MIRJA MÄKELÄ TRIO

Mirja Mäkelä Trio released a new album 'So Far, So Me' at April Jazz Festival on April 29th, 2022. The publisher is Eclipse Music Finland. In addition to the Trio members Tuomo Dahlblom and Juho Kivivuori the album also features saxofonist Manuel Dunkel and percussionist Mikko Hassinen.

Mirja Mäkelä Trio has been working together since 2006. The trio consists of the very best jazz musicians in Finland, each of the members being well established in the Finnish jazz scene. The trio's repertoire presents mostly Mäkelä's own compositions which are based on Finnish poems. There are also lyrics in English written by Mäkelä herself, and some wordless songs where Mirja uses her voice as an instrument. The trio has performed at numerous festivals and clubs both in Finland and abroad, for example Pori Jazz, April Jazz, Korppoo Sea Jazz.

Mirja Mäkelä's first solo album 'Secret Playground' was released year 2000, and it was chosen as one of the best jazz albums of the year by the biggest Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. Mäkelä's second album 'Arco Íris' year 2003 was a collaboration with Swedish musicians Jonas Knutsson (saxophone), Christian Spering (bass) and Bengt Berger (drums). With her own Mirja Mäkelä Trio she has established her own style as a singer and composer, having out by now already three unique trio albums: Runoisa (2008), My Hidden Joys (2015) and So Far, So Me (2022).

Mirja Mäkelä | vocals
Tuomo Dahlblom | guitar
Juho Kivivuori | double bass

Duration approx. 2 h (incl. intermission)
Age limit: 18+
Cloakroom fee: 3 €

TICKETS
Ticketmaster Finland across the country. A service fee is included in the ticket price. A separate Ticketmaster order fee of 1,50–2,00 € per order is added. Tickets without a service fee from Culture Centre Valve. A limited amount of Kaikukortti-tickets are available.

A series ticket of eleven concerts is available for the Oulu Music Festival's autumn 2022 Jazz & Etno series. The series ticket is on sale until September 14, 2022, limited amount.
Series Ticket

PRODUCTION
Oulu Music Festival Foundation
OMF Jazz & Etno -series is a year around concert series organized by Oulu Music Festival Foundation that hosts wide range of domestic artists as well as visiting stars.