Jazz Jkl Live: Mikko Antila Sinetti

Name: Jazz Jkl Live: Mikko Antila Sinetti
Start: 2026-08-28T19:00:00+03:00
End: 2026-08-28T21:30:00+03:00
Location: Jyväskylä

took place · 28 Aug 2026

Jyväskylä

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Vibraphonist Mikko Antila's new quintet Sinetti celebrates the release of its debut album at the Jazz Jkl Live concert series. The programme features Antila's original compositions, where melodic sensibility and delicate sound merge with folk and Americana influences from clarinet and acoustic guitar.

Antila (born 1998) has collaborated with Teppo Mäkynen's The Stance Brothers, the chamber music ensemble Avanti!, and Mikko Innanen's New Quintet. Sinetti's debut album was released in July 2026 and was celebrated at the Pori Jazz festival.

Line-up: Mikko Antila - vibraphone and percussion, Joonatan Henriksson - clarinet and piano, Otto Porkkala - guitar, Antti Lötjönen - double bass, Teppo Mäkynen - drums.

Tickets 20/15 €. Registration 14.8.-28.8.2026. Organizer: Jazz Jkl ry, [email protected].

About: Mikko Antila

Mikko Antila is a Finnish vibraphonist and composer active on the domestic jazz scene. He has performed with ensembles led by Mikko Innanen and Kaisa Mäensivu, among others. His own quintet blends vibraphone, clarinet and acoustic guitar over a rhythmic foundation, drawing on Finnish folk music, americana and Black American musical traditions.

About: Antti Lötjönen

One of Finland's busiest jazz bassists, Lötjönen leads his own Quintet East and collaborates across a wide range of projects - from duo work with guitarist Kalle Kalima to stints alongside international names such as Jeff 'Tain' Watts and Kurt Rosenwinkel.

100+

Jazz recordings as sideman or leader

30+

Countries performed in

What's new

2025-01
Lötjönen and guitarist Kalle Kalima released their debut duo album 'Stings, Bites and Scratches' on Eclipse Music and followed it with a 13-concert tour across Finland in February 2025.
2024-11
Lötjönen received the Finnish Jazz Federation's Yrjö Award at Tampere Jazz Happening on 1 November 2024, recognising over 20 years at the forefront of Finnish jazz.
2024-autumn
In autumn 2024, Lötjönen and Kalle Kalima recorded 'Stings, Bites and Scratches', their first album together as a duo.

Tracks

Quintet EastDebut leader album (We Jazz Records, 2020), widely praised across Finnish jazz press.

Circus/CitadelSecond Quintet East album (We Jazz Records, Feb 2023), released alongside a national Finland tour.

Stings, Bites and ScratchesDuo album with guitarist Kalle Kalima (Eclipse Music, Jan 2025), followed by a 13-city Finnish tour.

Pocket YogaTrack from 'Quintet East' (2020), noted by critics for its Miles Davis-esque atmosphere.

Recent shows

Jul 25, 2026 Kinosalonki Sofia, Raahe (FI)
Aug 5, 2023 Hupisaarten kesäteatteri, Oulu (FI)
Aug 30, 2022 KokoTeatteri, Helsinki (FI)

Jazz Jkl Live: Mikko Antila Sinetti

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