Author name: Reija Lång

Valborg / The first of May Eve is a big thing in Helsinki and in Finland in general. It´s a fiesta or carneval – celebrating the summer time approaching and flowers blooming and trees gaining the delovely green colour! For me this is a special night as I have a chance to play once again […]

Finally I have managed to open my YouTube Channel. Yippee – so glad! You can enjoy the first videos – taken at the Pub Bastu 50th Anniversary Celebration, where we as Langitude Quintet had the honour to be one of the performing bands. Some nice stuff – we played a set combining Horace Silvers music

ENGLISH A fantastic event coming up on Friday, February 16. We Langitude musicians are happy and honored to be part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the legendary youth center and music mecca in Mariehamn, Pub Bastun. We will be honoring the repertoire of Husmus, a band that was influential in the 70s, and we

ENG Let’s start the year with swing – A genuine evening with jazz menu and dance Experience the swinging winter vibe with Nautical’s Mid-Winter Jazz, topped with harmonious flavors of a jazzy dinner menu. Let Reija Lang’s beautiful alto voice guide you into the swinging world of swing classics. It will be an unforgettable evening

SWE Varmt och hjärtligt tack SteelFMHjälpen teamet och Fredrik Karlström för en fin stämning ikväll hos Telegrafen i Mariehamn. Megatack går också till fina musiker jag får spela med i Langitude: Fredrik Erlandsson, Richard Palmer, Kjell Dahl och Tomas Tornefjell. På video kan du se hurdan 4 låtars set Langitude Quintet spelade i SteelFM Live

I´m happy to play again with this Helsinki-based group called Black C. It´s gonna be some 50´s /60´s jazz and bossa nova … thanks to band leader Markku Harjula who keeps the jazz tradition live and kicking. The band members are: Markku Harjula/piano, Jarmo Rouvinen/saxophone, Jarmo Nissinen/guitar, Mikael Bobacka/double bass, Esko Reivinen/drums. https://perinnejazz.fi/tapahtuma/svengaavaa-60-luvun-jazzia-ja-bossa-novaa/

SWE Årsskiftet börjar närma sig 🌟Nu är det dags att tänka på välgörenhet och hur man kan hjälpa till sina medmänniskor under de här tuffa tiderna ❤️ Vad snyggt att få vara med i SteelFMHjälpen 2023 med Langitude Quintet ! Vi spelar på fredagen den 29 december kl 18 så kom och lyssna oss och

SUOMI Oli unohtumaton kokemus saada olla vieraana Suomen itsenäisyyspäiväjuhlissa 6.12.2023 presidentinlinnassa. Suomi juhlisti 106-vuotispäiväänsä. Toivon meille kaikille suomalaisille valoisaa tulevaisuutta – se syntyy yhteistyöllä, vastuullisuudella ja välittämisellä. Unohtamatta korkealle kurottavia unelmia ja toisaalta sinnikästä asennetta arjen haasteissa. Ja onnea – sitä tarvitsee meistä jokainen! SVENSKA Det var en oförglömlig upplevelse att vara gäst vid firandet

Experience a swinging jazz afternoon on Kobba Klintar’s old pilot island! The concert with Langitude Quintet is part of the Åland Sea Jazz Festival on August 5 at 14:00. Langitude believes in the appeal of the groovy 50s jazz phenomenon hardbop and for the first time pays tribute to the genre’s self-proclaimed master, composer and

Hello sunny and lively City of Vaasa and all the jazz lovers there! Here I come again – I´m so grateful for this groovy collaboration I have been able to nourish with the Vaasa jazz musicians over the years. This year we have a great and tight playing team on stage – with Mikael Jakobsson