UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra is the only professional orchestra in Finland specializing in jazz and new rhythm-oriented music. The big band of 16 Musicians plays about 100 concerts every year in Finland and abroad. The Orchestra plays a diverse range of modern music that is on the Pulse of the times. The program consists of jazz to soul and classical music, mixing old and new in a surprising way, from children to senior citizens. Musicians in UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra are some of the best jazz Musicians in Finland. There are over 100 Musicians, Composers, directors and artists working with the Orchestra every year. The band also acts as a hands-on educational establishment for Finnish Musicians in the fields of jazz and popular music.
