by Antti Hietala | Jan 13, 2026 | Agency, We Jazz
Agent: Teemu Markkula / teemu@wejazz.fi / +358 40 763 3710 Helsinki tenor saxophonist Jussi Kannaste’s debut album as a band leader has been a long time coming. A top musician in the local scene revered by his contemporaries and sought after as a band...
by Antti Hietala | Jan 13, 2026 | Agency, other power
Agents:Teemu Markkula / teemu@wejazz.fi / +358 40 763 3710Antti Hietala / antti@wejazz.fi / +358 44 560 8969 What do you get when you fuse the headiness of kosmische with the visceral impact of techno, the intensity of metal with the churning power of dark ambient?...
by Antti Hietala | Jan 12, 2026 | Agency, We Jazz
Agent: Teemu Markkula / teemu@wejazz.fi / +358 40 763 3710 Lau Nau (Laura Naukkarinen), Linda Fredriksson and Matti Bye form Kiri Ra!, a trio that creates their sound slowly, in a process of improvisation and discovery. Filtered through the musicians’ long-standing...
by Antti Hietala | Jan 12, 2026 | Agency, We Jazz
Agent: Teemu Markkula / teemu@wejazz.fi / +358 40 763 3710 Olli Ahvenlahti is a Finnish jazz legend and a pianist-composer. Championed by the likes of Gilles Peterson and Kenny Dope, Ahvenlahti is a master of hard-grooving jazz funk. Here, he continues the evolution...
by Antti Hietala | Jan 12, 2026 | Agency, other power |
Agent: Teemu Markkula / teemu@wejazz.fi / +358 40 763 3710On Fillmore is the long-running duo (1999 – present) of percussionist Glenn Kotche (Wilco) and bassist Darin Gray. Both are also part of the We Jazz Records recording ensemble Saccata Quartet. The duo...
