Wif StengerMay 8, 2025

Exhilarating sets by Lakecia Benjamin, Kaisa Mäensivu’s new supergroup and an Afro-fusion powerhouse at the Helsinki area’s biggest jazz festival

April #Jazz #Espoo #Finland #Benin
#LakeciaBenjamin #SashaBerliner #NicoleMcCabe
https://jazzjournal.co.uk/2025/05/07/april-jazz-espoo-finland/

April Jazz, Espoo, Finland - Jazz Journal

Lakecia Benjamin New York alto saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin charged right out of the gate with her “warmup tune” Trane – which was even more hair-raising than the version on last year’s Grammy-shortlisted Phoenix Reimagined live album. She’s on a tour named after the live album, and repeated much of it, even beginning her set with […]

Jazz Journal
Federico AntinFeb 28, 2025

#KaisaMäensivu #contrabajo
#SashaBerliner #vibráfono
#MaxLight #guitarra
#EdenLadin #piano
#JoePeri #batería
#Invitadas #MelissaAldana #saxo #MajaMannila #voz

#MovingParts
#GreenleafMusic 2025

Impresiona todo lo maravilloso que llega de la #EuropaNórdica, en este caso conectando #Finlandia con #EstadosUnidos, y con una invitada muy especial desde #Chile.
Habrá que esperar al 14 de marzo, mientras tanto...

https://kaisamaensivu.bandcamp.com/album/moving-parts

#música #jazz #improvisación #Bandcamp

Moving Parts, by Kaisa's Machine

7 track album

Kaisa's Machine
KatharsisdrillFeb 12, 2025

Kaisa's Machine


Midnight Sun


#^https://kaisamaensivu.bandcamp.com/track/midnight-sun



Album due sometime in march - #^https://kaisamaensivu.bandcamp.com/album/moving-parts

#Music #Jazz #finland #KaisaMäensivu #SashaBerliner #MaxLight #EdenLadin #JoePerin
Midnight Sun, by Kaisa's Machine

from the album Moving Parts

Kaisa's Machine
Allen MichieDec 27, 2022

Another entry from my Best Jazz of 2022 list:

Onyx, Sasha Berliner (self-released)

Rising star Sasha Berliner is part of the welcome vibraphone revival in jazz. She makes a strong statement with Onyx that she has her own voice, can write substantive compositions, and knows how to lead a band.

#jazz #sashaberliner

https://artsfuse.org/266318/arts-feature-the-best-jazz-albums-of-2022/

Music Feature: The Best Jazz Albums of 2022 - The Arts Fuse

The magazine's jazz critics look back over the past year and highlight their favorite albums.

The Arts Fuse