Ilkka Arola Sound Tagine on a Jazz Federation Tour

Blending jazz, Middle Eastern music, and global folk traditions, Ilkka Arola Sound Tagine will perform across Finland on the Jazz Federation Tour this April.

The band will present their newly released fourth album, Adventures in the Now, bringing energetic and vividly colorful music to audiences. 

In this latest album, bandleader and trumpeter Ilkka Arola draws inspiration from psychedelic ethno-jazz fusion of the 1970s as well as Turkish disco from the same era. 

Arola has long dreamed of creating a funk-driven album with Sound Tagine, and the time has finally come. The new material bursts with energy, sweat-inducing rhythms, and rich sonic landscapes.

The dancefloor-ready Adventures in the Now explores themes of presence, the liberating power of letting go, the richness of life, and the experience of time. 

The concept of presence is not just reflected in the song titles—the band also aimed to capture the raw energy of live performance in the studio. 

Ilkka Arola – trumpet, bouzouki, synthesizer, vocals
Topi Korhonen – electric guitar, oud, vocals
Esko Grundström – electric bass, synthesizer, vocals
Juuso Hannukainen – acoustic and electronic percussion
Okko Saastamoinen – drums

Harju 8

12.4.2025

21.00-22.15

Free entry