Heli Hartikainen joins We Jazz Agency

Oct 1, 2026

We Jazz Agency is thrilled to welcome Heli Hartikainen to our roster for worldwide bookings. Heli is an award-winning saxophonist, clarinetist, composer, and sound artist whose music merges experimental sonic textures with hypnotic, evolving soundscapes. As a saxophonist, Hartikainen is a passionate instrumentalist who continually pushes the limits of their instrument, themself, and the possibilities of sound technology ever further. Read more here.

You can catch Heli Hartikainen live next on 13. Oct, opening for Kara-Lis Coverdale at Temppeliaukion kirkko. Tickets available at Tiketti.

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