Big Band Boost!
Camp Concert

Closing concert for the Big Band Boost! camp for youth orchestras!

Big Band Boost! brings four youth orchestras to Espoo for the weekend. In addition to three domestic bands, a Ukrainian youth big band from Kryvyi Rih, Espoo's partner city, will participate in the camp. Professional musicians from the Espoo Big Band and the UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra act as instructors for the camp. The camp culminates in a concert organized in Louhi Hall, where each band performs the repertoire honed at the camp.

Ebeli Big Band is an orchestra made up of the students of the Espoo Music Institute’s pop and jazz department Ebeli. The school aims at fostering well-rounded and diverse musical skills in its students, supported by a teaching staff comprised of the very best local talent. The band's repertoire covers not only traditional big band music but also newer, especially Finnish big band compositions and arrangements. Since 2013, the band's conductor has been Rasmus Soini.

Vaskivuori Big Band (VBB) is an orchestra made up of students from Vaskivuori Upper Secondary School in Vantaa. VBB was founded in 1991 and since 2004 has been directed by Mika Karhunen. They have performed around Finland and Europe, including taking part in several national and international festivals.

Oulu Youth Jazz Orchestra is the youth Big Band of Madetoja Music High School and Oulu Conservatory. The purpose of the orchestra is to introduce students to different styles of rhythm music and big band playing, and to organize performances. The orchestra is led by Jaakko Jauhiainen.

Kryvyi Rih Junior Big Band is a youth orchestra made up of students from a music school located in Espoo's partner city Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine. Founded in 1980, the jazz orchestra has visited several European festivals, e.g. In the Nordic countries, Germany, France and Spain. The conductor of the orchestra is Artem Zinchenko.

The camp is organized by the Espoo Big Band association, in cooperation with UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra, the Espoo Music Institute’s Pop and Jazz Department Ebeli, the Finnish Big Band Federation and the city of Espoo.

Tickets 17 € + order fees (from 1,50 €), Lippu.fi

For the concerts on Sunday 21 April and Monday 22 April, discount tickets for Ukrainians will be offered at a price of 10 euros per ticket. The discount tickets are offered with the support of the City of Espoo’s Cultural Services. The discounted tickets can be purchased at the April Jazz Festival's invitation desk in the lobby of the Espoo Cultural Centre (at the shirt shop) one hour before the concert. There is no change money at the invitation desk, so you can pay by card or the exact amount of cash. When buying a discount ticket, you will need to show your Ukrainian passport.

Duration approx. 2 h, intermission

Louhi Hall, Espoo Cultural Centre
Kulttuuriaukio 2, 02100 Espoo (Google Maps / HSL Journey Planner)

Photo: Tommi Tuomi