On Friday January 22, mbar presents a unique one-off club concept entitled "Swing!". The night will see two friends and jazz aficionados, Valtteri Pöyhönen and Matti Nives, dig deep into their extensive jazz collections to uncover some agelessly swinging cuts expanding from the 1930's up to the 1960's (approximately). There will be a special emphasis on the less often heard sounds of the likes of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, plus other early big band innovators, alongside the best hard-grooving rare dancefloor jazz originals from the heyday of Modern Jazz thrown in for good measure.



A rare specimen behind the decks, Valtteri Pöyhönen is a composer/guitarist leading the widely acclaimed Ricky-Tick recording sextet, Dalindèo. Releasing their second LP in January, Dalindèo rank among the top draws in the contemporary jazz circuit in Finland & beyond. The other selector in question, Matti Nives, is a resident DJ at the scene leading jazz club nights Jazz Heat Bongo Beat and We Jazz, plus the current deejay in residence at mbar.

"It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing." - Duke Ellington

http://www.dalindeo.com
http://www.myspace.com/mattinives
http://www.ricky-tick.com

Swing! @ mbar, Fri 22.1.2010 21-03
djs Valtteri Pöyhönen (Dalindèo) & Matti Nives (We Jazz)
play Hot Jazz from the 1930's onwards