Author name: Reija Lång

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

Think about a tiny island in the middle of the sea, waves caressing the rocks that have been sitting there for so long and having experienced even the ice age some 10.000 years ago. Now it´s time for this rocky island to experience jazz – and set the stage for Langitude Quintet. It´s a small

Time for some 50´s hardbop. Here comes a short videoclip taken from our Tribute to Horace Silver gig at Park in Mariehamn, Åland Islands. The tune is Psychedelic Sally. Enjoy the groove 🙂 Langitude Quintet is Reija Lang/voc, Fredrik Erlandsson/trp & keyboards, Richard Palmer/gtr, Kjell Dahl/douoble bass, Tomas Tornefjell/drs. Cover photo by Tom Tung Eckerman.

Ooh … time flies It’s exactly 10 years since we performed with the finesounding Arricone Big Band, with great arranger and conductor Erno Tiittanen, at Espan Lava Outdoor Stage in the very heart of Helsinki. The music is from our Tribute to Nancy Wilson and Cannonball Adderley album, with arrangements by Erno Tiittanen. Heli Sainio

How nice! Once again I have the privilege to perform at Petiscaria in Helsinki, together with my long term musician friends, bassist Ilkka Hanski and pianist Pekka Mesimäki. As I´m still at the early stages recovering from the unfortunate accident (I broke my leg, both Fibula and Tibia bones and was operated) I have to