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Alarmist at The Grand Social
Courtesy of Bandsintown | Posted on December 31, 2018
Where
The Grand Social
35 Liffey Street Lower
Dublin
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When
Sat, March 9, 2019
20:00
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Saturday night at SPECTRUM is an double header of two thrilling live bands, one from Ireland, one from Finland, but both whose musicians have trod the the 12 Points stage, with all the freshness and originality that the festival programme imbibes.
As the name implies, intense musical magnetism is the driving force for multi award winning Finnish saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen’s quartet Magnetica Orkesteria. Lyytinen is THE current Finnish jazz musician to follow if woodwinds are your penchant, and even if they are not.
With his Magnetia Orkesteri he has assembled four of the best Finnish jazz musicians working today. Three of them have performed at 12 Points with their own equally impressive ensembles. Celebrated trumpeter, Verneri Pohjola with Ilmiliekki, bassist Eero Tikkanen with crowd favourites Mopo and Lyytinen with avant pop trio Elifantree. Pohjola himself has been described as one of the most original artists of his generation, while Lyytinen is a recent winner of the Ted Curson prize at the Pori Jazz Festival. ...