäjoki
Seinäjoki Tango Festival: Club For Five & UMO – A New Take On Tango
Vocal ensemble Club For Five and UMO Jazz Orchestra will be giving new performances of their successful 2011 concert, ‘A New Take on Tango’, in the spring and summer of 2012. The spectacular programme features evergreen tangos by Unto Mononen and Toivo Kärki in new, sometimes surprising versions.
Tickets will be available soon