HAPPY BIG BAND WEEKEND 17-19.04.2015 in Tartu and Tallinn
Fri 17.04. at 20 in Music Academy chamberhall in Tallinn, Sat 18.04 at 19 and Sun 19.04 at 14 in Tubin Hall of Eller Music School in Tartu, main performer Finnish Junior All Star Big Band, feat. Elina Virtanen, conductor Antti Rissanen
Dr. Jazz - Antti Rissanen


Big Band Tartu met a lot of guest conductors and other big bands during all the years of activity, with whom we continued to communicate. So we know our sommon interests, wish to lissen and share eachothers music and ideas, like to meet and study something new. Thatfor we also started with a new event - Happy Big Band Weekend 17-19th of April 2015 in Tartu and Tallinn, Estonia.

Star of this weekend will be Mr. Antti Rissanen, who is activ as trombonist, conductor, teacer and composer - 4th person in Finland, who has doctor-degree in Jazz music. He will take with him also one of orchestras he's conducting - Finnish Junior All Star Big Band - band of best students of Finnish music schools. We met them both in Imatra Big Band Festival last summer.

From local forces will help us Big Band of Tallinn University of Technology, Eller Music School Big Band, Tartu Levimuusikaorkester and Tartu Sax Choir. Big Band Tartu as organizer has pleasure to work with Mr. Antti Rissanen himself and prepare a program of his music.

Program of Happy Big Band Weekend:

Fri 17.04. at 20 in Music Academy chamberhall in Tallinn, Finnish Junior All Star Big Band, feat. Elina Virtanen, Big Band of Tallinn University of Technology, free

Sat 18.04 at 19 in Tubin Hall of Eller Music School in Tartu, Finnish Junior All Star Big Band, feat. Elina Virtanen, Eller Music School Big Band, Tartu Levimuusikaorkester, ticket 5.-/3.-€

Sun 19.04 at 14 in Tubin Hall of Eller Music School in Tartu, Tartu Sax Choir, Big Band Tartu with music and conductor Antti Rissanen, ticket 5.-/3.-€

More information: Toomas Peterson, 5188010, toomas

Thanks for support: Eesti Kultuurkapital, Tartu Kultuurkapital, City of Tartu


Poster of Happy BB Weekend
Finnish Junior All Star Big Band
NGO Laulu- ja pillimänguselts Con Vivo, Aiandi tee 3-29, Lohkva, 62207 Tartumaa, Estonia, e-mail convivo, phones +372 518 8010