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Yrjö Halinen, yhalinen, is an old school photographer, and today also a web designer for small and medium size companies. More information to be found on yhalinen.com

Cemetery music festival!

Breaking the formulas… yhalinen.com, that is me 🙂 ,  has participated in so many music festivals that there’s no way I could tell you the total amount, let alone that I would remember them all individually. Yesterday’s music-fest is an exception, I will remember it, as will all who were present, that is the living ones, well maybe […]

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Petra Ernyei & Jazz Six

 Petra Ernyei & Jazz Six The Czech Republic is full of brilliant musicians, last Saturday at the Jazzdock, Prague, we saw yet another proof of that. When the established musicians  Jakub Tököly – p; Petr Kalfus – sax; Miroslav Hloucal – trp; Adam Tvrdý – g; Jiří Stivín jr. – dr; Tomáš Baroš – b. get

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This recipe never fails!

Libor Šmoldas Trio 29.7.2023 Ingredients for a successful afternoon: Instructions: Start with mixing Libor and Jakub, this is the easy part, sometimes it feels that they were made to be together, they connect to each other in a way that’s every now and then hard to understand.  After this, spice up the mix with a

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Suwalki Blues Special

A little unusual insert for yhalinen.com, especially since this is not really news anymore, but so what? 🙂  And most of the pictures has already been published on our FB page, but so what? 🙂 This are memories of one of the best, if not the best Blues festival in Europe. For us who where lucky enough

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PETRA BRABENCOVÁ & JAZZFANCIES

Bohemia JazzFest 2023

Are you touring the Czech republic at the moment, out of ideas where to go?  Here’s a small and free tip for you if you’re into Jazz music. Bohemian JazzFest started in Prague today, and as normal the list of performers is versatile and has a very high standard. Go for it, even if you have to

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Roof top jazz!

The summer started in many way’s last weekend in Prague. A good sign of the summer was the return of the Roof Top Jazz. A relaxed and very enjoyable way to spend the Saturday afternoon. Last Saturday didn’t make any exceptions, the trio: Kateřina Vacková, voc./bass, Martin Jůzl, trumpet and Antonín Šturma, guitar/bass made sure

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