This fall, we are once again dedicating two days to the fresh and thought-provoking world of Finnish jazz: on November 7 and 8, BMC and the Finnish Institute in Hungary, FinnAgora, jointly organizes their annual mini-festival, New Jazz from Finland.

Helsinki tenor saxophonist Jussi Kannaste's debut album as a band leader has been a long time coming. A top musician in the local scene revered by his contemporaries and sought after as a band member, Kannaste presents his new work Out Of Self and Into Others (released as an album on We Jazz Records in April 2025) on 7 November. His quartet, Kannaste4 features an all original program penned by Kannaste. His music is highly personal contemporary jazz leaning into modes of avant-garde expression. At times quiet as a whisper, at times fiery and swinging, Out Of Self and Into Others is a product of a deep marinade.

Finnish saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen made his We Jazz solo debut with the recording of Lehto / Korpi, his new widescreen jazz ambient program echoing love and respect for our natural environment. Lyytinen's solo music is built on textural compositions, extended saxophone techniques and electro-acoustic soundscapes and layers. During this emotive program on 8 November, Lyytinen plays tenor, soprano and alto saxophone, uses live effects, mellotron and percussion, and adds a subtle layer of field recordings to tie the material together: cranes, swans and other voices familiar in the Finnish aural summer landscape bring their distinct character to the music.

Tickets for the concerts of New Jazz from Finland are available on the spot, online at bmc.jegy.hu, and at InterTicket Jegypont partners across Hungary.