Keuruun jazzklubi: Jazz Jkl Collective feat. William Tarvainen

Jazz Jkl Collective dedicates its August club night to the legacy of piano legend Oscar Peterson (1925-2007). The programme features Peterson's jazz standards arranged for Jazz Jkl Collective by bassist William Tarvainen, with pianist Marian Petrescu as the evening's soloist.

Oscar Peterson's golden era was his 1950-65 collaboration with bassist Ray Brown (1926-2002), and Peterson's trio arrangements often sounded almost symphonic. William Tarvainen has immersed himself in both Ray Brown's bass style and Peterson's output - his playing carries Brown's characteristic swing and strong blues influences. Tarvainen completed his bachelor's degree at the Sibelius Academy's jazz department with the highest possible marks and has made a strong return to the Finnish jazz scene in recent years after also studying economics in London and Cambridge.

Pianist Marian Petrescu is regarded internationally as one of the most authoritative interpreters of Oscar Peterson. His recording "Tribute to Oscar Peterson" with the Los Angeles-based Resonance Big Band won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement in 2010.

Line-up: William Tarvainen - bass, Marian Petrescu - piano, Tuomas Paukku - guitar, Kasper Halttunen - drums.

Tickets 15 / 10 €. Registration 7.8.-21.8.2026. Organizer: Jazz Jkl ry, [email protected].