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...
by Antti Hietala | Jan 12, 2026 | Agency, We Jazz
Agents:Teemu Markkula / teemu@wejazz.fi / +358 40 763 3710Antti Hietala / antti@wejazz.fi / +358 44 560 8969 The basic core of The Stance Brothers is to be solo studio vehicle for Teppo Mäkynen to experiment across a varied instrumentation and musical ideas. Since the...
by Antti Hietala | Jan 11, 2026 | Agency, other power
Agent: Antti Hietala / antti@wejazz.fi / +358 44 560 8969 Sumuposauttaja is Sami Aleksi Keinänen. In 2026, the first album by Sumuposauttaja Band, Work & Play, will be released. Sumuposauttaja performs alone with guitar/synth, looper and vocals, or with his...
