concert14:00Jukka Perko & Jay Kortehisto: Foxtet
Jukka Perko and Jay Kortehisto perform swing-era classics in a traditional jazz formation. Evergreens sung in Finnish and played in English with joyful and playful interpretation.
Jay Kortehisto (born 28 December 1972, Seinäjoki) is a Finnish trombonist, singer and arranger who has been a fixture of the Finnish popular music scene for over two decades. He has appeared on more than 200 recordings - spanning artists from Dallapé and Jimi Tenor to Elastinen and Sunrise Avenue - and fronts the 1950s rhythm-and-blues band Screaming Jay & The Bones. In 2018 he released his debut solo album, a collection of Finnish-language jazz songs co-composed with saxophonist Pope Puolitaival.
Kortehisto performed at Turku Sea Jazz 2025 as part of Emilia Sisco & The Northern Lights at Forum Marinum.
Kortehisto opened the spring season of the Petiscaria Jazz series in Helsinki on 31 January 2025.
Screaming Jay & The Bones played two shows in November 2024, at Kupla in Espoo and Savonlinnan Kulttuurikellari in Savonlinna.
Kortehisto performed a duo jazz set with Joonas Tuuri at The Tower - Wine & Craft Beer in Helsinki in October 2024.
Kortehisto joined trombonist Sami Yaffa's live set at the Maailman Kuvalehti 40th anniversary event at Tiivistämö, Helsinki.
😴 Nothing scheduled with this artist in the near future.