& Mortal Lease
Mortal Lease in Chamber at Turku Jazz Festival March 7, 2025
Josefiina Vannesluoma & Mortal Lease spark poetry to a flame with impressionistic beauty, flamboyant improvisations, sophisticated yet energetic ensemble playing.
The Mortal Lease is an eight-part suite that Vannesluoma composed to Edith Wharton's (1862-1937) sonnets. Written in 1908, the poems tell a story of a smoldering summer affair, awakening to passion and to artistic enlightenment. The ensemble consists of the Finnish jazz frontline - Mikael Myrskog on piano, Nathan Francis on double bass, Ville Luukkonen on drums and Sampo Kasurinen in alto flute and tenor saxophone. The suite was released as LP, CD and digital album through Flame Jazz Records on October 20, 2023 and was nominated for best jazz album of the year at Finnish Emma Awards.
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In March 2025 the ensemble performs with a string quartet and a harp at Turku Jazz Festival.
They will premiere new music set to poetry by Milka Luhtaniemi and Vannesluoma, composed by Vannesluoma and arranged by Vannesluoma and Sampo Kasurinen.
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Josefiina Vannesluoma, vocals, composition
Sampo Kasurinen, woodwinds
Mikael Myrskog, piano
Joonas Tuuri / Nathan Francis, double bass
Ville Luukkonen, drums
Label: Flame Jazz Records
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