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Fascinating and engrossing music by a major young talent"
Rick Anderson, CD hotlist
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“Refreshingly inventive, Taking Shape demonstrates that Mäensivu is an accomplished musician with a uniquely creative voice.”
KAISA'S MACHINE
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"Ja tadaa: uusi kirkas tähti syttyi Suomen jazztaivaalle – Kaisa's Machine." – Jazzkeittiö, Helsingin Sanomat.
"Dynamiikan tajua ja hienosti kasvavaa tunnelman rakentamista" - Jazzrytmit
"An album of tasteful, entertaining original compositions" - Progressive Aspect
ABOUT
THE BAND
SUOMEKSI
Kontrabasisti Kaisa Mäensivun luotsaama kvartetti perustettiin syksyllä 2015 ja yhtyeen ensiesiintyminen oli Rytmihäiriöklubilla helmikuussa 2016. Siitä lähtien Masiina on herättänyt paljon kiinnostusta, ja on esiintynyt Suomen niin suurimmilla jazzfestivaaleilla (mm. Pori Jazz, Tampere Jazz Happening, Turku Jazz) kuin ulkomaillakin ( mm. Ronnie Scott's, Smalls Jazz Club, Nordic Jazz Fest Washington DC).
Kaisa’s Machinen ensimmäinen albumi, vuonna 2017 ilmestynyt In the Key of K esittelei kypsän näkemyksen modernista jazzista ja laatuyhtyeen saumattomasta yhteistoiminnasta Mäensivun sävellysten muodossa. Jatkuvasti uusia reittejä etsivä ja yhä persoonallisempaan suuntaan etenevä energisen kupliva yhtye tuo Mäensivun monikerroksisen musiikin henkiin.
Kaisa's Machinen toinen levy julkaistaan 7.7.2023 amerikkalaisen Greenleaf Music -levymerkin alla.
IN ENGLISH
Kaisa's Machine - Nordic noir meets New York sparkle
Kaisa's Machine pictures Kaisa's vision of music in the form of her compositions. The music aims to be relatable in its pureness - sometimes it's bouncy and groovy, celebrating with you, other times making you ponder all the mysteries and tragedies of life on our planet. Playing bass is Kaisa's way of dealing with it all.
The band was formed in 2015 by award-winning jazz double bassist Kaisa Mäensivu and they have since performed in many prestigious venues and festivals including the Ronnie Scott's in London, the Bimhuis in Amsterdam, Smalls Jazz Club in NYC and Pori Jazz Festival in Finland. The band's album In the key of K was released in December 2017.
Greenleaf Music will release Kaisa's Machine's sophomore album on July 7th 2023. and the band will be touring Europe and the US June, July and October in support of the new album.
LIVE LINE-UP EUROPE:
Max Zenger -sax
Eden Ladin or Rasmus Sorensen - piano
Kaisa Mäensivu - bass
Joe Peri -drums
+Jesse van Ruller or Max Light- guitar
LIVE
BAR BAYEUX BROOKLYN
aug 30 2023
SMALLS JAZZ CLUB
aug 31 2023
CHRIS' JAZZ CAFE
Philadelphia
aug 26 2023
CHRIS' JAZZ CAFE
Philadelphia
aug 26 2023
SCANDINAVIA HOUSE NYC
june 8 2023
7pm
PORI JAZZ FESTIVAL
july 13 2023
Lokkilava
ALAND SEA JAZZ
aug 5 2023
FLOW FESTIVAL
aug 12 2023
ZINC BAR NYC
sep 8 2023
ALBUM RELEASE SUMMER TOUR
june 28 Unterfahrt, Munich
june 29 Bimhuis, Amsterdam
july 2 Capel Salem, Caernarfon, Wales
july 5 Copenhagen Jazz Festival
july 6 Copenhagen Jazz Festival
LOUHISALI
oct 10 2023
Espoo
G LIVELAB TAMPERE
oct 11 2023
MALMITALO
oct 12 2023
Helsinki
STOCKHOLM JAZZ FESTIVAL
oct 14 2023
Glenn Miller Cafe
BIRD'S EYE
oct 17
oct 18
Basel, Switzerland
COTTON JAZZ CLUB
oct 27
Ascoli, Italy
OPUS JAZZ CLUB
oct 28
Budapest, Hungary
more to be announced soon
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PAST DATES
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ROOM 623
feb 10th 2022
10 pm
CAFE BOHEMIA
Dec 9th 2022
10.30 pm
SMALLS JAZZ CLUB
June 1st 2022
ROCHESTER JAZZ FESTIVAL
June 20th 2022
HELSINKI FESTIVAL
Aug 18th 2022
ESPAN LAVA
Aug 20th 2022
Poppari Jyväskylä
June 1st 2021
G Livelab Tampere
June 2nd 2021
Ylöjärvi, Vanha Räikkä
June 16th 2021
Philly Joe's Tallinn
June 17th 2021
