Clubs

You lookin’ for some real jazz with floor-appeal, boyo? Go no further, for Jazz Heat Bongo Beat is here. A Ricky-Tick organised bi-monhtly club night at Helsinki’s club Kuudes Linja, Jazz Heat Bongo Beat brings together live performances by the label’s hottest acts plus the diamondest jazz DJ action around. Given the right opportunity, the club night will occasionally also travel into new territories such as the Helsinki venues Kulttuuritalo (”the Culture House”) which recently featured a Jazz Heat Bongo Beat crowd of 2000, and Korjaamo.

In addition to Ricky-Tick’s in-house names, Jazz Heat Bongo Beat has featured the likes of Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics, DJ Nicola Conte, DJ Jazzman Gerald, Wahoo! DJs, plus many more. Get aboard the Ricky-Tick newsletter to stay on the know of upcoming events, for they are indeed up-a-comin’.

Ricky-Tick Records has also released a compilation of some of the classic cuts on the catalogue under the heading “Jazz Heat Bongo Beat!”. Please check out the release section for more info.

27.3. Jazz Heat Bongo Beat at Kuudes Linja

JUKKA ESKOLA 27.3.2010

Ricky-Tick Records presents:
JAZZ HEAT BONGO BEAT
Sat 27.3.2010 22-04
Kuudes Linja, Helsinki
LIVE: Jukka Eskola Quintet
DJs Dynamiitti-Risto & Matti Nives
Tickets 10 eur
Presale at Lifesaver Records (Pursimiehenkatu 3, Helsinki)

The March edition of Ricky-Tick’s Jazz Heat Bongo Beat will feature the Jukka Eskola Quintet showcasing material from their current release”Walkover” for the first time live. The new quintet includes Eskola on trumpet, Petri Puolitaival on sax, Jukkis Uotila on the Rhodes, Antti Lötjönen on bass and Jaska Lukkarinen on drums.

“Walkover” is a crisp CTi-influenced contemporary jazz effort with big arrangements. Live, the unit shifts gears into a more compact groove, looking at the tracks on the album from a slightly different angle.

Jazz Heat Bongo Beat DJ action is provided by DJs Dynamiitti-Risto and Matti Nives. Tickets are on presale at Lifesaver Records at the Five Corners (Pursimiehenkatu 3, Helsinki). See you at the club!