APRIL JAZZ

39th April Jazz
22–26 April 2025

First artists have been announced and tickets are available at Lippu.fi.

Full program will be out in January!

39th April Jazz Festival
22–26 April 2025

First artists have been announced and tickets are available at Lippu.fi. Full program will be out in January!

April Jazz is an annual jazz music festival held in Espoo, Finland at the end of April, organized since 1987. The event is produced by Espoo Big Band ry.

April Jazz since 1987

April Jazz is an annual jazz music festival held in Espoo, Finland since 1987 at the end of April. It is the largest jazz festival in the Helsinki Metropolitan area.

Over the years, the festival has featured a large number of jazz superstars such as Ray Charles, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner and Sonny Rollins, as well as the most popular vocalists such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Diane Schuur, Cassandra Wilson, Bobby McFerrin and Gregory Porter. Click below and check out the full artist history.

April Jazz is organized by the Espoo Big Band ry, which is a non-profit association. In addition to the jazz festival, we organize about 20 April Jazz Club concerts every year. Another important part of our operations is the Espoo Big Band, which is one of Finland’s leading big jazz orchestras.

Photo:Mathias Eick Quintet.
Photographer: Haappix

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