Mikko Hassinen Future Food Factory

Percussionist and composer Mikko Hassinen returns to small-ensemble music inspired by his youthful and skilled group. The broad and layered wind orchestration painted on the previous Blood Red album by the Espoo Big Band, which received five stars from Helsingin Sanomat, transforms in the music of Future Food Factory into an intimate and focused vibration of a small collective, where acoustic jazz is infused with an electric layer.

With the album Future Food Factory, Hassinen seeks to musically portray his own complex relationship with nature. The music is fundamentally acoustic and breathing, yet despite its acoustic foundation, the album carries an electric nuance. Many of the tracks have acquired layers in post-production that diverge from traditional quartet jazz: the recorded material has been modified and processed, and an album that begins acoustically gradually transforms into something else along the way.

Mikko Hassinen has had an exceptionally extensive career as a drummer, conductor, composer, arranger, and producer, and his achievements have been recognized with awards such as the Teosto Prize and the Yrjö Award from the Finnish Jazz Federation.

The concert is a part of the Finnish Jazz Federation’s tour.

Mikko Hassinen, drums, electronics
Max Zenger, alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Mikko Antila, vibraphone
Antti Ahoniemi, double bass

Duration approx. 2 h (including intermission).

In collaboration with the Finnish Jazz Federation.

Tickets

24 € regular
15 € pensioner
10 € discount groups

Available through Ticketmaster Finland nationwide. Prices include handling fees. Tickets without handling fees are available from the Valve ticket office. A service fee of €3 per order will be charged for purchases from the Ticketmaster ticket shop, or €1.50 per order when purchasing from the Ticketmaster online store.

The Kaikukortti is accepted for the concert, but the number of seats is limited.

Ticket Sales Locations

Ticketmaster Finland nationwide.
Oulu Sinfonia lippukauppa, Leevi Madetojan katu 1-3.
Cultural Centre Valve ticket office, Hallituskatu 7.
At the door an hour before the event, if available.

Accessibility

At RioLive, there are stairs to the lobby, performance space, and restroom. The seating area is raised. The venue does not have accessible restroom facilities or an elevator.

Jazz in Finland 100 

In 2026, it will be 100 years since jazz symbolically arrived in Finland aboard the ship *Andania*. The year is therefore a historic anniversary for Finnish jazz: the Jazz Suomi 100 celebratory year. The anniversary highlights Finnish jazz and its creators both in Finland and abroad, celebrating jazz as part of Finland’s cultural heritage. The Jazz Suomi 100 campaign is coordinated by the Finnish Jazz Federation.

The organizer reserves the right to make changes.