I will release the first album on my SOLO PROJECT 'Sonority' on the 11th Mai 2018 on ILK. It's only voice and the machines and it is very exciting indeed! I will tell more about this soon! IKI will release their third album 'ORACLE' on the 23rd of March 2018. The album is
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IKI single and a new album!
We are with IKI soon releasing our first single from the upcoming album “Oracle”! The album is made in co-operation with the Danish electronic artist Mike Sheridan. Stay tuned!
Here’s a picture from our concert at the “Stimmungen” festival in Cologne!
Plastic Island EP is released!
We’ve just released our collective work – Plastic Island.
Johanna Sulkunen – vocals, Aki Rissanen – keys, Joonas Leppänen – drums
Copenhagen Jazz Festival
Copenhagen Jazz Festival is around the corner! It will be a very inspiring program for me this year! Johanna Elina's "Belonging" (Anders Filipsen, Henrik Olsson, Håkon Berre) will perform on the 14th of July at 20:00 @ Vanløse Kulturhus. Before us performs the Norwegian talent Natalie Sandtorv, who is going to release her Debut album
Japan
Hi from Japan! I'm currently working on field recordings for a new project here in Japan, which I'm looking forward to telling you more soon... Until then you can still buy the latest album "Belonging" for example iTunes or here! BUY BELONGING HERE
Vinterjazz and Switzerland
Looking forward to the coming concerts in Denmark and Switzerland!
On the 9th February we'll play with the Finnish group Plastic Island in Copenhagen Vinterjazz. 11th Johanna Elina "Belonging" group takes to Switzerland to play at the Norkdklang festival - Cant' wait! Another concert with Johanna Elina will be close to home at Kvarterhuset -
Thanks for 2016!
It’s been a great year 2016! The musical highlights must have been… sharing of stage with Tomasz Stanko, JazzLab tour in Belgium and of course the grammy Nomination for Belonging!
Full of new ideas and plans and will tell you more in the new year, Merry Christmas!
“BELONGING” NOMINATED – Danish Music Awards!
“BELONGING” HAS BEEN NOMINATED AS THE JAZZ VOCAL RELEASE OF THE YEAR!(Grammy) Amazing to be presented in such a great company of such talented artists! The Award party will be on the 7th November.
Her står hvad Gaffa synes om “Belonging”
“Den herboende, finske sangerinde, Johanna Elina Sulkunen, er en ener: en sangskriver og sangerinde, som både skriver og fremfører sin melankolske, excentriske og på mange måder helt enkle sang og musik på en næsten dramatisk, meget stilbevidst og gennemført avantgardistisk vis.” Ivan Rod, GAFFA
Cph Jazz Festival
Cph Jazz Festival starts today. I’ll play the following concerts, hope to see you around!
2.7. kl 14:00 with Mikko Innanen and Anders Filpsen @ Gallery Boheme
5.7. kl 21:00 Johanna Elina (“Belonging”) @ Analog Bar, Huset
5.7. kl 16:00 IKI @ Sankt Jacobs kirke