Koutus is accordionist Harri Kuusijärvi's fusion project. Drawing on various contemporary influences the group creates a distinctive soundscape with taste of prog rock, jazz and world music fueled with improvisation – avant-fusion-accordion-jazz, as it has been described. Kuusijärvi’s compositions present accordion in a new light accompanied with varying lineups of unconventional instrumentations.

The albums Koutus (2014) and Music For A Family Picnic (2017) have been internationally acclaimed by critics of jazz, rock and world music. Koutus' third studio album Mirage will be published in 2020.

Johannes Sarjasto - saxophone
Vesa Ojaniemi - double bass 
Ilmari Heikinheimo - percussion

On Cafe Talo tracks Janne Tuovinen on double bass

Torbjörn is a improv/folk guitarist from Lapland, Sweden. He mainly creates conceptual situated music out of his Forest Sámi and Kven roots. 

Plays guitar in: Dödsansikte, Ruohtta, Djuasa, :heiva: and Johan Airijoki & Malmfältens Rockklubb. 

For more action, visit: https://torbjornomalm.bandcamp.com

New Better Spring Band is:

Aili Järvelä - vocals
Leena Untamala - piano, backing vocals
Tero Pajunen - guitar, percussions, backing vocals
Jutta Rahmel - kantele, backing vocals
Maija Pokela - kantele, backing vocals
Esko Grundström - bass
Touko Ruokolainen - drums

All songs written by Aili Järvelä and arranged by A.J. / New Better Spring Band


Unio Ensemble:

Mikko Pellinen, bass & arrangements
Manuel Dunkel, saxes
Jere Haakana, guitar
Aki Rissanen, piano
Ville Pynssi, drums

Narinkka's music is new, Finnish klezmer, that mixes a wide range of influences from traditional jewish and balkan folk music even to contemporary chamber music and jazz  - with distinctive Finnish-sounding melodies and soundworlds, Finnish mentality, humour and musical stories.

The feeling in the Narinkka's original music, composed by the leader Sampo Lassila is distinctively slavic, sentimental, rugged, somehow touchingly honest, but suddenly almost scaringly strong. The musical connection between the talented band members really happens – their vision is strong and open.
The phenomenom Suomi (“Finland” in Finnish) is not superimposed on the traditional style, but painted faintly and organically inside the style, without forgetting Finnish melancholic and heartwarming humour.

But, ultimately, Sampo Lassila NARINKKA's acoustic music is really based on that very special moment, when a listener and the musicians can really connect in music, in human music.

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