Concerts
Upcoming concerts
MICHAEL DEASE & ESPOO BIG BAND
Sat 26th of April at 8 pm
Louhi Hall, Espoo cultural centre
Michael Dease, the winner of the 69th Annual DownBeat Magazine Poll for Trombonist of the Year and multi-Grammy award winner, is also a sought-after lead, section and bass trombonist with today’s leading jazz orchestras. Dease is one of the world's eminent trombonists, lending his versatile sound and signature improvisations to over 200 recordings and groups as diverse as Grammy winning artists David Sanborn, Christian McBride, Michel Camilo, and Alicia Keys.
Born in Augusta, GA, he played the saxophone and trumpet before choosing the trombone at age 17. In 2001, Dease moved to New York City to become part of the historic first class of jazz students at The Juilliard School, earning both Bachelors and Masters degrees, and quickly established a reputation as a brilliant soloist, sideperson, and bandleader. His experiences include large jazz ensembles such as the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band and WDR Big Band.
Always an informed, but forward-thinking musician, Dease learned the craft from trombone legends Wycliffe Gordon and Joseph Alessi. His associations have run the entire spectrum of musical experience: Paul Simon, Paul Schaffer and the CBS Orchestra, Elton John, Neal Diamond, Slide Hampton & The World of Trombones, Fred Wesley, Maceo Parker, George Gruntz, Billy Harper, and numerous others.
Turning 45 this year, Espoo Big Band (EBB) is one of Finland's leading large jazz orchestras. EBB has performed at several of the world’s most famous jazz festivals - including North Sea Jazz, Detroit, Montreaux and Paris - and released 13 albums. Numerous giants of jazz, such as Freddie Hubbard, Ray Charles, McCoy Tyner and Joe Henderson, have performed with the band as soloists at the April Jazz Festival in Finland, hosted annually by EBB. The band is conducted by Marzi Nyman.
Michael Dease, trombone
Marzi Nyman, conductor
Espoo Big Band
Sat 26th of April at 8 pm, Louhi Hall, Espoo cultural centre
Tickets 26/22 € + order fee (from 1,50 € + 0,65% of the order), Lippu.fi
Doors at 7.30pm
Duration approx. 1h 15 min, no intermission
Unnumbered seating
Bar inside the hall (age limit 18+) serves during the concert
seating for under 18-year-olds at the back of the concert hall
All concerts
2025
APR 26 SAT
Michael Dease & Espoo Big Band
April Jazz Festival. Louhi Hall, Espoo Finland
OCT 23 THU
Espoo Big Band & Lenni-Kalle Taipale & Eero Saunamäki
Louhi Hall, Espoo Finland
2024
APR 20 SAT
Immanuel Wilkins & Espoo Big Band
April Jazz Festival. Louhi Hall, Espoo Finland
SEP 26 THU
Mikko Innanen + Selma Savolainen + Espoo Big Band
Louhi Hall, Espoo Finland
2023
FEB 4 SAT
Linda Fredriksson & Espoo Big Band: Agatha 2 by Kerkko Koskinen
Tapiola Hall, Espoo, Finland
MAR 29 THU
Laura Voutilainen, Jouni Kannisto & Laura Sippola
Espoo Big Band, conductor Marzi Nyman
Tapiola Hall, Espoo, Finland
APR 1 SAT
Laura Voutilainen, Jouni Kannisto & Laura Sippola
Espoo Big Band, conductor Marzi Nyman
Porvoo, Finland
APR 26 WED
Till Brönner & Espoo Big Band
April Jazz Festival. Louhi Hall, Espoo Finland
JUL 27 THU
Honey B & T-Bones & Espoo Big Band
Workers’ Music Festival. Valkeakoski Finland
NOV 15 WED
Merry, Merry Christmas: Espoo Big Band feat. Sami Pitkämö & Marika Tuhkala
Tuulensuun Palatsi, Tampere, Finland FB Event
NOV 28 TUE
Merry, Merry Christmas: Espoo Big Band feat. Sami Pitkämö & Marika Tuhkala
Savoy-teatteri, Helsinki, Finland FB Event
DEC 9 SAT
Merry, Merry Christmas: Espoo Big Band feat. Sami Pitkämö & Marika Tuhkala
Tapiolasali, Espoo, Finland FB Event
2022
OCT 27 THU
Espoo Big Band: Gil Evans 110 feat. Jukka Eskola & Kalevi Louhivuori
Espoo, Finland
APR 23 FRI
April Jazz Festival: Espoo Big Band feat. Robinson Khoury
Espoo, Finland
2021
SEP 16 THU
Blood Red album release concert
Espoo Big Band feat. Verneri Pohjola. Music by Mikko Hassinen.
Espoo, Finland
OCT 27 WED
Neandertal Grooves revisited
April Jazz Festival: Espoo Big Band & Jarmo Saari Republic
Espoo, Finland
NOV 27 SAT
Merry, Merry Christmas album release concert
Espoo Big Band feat. Marika Tuhkala & Sami Pitkämö
Tampere, Finland