The Tampere Music Festivals organises three music events in the city of Tampere

Tampere

Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...

, Finland.

Tampere Jazz Happening

The Tampere Jazz Happeninghttp://www.tampere.fi/jazz takes place every November, bringing together friends of modern jazz. It was first held in 1982. The uncompromising programme consists of improvised music, world music and rock-influenced jazz. In addition to the jazz music, different workshops and art exhibitions take place during the event.

An audio CD, Live at the Tampere Jazz Happening 2000, was released with performances by the Kidd Jordan

Kidd Jordan

Edward "Kidd" Jordan is an American jazz saxophonist and music educator from New Orleans, Louisiana....

, Joel Futterman

Joel Futterman

Joel Futterman is an American jazz pianist and curved soprano saxophonist. He has appeared on more than 65 recordings as of 2009....

 and Alvin Fielder

Alvin Fielder

Alvin Fielder is an American jazz drummer. He is a founding member of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians, Black Arts Music Society, Jackson, Mississippi, Improvisational Arts Trio/Quartet/Quintet and is a founding faculty member of the Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong Summer Jazz...

Trio.

Tampere Vocal Music Festival

The Tampere Vocal Music Festival is organised every second year in early June and was first held in 1975. The festival includes the popular international contest for vocal ensembles and the international chorus review. There are also various workshops and free-of-charge concerts taking place around the city. The total number of visitors is approximately 30 000 persons.

Tampere Biennale

The Tampere Biennale introduces contemporary classical music by Finnish composers. The concert venues include Tampere Hall and the Old Customs House Hall. Finnish electronic music can be heard in the concerts at the Planetarium and Klubi. The festival has been organised since the year 1986 and the next edition will be in spring 2012.