We Jazz 2025
20 –29 Nov in Helsinki, Finland
We Jazz is an event established in 2013 to present a selection of the best contemporary jazz music. Both international and domestic artists spread around Helsinki to perform during the eight days.
The producers at We Jazz make an effort to continually discover new spaces for music and many of the venues change from year to year. The pairing of artists and venues is aimed at creating the best possible context for the music at hand. This is why many of the We Jazz venues are quite small.
Music is often at its best when experienced at short range. Quality before quantity is what We Jazz wants to present. Every concert is a handpicked and thought-out piece of the bigger picture. We Jazz is often referred to as a festival and as Helsinki’s biggest annual jazz event, and there’s no denying that We Jazz is exactly that.
The terms “installation” and “utopia” have also been used to describe the event. These words capture the essence of the event and gently direct the thought away from the conventional idea of a jazz festival. In addition to introducing the best possible music, We Jazz aims to challenge and renew the ways of presenting jazz while offering a selection of the various forms of creative music across the broad spectrum of jazz.
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Volunteers
The volunteer application for We Jazz 2025 is now open. You can find the application form here. The volunteer application is open until November 10th.
Our volunteers are an important part of the festival team. Volunteer tasks include building and decorating the venues, ticket and merchandise sales, assistance in catering, instructing our visitors and cleanup after the gig. If you are at least 18 years old and full of positive energy please fill in the application and come join us at Helsinki’s most impactful jazz festival.
Volunteering at We Jazz Festival is unpaid and gratuitous. Our volunteers can take the amount of shifts they decide, and the shifts are 8 hours long on average. As a thank you we offer our volunteers admission to selected We Jazz concerts, a light meal during the volunteer shifts and an afterparty when the festival is over. All volunteers will be briefed for their tasks, and it is possible to receive a volunteering reference.
Media
The We Jazz 2025 media accreditation is now open. You can access the accreditation application form here. The media accreditation is open until November 14th.
For further information and press photos, please contact: press@wejazz.fi
Accessibility
The following of the festival’s venues are accessible with a wheelchair:
G Livelab
Kino Konepaja
Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo
Kulttuurikeskus Stoa
Contact
festival@wejazz.fi
artistic director: Matti Nives
managing director: Katariina Uusitupa
producer: Jaakko Hietakangas
technical producer: Teemu Markkula
community and communications coordinator: Aleksi Nerola
production trainee: Janina Widberg
Partners
Fat Lizard Brewing Co., Kulttuurikeskus Stoa (Cultural Center Stoa)
Support
Arts Promotion Centre Finland, City of Helsinki, Kone Foundation, Stiftelsen Emilie och Rudolf Gesellius fond, William Thurings stiftelse
Ticketing
Tiketti
Venues
Digelius Music
G Livelab Helsinki
Kahvila Sävy
Kino Konepaja
Kulttuuritehdas Korjaamo
Kulttuurikeskus Stoa (Cultural Center Stoa)
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