Selma Savolainen
vocalist and composer
Selma Savolainen (b.1993) is an aspiring vocalist and composer hailing from Helsinki, Finland. She grew up as an only child in artistically devoted family which has encouraged her to approach music making with an open mind and curiosity. Even though her musical roots lay in jazz, diverse influences from other genres can be heard in her singing and writing.
Savolainen writes music for different projects she is
involved in, and in 2015 she started leading her own band.
In March 2016 Savolainen was selected to participate in the Betty Carter’s Jazz Ahead residency in Washington, D.C., during which she performed in the legendary Apollo Theatre in NYC.
”With her unpretentious voice, Savolainen opens her soul As naturally as her Front Door."
- Katri Kallionpää HS/Jazzkeittiö, 22.1.2018
”Preparing her debut album, Savolainen is about to come forth as a fearless music maker.”
- Pentti Ronkanen KSML, 25.7.2018
”There is an astonishing boldness in her lyrics and in the way she performs, a new kind of female perspective, which reminds of Chris Kraus.”
About
Music
Selma Juudit Alessandra
Selma Juudit Alessandra’s music drifts somewhere between avant-pop, indie jazz and 70’s car chase rock. Analogue synths and hazy vocals are interrupted either by band’s naughty interplay or singer-songwriter like storytelling often tinted with ambiguities - might make you think of the likes of Kate Bush, Julia Holter or even Weather Report.
Selma Savolainen - vocals, keyboards
Artturi Rönkä - piano, keyboards
Joonas Tuuri - double bass, electric bass
Jesse Ojajärvi - drums
Signe
Signe (or Sighne) is an old Scandinavian word meaning a woman triumphant. The same or similar word in other languages means ‘sign’, a reference to the improvisation incorporated in the band’s music, taking traditional jazz expression in new directions through the unusual lineup of three women vocalists and double bass.
Signe's debut album "To Sappho" is nominated for Finnish Grammy in the "Jazz album of the year 2019" category.
Riikka Keränen - vocals
Selma Savolainen - vocals
Josefiina Vannesluoma - vocals
Kaisa Mäensivu - double bass
MINE
Nordic melancholy, cold summer days and
dark winters.
MINE is currently working on their debut album.
Selma Savolainen - vocals
Toomas Keski-Säntti - piano
Eero Tikkanen - bass
Sami Nummela - drums
cRYstal Sound Project
Crystal Sound Project combines sculpture and music. The works in porcelain are objects with different capacities of specific sound resonance which is obtained by using various metal oxydes. During the last two years a variety of instruments was created, some of which are percussive, others are with strings, each wearing it's own name - stringbone, buirocordes, tchancelaines, chênecelaine, singing drum.
Crystal Sound Project released their debut album in March 2018.
Viktor Benev - percussions and music
Bilyana Furnadzhieva - art work
Selma Savolainen - vocals
Photos
Gigs
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04/02/2020 Signe @Glivelab, Tampere
03/02/2020 Selma Savolainen & Arttu Takalo duo @Koko Jazz Club, Helsinki
30/01/2020 Signe + Selma Juudit Alessandra @Sibafest, Helsinki
28/01/2020 Garden @Sibafest, Helsinki
26/01/2020 Selma Juudit Alessandra @Tenho, Helsinki
17/01/2020 Lesley Mok Quartet @Scholes Street Studio, Brooklyn
07/12/2019 Selma Juudit Alessandra(album release)@Korjaamo, Helsinki
19/11/2019 w/ Tölöläb @Sattuma-klubi, Helsinki
03/11/2019 MINE @Taidekoti Kirpilä, Helsinki
02/11/2019 Signe @Voodoo Music Club, Helsinki
20/10/2019 Signe @Tenho, Helsinki
19/10/2019 Signe @Vocal Art Frankfurt, Germany
