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Joonas Haavisto
pianist/composer

johaavis@siba.fi | +358503746476

Feb 28th 2010: Joonas Haavisto Trio CD RELEASE CONCERT coming on 14th of March at 7pm in Kamarimusiikkisali (Pohjoinen Rautatiekatu 9, Helsinki)!!! We play originals from the new album and have also a special guest featuring us. Welcome!!!

Jan 25th 2010: Joonas Haavisto Trio feat. Verneri Pohjola at Ylläs Jazz&Blues festival on 29th of Jan. We start the CD release tour from the north and will have more gigs in Helsinki and other cities later in this spring. Check out also the examples of my new tunes on:

Myspace

Sep 25th 2009: Sibis Big Band with JOHN FEDCHOCK playing some great originals and arrangements of jazz standards by Fedchock on 1st of Oct at 8PM at the Sibelius-Academy Chamber Music Hall, Helsinki and on 3rd of Oct at 9PM at Kalevi Aho Hall in Lahti. Check out this unique trombonist and the leader of the New York Big Band!!

Jul 6th 2009: Joonas Haavisto Trio at Jazz-Espa Festival on 8th of Jul at 4PM. JHT plays new tunes from band´s new album which will be released in fall!!!

Jul 6th 2009: Octopus at Jazz-Espa Festival on 7th of Jul at 4PM!! We have new crazy arrangements of Bon Jovi´s and Jeff Buckley´s tunes. Come to enjoy!

Jun 10th 2009: Joonas Haavisto Trio & Chamber Orchestra at Haapavesi Folk festival on 26th of June. I´m happy that this project continues at Haapavesi Folk 2009. In the same concert in which we play, at the church, you can also hear some fado singing and other interesting artists.

May 21th 2009: Three gigs week coming!!! In next week I play a concert at Malmitalo in Helsinki on Monday, another concert in Rotuse Town Hall in Vilnius on Tuesday and the last gig at Juttutupa in Helsinki on Wednesday. A true fan will come to all of those, but if you can make one of those, it would be great!

At Malmitalo we play originals with Verneri Pohjola, Ville Herrala, Olavi Louhivuori and Erik Lindström. This concert is dedicated to Erik Lindström, who has supported young Finnish jazz musicians by granting their studies at New York. On Tuesdays concert in Vilnius we have an international group which has musicians from Turkey, Lithuania and Finland. The concert will take place in one of the best concert halls in Lithuania, at Rotuse. On Wednesday me and my keyboards are joining Markus Niittynen´s goup at Juttutupa Rytmihäiriö club. With this group we play great music composed by Markus.

Mar 19th 2009: NEW MUSIC on myspace!!! The latest recordings with my trio at YLE studios. Also some new compositions, check that out!

Joonas Haavisto on MySpace

Mar 7th 2009: I did recordings with my trio at YLE broadcasting company on 27th and 28th of February. Recordings were succesful and we did some of my newest compositions! Since we have mixed the music I´ll put some of it to my myspace!

Mar 8th 2009: Joonas Haavisto Trio featuring Mikko Pettinen plays the music of Bud Powell & Thelonious Monk at Storyville on Friday 13th of March! You are very welcome to listen to these great jazz giants music and celebrate my birthday at the same time!

Jan 14, 2009: Happy New Year 2009!!! Some interesting things happening this spring. I finally have booked a studio for my trio recordings. Recordings take place in April. I have planned to release a CD from those recordings during this year! I also have a couple of tours coming in January and in May with a great saxophone player Kestutis Vaiginis from Lithuania.

Dec 1st, 2008: Joonas Haavisto Trio on tour in Ostrobothnia. Concerts will take place in Kokkola in Concervatory Hall on 3nd of Dec, in Pietarsaari in Madison Pub on 4th of Dec and in Vaasa in Doo-Bop Club on 6th of Dec. Repertoare is very fresh including several new compositions made by Joonas! Come to check it out!

Oct 11th, 2008: Sibis Big Band featuring Jonathan Kreisberg plays in DIG Festival at Korjaamo on Monday 21st at 7pm. Come to listen to the one of the coolest guitarist from New York! Interesting program with some of Kreisberg´s own compositions together with a few jazzstandards.

7th July, 2008: On this weeks Sunday, 13th of July, Joonas will perform both as a solopianist and with his trio featuring Mikko Pettinen in LinnaJazz Festival in Hämeenlinna. The solo concert starts at 1pm at the home of Jean Sibelius. Joonas will play his latest compositions and some great jazzstandards. Later in the evening Joonas Haavisto Trio feat. Mikko Pettinen plays at the Casino. Come to listen to the new fresh music of Joonas Haavisto!

29th June, 2008: In Imatra Big Band Festival 2008 Joonas participated for the Finnish Big Band Competition with Sibis Big Band, which took the 1st price in the contest! They performed on Monday in a day concert on the jazzstreet and on Wednesday evening in the main stage.

29th May, 2008: Joonas Haavisto was awarded by Erik Lindström scholarship 2008. This scholarship has been intended to a young talented Finnish jazzmusician for studying abroad. Joonas has already started planning his trip to New York City and the United States.

14th Apr, 2008: Joonas Haavisto Trio performs with the Chamber Orchestra of Lapland at the church of Rovaniemi on this weeks Thursday 17th of April! Come to listen to beautiful sounds of some of the finest Finnish composers such as Kirmo Lintinen, Mikko Hassinen and Sonny Heinilä and feel the spirit of Northern Finland!!!

11th Apr, 2008: We had a really great tour with a new Octopus trio from 28th Mar till 7th Apr. Thanks for all the people who came to listen to our gigs!!! More coming in the next fall. . .

26th Jan, 2008: Happy New Year 2008!! This year starts with a very unique concert at SibaFest, Concert Hall of Sibelius-Academy, 2nd of February. The festival will conclude with the concert From Ostrobothnia to Eternity with the Sibis Big Band with strings presenting Timo Alakotila's Folk Moods West. If you can´t make there you can watch the whole consert live online at sibatv

30th Nov, 2007: Joonas Haavisto performs with Jerry Bergonzi at the Arabia Hall in the Pop&Jazz Concervatory, Helsinki at 7 pm. Check out this unique concert sponsored by Selmer and Soitin Laine!

26th May, 2007: Quartet Apilas won the 1st price in Young Nordic Jazz Comets Competition and will represent Finland in the final contest in Åland in September.

7th May, 2007: Joonas Haavisto Trio performs with Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra on May 16th!
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29th March, 2007: New site finally released!