Pop & Jazz Konservatorion
Opiskelijafestivaali
11.—15.2.2013
Pop & Jazz Konservatorio
Kaisa
The fantastic Final Party!
The festival week was fantastic, and so was the Final party! At first we heard the great new songs of the songbook groups. They had done a really good job working together during the week creating so many wonderful songs. It’s quite amazing, because they had met each other only a week ago! We also [...]
The songbook project was a success
On Friday Feb 15th we finally heard the new songs that had been composed in the various Songbook groups during the festival week. They had done a really good job working together, wow! Also The International Close Encounters Jazz Band was put together during the festival, and they were rehearsing and performing with the legendary [...]
Thursday was purely amazing!
Close Encounters on Ice took over the Ice Park on Valentine’s Day. We brought nine awesome bands from all over the world to spread the joy of music to our audience and for those who were just passing by. Grandeville started the show, and soon there was a bunch of interested people listening to their gig. When Satin [...]
It’s time for the Final Party!
The awesome festival week is almost over, but we still have a few great gigs left! Friday’s program starts at 4 PM with Douglas Pashley’s clinic. The clinic will focus on songwriting, lyrics and improvisational techniques. In the first part of the clinic, Douglas will deal with the subject of ”jamming” through the exploration of [...]
Wednesday’s photo gallery
Wednesday’s gigs at Kanneltalo featured delicate folkpop of Waris, fresh jazz of Virta and Ksenja’s beautiful mixture of root music and pop. The late night gig at club Semifinal started with Bye Mandu’s sweet indie pop. The gig was simply excellent! Even when Sampo’s guitar string got broken, it didn’t matter. He played the rest [...]
Close Encounters on Ice is finally here!
The Close Encounters on Ice is a spectacle you haven’t seen before! We bring nine awesome bands to the coolest meeting point of Helsinki: the Ice Park next to the central railway station. The program starts at 3 PM, and the fun continues until 8 PM! The program features artists from all over the world, and [...]
Tuesday’s tunes
A young jazz quartet Frost Project from St. Petersburg and art pop band Kaleidoscope Sounds from The Helsinki Jazz & Pop Conservatory charmed their audience at the Kanneltalo Tuesday club. The late night gig at Bar Loose was all about strong female vocalists and amazing guitar heroes. The evening started with Remnant of [...]
Wednesday starts delicately at Kanneltalo and builds up to a fierce rock party at Semifinal
Wednesday’s program starts at 3 PM with Jussi Reijonen‘s clinic at Arabia hall. Jussi Reijonen introduces us his multicultural band ”UN” featuring fretless guitar, oud, piano, double bass and percussion. Reijonen’s ensemble clinic will feature rhythmic, modal and melodic concepts from Spanish flamenco, Indian ”konnakol and maqama”, and ”taqasim and iqa’ from the Middle East. [...]
Panel discussion: What does it take to become a successful musician?
On Monday we had a very interesting panel discussion featuring Vesa Ristimäki (Eastway Live), Annamaija Saarela (Annamaija Music Company), Maki Kolehmainen (Helsinki Records), Jarkko Mélart (Event Forum) and Wemppa Koivumäki (Sony Music Finland). The topic of the discussion was the demands of today’s music industry, and what it takes to become a successful musician. The [...]
Mowgli, Rotlaus Ungdom and Puhis Q started the festival week!
Mowgli’s gig was an excellent start for the festival week! With their catchy songs and energetic performance they really got the audiences attention. They also proved to be way more than an ordinary pop group. Valtteri really knows how to charm his audience with his intense stage presence and Tomas absolutely nailed it with his [...]
