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On the concert day\u00a0<strong>Tuesday 7\/7 at 11 AM<\/strong>\u00a0A warm jazz discussion will take place at Kulttuuritalo Villa Rana, where\u00a0<strong>Heikki Sarmanto<\/strong>\u00a0and his musician friends reflect on his long career in jazz\u2014and Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n Kes\u00e4\u2019s rich history spanning decades. The event is\u00a0<strong>accessible and open to everyone.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"translation-block\">The discussion is led by <strong>Tuomas Paukku<\/strong>, guitarist, composer, and producer for Jazz Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 since the association's founding (2017). Under his guidance, the evening's themes will be jazz, music, and stories gathered along the festival's path.<\/p>\n<p>Few people have as deep a connection to Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n Kes\u00e4 as Heikki Sarmanto. His debut album\u00a0<em>Flowers in the Water<\/em>\u00a0(1969) was recorded at the time\u00a0<strong>At the University of Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4<\/strong>, and the lineup for the closing concert of the evening bows to the year 1970\u00a0<strong>To Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 Workshop Band<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Sarmanto's career has taken him to jazz stages around the world and alongside top musicians \u2013 he has played with, among others, the recently deceased jazz legend\u00a0<strong>Sonny Rollins<\/strong> An everyday story of a lifetime of jazz is at the heart of the discussion.<\/p>\n<p>An opportunity to set the mood before the evening's climax:\u00a0<strong>Heikki Sarmanto &amp; Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4 Workshop Band's closing concert at 6 PM<\/strong> in the main building's ceremonial hall of the university. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jyvaskylankesa.fi\/en\/product\/paatoskonsertti-heikki-sarmanto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets for the concert are still available!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo: Juhani Aaltonen &amp; Heikki Sarmanto in the Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n Kes\u00e4n program booklet, 1982<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n Kes\u00e4 p\u00e4\u00e4ttyy ainutkertaiseen juhlakonserttiin, joka kokoaa lavalle suomalaisen jazzin t\u00e4htikaartin. Pianisti\u00a0Heikki Sarmannon\u00a0johdolla seitsenhenkinen kokoonpano peilaa festivaalin rikasta jazzhistoriaa \u2013 ja katsoo samalla eteenp\u00e4in. Ennen illan p\u00e4\u00e4t\u00f6skonserttia pys\u00e4hdyt\u00e4\u00e4n kuuntelemaan tarinoita. Konserttip\u00e4iv\u00e4n\u00e4\u00a0tiistaina 7.7. klo 11\u00a0Kulttuuritalo Villa Ranassa k\u00e4yd\u00e4\u00e4n l\u00e4mminhenkinen jazz-keskustelu, jossa\u00a0Heikki Sarmanto\u00a0ja h\u00e4nen muusikkoyst\u00e4v\u00e4ns\u00e4 muistelevat pitk\u00e4\u00e4 uraa jazzin parissa \u2013 ja Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n Kes\u00e4n vuosikymmenten rikasta historiaa. 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