Main Concert: Teemu Viinikainen Trio & Eero Koivistoinen Quartet

The closing concert of Korpo Sea Jazz 2026 will feature true top ensembles of Finnish jazz! Two different orchestras, two different approaches to jazz. What unites them is exceptional musicianship and an uncompromising desire to create distinctive and memorable music within the continuum of Finnish jazz. This is truly a concert not to be missed!

Band 1: Teemu Viinikainen Trio 19.00

Band 2: Eero Koivistoinen Quartet 20.20

Teemu Viinikainen Trio

Acclaimed as one of the world’s finest guitarists, Teemu Viinikainen will perform two
concerts with his trio at this summer’s Korpo Sea Jazz festival. The latter will take
place at Saturday’s main concert, where the trio will open the evening. So if you
missed Thursday’s show – or simply want to hear more of their remarkable
musicianship – this is a perfect opportunity!
Teemu Viinikainen Trio continues to explore the sonic landscapes of his solo
material together with a deeply rooted rhythm section. The trio’s repertoire consists
mainly of new compositions written specifically for this ensemble.
Alongside Viinikainen is drummer Joonas Riippa, one of the most distinctive voices
on his instrument, whose intense expression keeps even the most abstract
soundscapes vividly alive. Other groups he performs with include PLOP, Kannaste4
and Takatonic. On acoustic bass guitar is the rising and exciting young virtuoso Oliver
Karttunen, whose grooving playing – enriched with expressive solos – can also be
heard in the jazz-fusion band Peela.
This concert will surely not lack explosive virtuosity, a fusion of swinging jazz and
nuanced blues, intense improvisation – all balanced with a sensitive musical touch.

TEEMU VIINIKAINEN – guitar

OLIVER KARTTUNEN – bass

JOONAS RIIPPA – drums

Eero Koivistoinen Quartet

This year’s artistic director of Korpo Sea Jazz, Eero Koivistoinen, is a living legend of
Finnish jazz – a saxophonist, composer and bandleader whose career now spans
seven decades. His first recording, Jappa (EP, Jazz at the Polytechnicum), was
made in 1967 together with drummer Edward Vesala and bassist Pekka Sarmanto.
His most recent recording is Feathers (Jazzaggression) from 2023 with Greg Foat.
Between these two releases lie dozens of recordings under his own name or as a
guest artist, hundreds if not thousands of concerts around the world, and numerous
awards – including the very first Yrjö Award in 1967 and Finland’s State Prize for
Music in 2017.
For the Korpoström main concert, he brings his ensemble Eero Koivistoinen Quartet,
founded in 2012. The quartet has released three albums on Svart Records: Hati Hati
(2015), Illusions (2017) and Diversity (2022).
Through these acclaimed recordings and numerous performances over the years, the
quartet’s modern jazz expression has developed into a powerfully swinging,
seamless and energetic sound. Expect truly top-level jazz musicianship from the
heavyweights of the genre – this is not to be missed!

EERO KOIVISTOINEN – saxophone

JUSSI FREDRIKSSON – piano

JORI HUHTALA – bass

JUSSI LEHTONEN – drums