AS A FACILITATOR/CO-LEADER
TIMBRAL FRAMETimbral frame, a wordplay between the traditional craft of timber framing and the timbre of music, is an installation-performance which explores the borders and intertwines between modified instruments and sound sculptures.
Performers: Jaakko Arola - modified bass clarinet, voice Otso Kauniskangas - live electronics Elisa Sakko - sculpture Noora Arola - voice and movement MORE INFO |
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JAAKKO AROLA & MAGDALENA LORENZ (FI/DE)Improvisation duo founded in Reykjavik in 2025. The duo recorded their first album in November 2025, to be released during 2026.
Jaakko Arola - modified bass clarinet, voice Magdalena Lorenz - violin, voice |
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SÓLRÚN MJÖLL & JAAKKO AROLA DUO (IS/FI)Founded in 2025 in Reykjavik, Iceland. The duo recorded their co-composed debut album in December 2025.
Sólrún Mjöll Kjartansdóttir - drums, percussion Jaakko Arola - bass clarinet |
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NUJAKKANujakka (scuffle) is an energetic trio which explores communication through music. Nujakkas music is based in free improvisation which blends together with pre-composed “pipe songs”. Trios music has elements from the sorrow of scandinavian folk music and from the rage of free jazz.
Jaakko Arola - woodwinds Aaron Koskelainen - double bass Elias Ojutkangas - drums MORE INFO |
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AMBIGUOUS BORDERS (FI/JO/KV/AU/BR)The collaborative process led by woodwind player Jaakko Arola aims for finding a common ground to perform music through improvisation.
Jaakko Arola - woodwinds Nemat Battah - oud, voice Merve Abdurrahmani - piano, voice Nathan Riki Thomson - prepared double bass, flute Adriano Adewale - percussions, berimbau, voice MORE INFO |
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AGARIC TUAKAgaric Tuak is a modern jazz trio founded in 2017. Trios sound is heavily influenced by electronic effects.
Jaakko Arola - saxophones, EWI, effects Oliver Karttunen - bass, moog, keys Jukka Puolakka - drums, effects MORE INFO |
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OTHER PROJECTS/WORKS
S O F T S H I F T Ss o f t s h i f t s on esitystä ja installaatiota tapaileva teosmaisema värinästä ja vedestä, korvakäytävistä ja pilvistä. Se on aistimisen ja aistituksi tulemisen leikkikenttä. Se on tila, jonka voi kokea yksin ja tila, jossa kokeminen voi yhdistää. Teos kutsuu älyllisen analysoinnin sijaan asettumaan teoksen äärelle aistien. Miltä kehossa tuntuu? Miten olemme yhdessä? Mikä säilyy? Milloin yksi muuttuu toiseksi?
Työryhmä Jaakko Arola, Heli Jauhiainen, Mathilda Kauppila MORE INFO |
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PELTOPELTO on nykytanssin, lannan ja rock’n’rollin hajuinen spektaakkelimainen drive-in-tanssiteos, jossa liha liikkuu, lanta lentää ja peltoautot rämisevät.
Konsepti: Jukka Ristolainen Taiteellinen työskentely & toteutus: Jukka Ristolainen, Maija Tuomi, Hieho Homma -kollektiivi, Katariina Poikela – Mezzosopraano, tanssiARTesaani Yhteistyössä: Ollinahon tila ja Kotimäen tila, Kangasniemi MORE INFO |
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FASO KAN (BF/ML/SN/FI)Faso Kan performs music from the rich music tradition of West Africa. The band has members from Burkina Faso, Mali, Senegal and Finland.
Issa Dembele - balafon, voice, djembe, dundun Adama Kone - kora, voice, djembe, dundun Ossi Raippalinna - drums, talking drum, voice Issiaka Dembele - balafon, ngoni, voice, kalabash, djembe Jaakko Arola - sop. sax, bass clarinet, alto flute Mikko Veijonen - alto saxophone Tomi Pekkola - guitar, djeligoni Pothio Ndiaye - bass MORE INFO |
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MIDDLE EASTERN ORCHESTRAFounded in Helsinki, The Middle Eastern Orchestra is a unique Arabic and Middle Eastern orchestra and the first one of its kind in Finland. The orchestra consists of 25-30 professional musicians who are coming from different countries, mostly living in Finland at the moment. There are 10-15 different nationalities in the orchestra, reminding us that music is the common language of the world.
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SHAKUHACHI - JAPANESE BAMBOO GROWING IN THE FINNISH FORESTDocumentary by Jaakko Arola
Shakuhachi, a Japanese end-blown bamboo flute, has gained a lot of interest outside it’s original content by it’s mesmerizing sound. Shakuhachi has a history of being used as a meditative tool by Buddhist monks instead of being strictly a musical instrument in performances. Three shakuhachi players with different connections to the Finnish nature share their thoughts on playing shakuhachi and how their surrounding nature affects their practice. WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY |
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