Friday Jazz Club: Jazz Jkl Collective feat. Mikko Antila

Jazz Jkl Collective and vibraphonist Mikko Antila trace the vibraphon's hundred-year history - from Lionel Hampton to the recently deceased Finnish master Severi Pyysalo.

The vibraphone was developed in the United States between 1921-1924, and drummer Lionel Hampton brought it to the attention of rhythm music in the 1930s. Since then, the instrument has traveled through different eras of jazz - through the Modern Jazz Quartet, Gary Burton's and Roy Ayers' soul-jazz recordings to the present day.

Mikko Antila (born 1998) studied at Tampere Conservatory, Pop & Jazz Conservatory, and the jazz department of the Sibelius Academy. He has performed with, among others, Mikko Hassinen's Future Food Factory, Mikko Innanen's New Quintet, Peela, and Timo Lassy. His own band Sinetti will release its debut album in July 2026.

Line-up: Mikko Antila - vibraphone, Tuomas Paukku - guitar, Marian Petrescu - piano, Tero Tuovinen - bass, Kasper Halttunen - drums.

Tickets 15/10 €, supporter ticket 30 €. Registration 10.7.-24.7.2026. Organizer: Jazz Jkl ry, [email protected]