16/10/2019 Signe @Juttutupa, Helsinki
06/10/2019 Selma Juudit Alessandra @the Superwood Festival, Helsinki
04/10/2019 Signe @DIG. Festival, Helsinki
28/08/2019 Karina @Helsingin juhlaviikot, Huvila-teltta
02/08/2019 MINE @Jazz-Espa, Helsinki 12.00
27/07/2019 MINE @Raahen rantajatsit, Raahe
20/07/2019 MINE @Pori Jazz, Pori
12/07/2019 Signe @Volter Kilpi Kustavissa, Kustavi
11/07/2019 Signe @Pyhän Laurin kirkko, Vantaa
14/06/2019 Signe @Juuka jatsaa, Juuka 19.00
08/06/2019 Signe @Feel Helsinki, Musiikkitalo 19.00
05/06/2019 w/ Tölöläb @Lauttasaaren kartano, Helsinki
12/04/2019 Crystal Sound Project @Cité des Arts, Paris
24/03/2019 Signe @Taidekoti Kirpilä, Helsinki
22/03/2019 Signe @Café Tiljan, Turku
21/03/2019 Signe @Bar Bizarre, Salo
20/03/2019 Signe @Ravintola Taro, Ylistaro
18/03/2019 Signe @Kulttuurikellari, Savonlinna
17/03/2019 Signe @Oulun Musiikkijuhlat, Oulun taidemuseo
16/03/2019 Signe @Oulun Musiikkijuhlat, Kasvitieteellinen puutarha
15/03/2019 Signe @Ravintola Raatihuone, Iisalmi
14/03/2019 Signe @Koko Jazz Club, Helsinki
22/01/2019 MINE @jaZZanti, Ravintola Laulumiehet, Helsinki
20/12/2018 Signe @Jazz Jkl, Jyväskylä
25/11/2018 Signe @Nordic Jazz Comets, Barbican Centre, London
26/10/2018 Toomas Keski-Säntti Quartet @Flame Jazz, Bar Ö, Turku
24/10/2018 MINE @Juttutupa, Helsinki
06/10/2018 Signe @Jazzia Ilosaaressa, Joensuu TBA
05/10/2018 Signe @Panurama-klubi, Lavaklubi, Helsinki
03/10/2018 Signe @Validi Karkia-klubi, Pori TBA
22/09/2018 Signe trio @Sibeliusmuseum, Turku
26/08/2018 MINE @Tenho, Helsinki
11/08/2018 NYKY Ensemble @Flow Festival, Helsinki
04/08/2018 Selma Savolainen Quartet @Jazz-Espa, Helsinki
30/07/2018 Signe @Jazz-Espa, Helsinki
24/07/2018 Selma Savolainen Quartet @Summer Jazz Club, Poppari, Jyväskylä
27/06/2018 Musiikkivaellus Arboretumissa @Kouvolan Musiikkijuhlat, Kouvola
28/06/2018 Tanssit vanhaan tyyliin! @Kouvolan Musiikkijuhlat, Kouvola
29/04/2018 KUUMA x LIVE x Selma Savolainen @KUUMA, Helsinki
15/04/2018 Signe @Tenho, Helsinki
08/04/2018 Signe @Vaasankatu, Helsinki
22/03/2018 Selma Savolainen Quartet @Keep An Eye Jazz Award, Bimhuis, Amsterdam
11/03/2018 Selma Savolainen Quartet @Vapaan Taiteen Tila, Helsinki
10/02/2018 Hana @ATM, Helsinki
30/01/2018 Future of Jazz @Sibafest, Black Box, Helsinki
28/01/2018 Selma Savolainen Quartet @Tenho, Helsinki
18/01/2018 MINE @Vaasankatu, Helsinki
07/12/2017 Signe - EP release concert @Hotel Fabian, We Jazz 2017, Helsinki
29/11/2017 Selma Savolainen Quartet @Juttutupa, Helsinki
16/11/2017 Crystal Sound @Arondit, Paris
13/11/2017 AVBE @Café de la Danse, Paris
10/09/2017 Selma Savolainen Trio @Tenho, Helsinki
17/8/2017 Signe @Oslo Jazzfestival, Herr Nilsen
19/8/2017 Signe @Oslo Jazzfestival, Sentralen
29/7/2017 w/Mikko Karjalainen, Timo Lassy,
Henri Mäntylä, Joonas Tuuri &
Severi Pyysalo @Korpo Sea Jazz Festival
28/7/2017 Selma Savolainen Trio @Korpo Sea Jazz Festival
18/7-23/7/2017 Signe kesäkiertue @Turun saaristo
02/7/2017 Toon's Jazz NGO @Westersin kartano, Kemiö
01/7/2017 Toon's Jazz NGO @Vildrosornas natt, Kalkholmen
26/5/2017 l'atelier de Benoît Delbecq @Le Triton, Les Lilas
23/5/2017 Trio Lumières Tamisées @Paniers à Jazz #5, Paris
20/5/2017 Crystal Sound @Nuit des Musées, Musée de Minéralogie
28/3/2017 Crystal Sound Exposition @Centre Culturel de Crous, Paris
14/2/2017 Trio Lumières Tamisées @Cave du 38 Rivoli, Paris
1/12/2016 Les Conservatoires #3 @Le Triton, Les Lilas
26/8/2016 Varsa @Teurastamo, Helsinki
13/8/2016 NYKY Ensemble plays Reich @Flow Festival, Helsinki
10/8/2016 Selma Savolainen Quartet @Tenho, Helsinki
Contact
Bookings and other inquiries
selmajasavolainen(a)gmail.com
+358-40 160 28 98