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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.”

Hrayr Attarian, All about Jazz

KAISA'S MACHINE

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Led by the strong, highly musical bass presence of Kaisa Maënsivu"

London Jazz News

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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

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