Apple Day Jazz 24 September: Jonathan Bäckström Quartet on Jazz Finland Tour

6.9.2022

The traditional and popular Apple Day at Söderlångvik Manor offers activities and fun for the whole family on the 24th of September. The participants can also enjoy free jazz music in the beautiful manor surroundings when Jonathan Bäckström Quartet on Jazz Finland Tour arrives at Söderlångvik. The quartet will perform on the outdoor stage close to the café at 12.00–13.00. The concert is a collaboration between Söderlångvik Manor, Archipelago Sea Jazz and Jazz Finland and part of Jazz Finland’s carbon-neutral touring model.

Read more about the Apple Day: www.soderlangvik.fi/en/appleday/

Jonathan Bäckström Quartet is a young, emerging quartet with musicians from Finland and Sweden. The music ranges from minimalistic soundscapes to explosive multilayered free improvisation. The four musicians each bring their individual voices to create a strong, collective musical statement. Jonathan is a bassist, improviser and composer from Kronoby, Finland. Since his arrival in Helsinki, he has become an in-demand musician and is active with many domestic and international projects. 

Jarno Tikka (sub.), tenor saxophone 
Marcus Wärnheim, alto saxophone  
Benjamin Nylund, drums 
Jonathan Bäckström, bass 

In 2022–2023, Jazz Finland runs a project, titled Jazz Finland’s carbon-neutral touring model. The aim is to map the carbon footprint and handprint of Finnish live music, and to develop Jazz Finland’s own tour system to become more environmentally sustainable. On top of their three regular tour productions, Jazz Finland produces or supports seven pilot tours in the fall of 2022.