Mustik Motel Music

An independent jazz label from Tampere, Finland. Pushing frontiers and honouring timeless beauty in sound.

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    • Tampere Jazz Happening 2025

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    The 44th International Jazz Happening took place last weekend, filled with joy, reunions with old and new friends, and plenty of great music. This year, we had the incredible honor of both opening and closing the festival with performances by Mustik Motel artists.

    See Maarit Kytöharju Tahmela Six photos here: Instagram

    Marita Nyrhinen had a good impression on Tahmela Six, read in Finnish here:
    Tampere Jazz Happening 2025 soitettiin uusissa mutta väliaikaisissa tiloissa – Kulttuuritoimitus

    Ville Kurki took photos of Lauri Kallio and his band: Instagram

    Tahmela Six – Ground VI – Kiikala Live

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    Mid August of this year Tahmela Six gathered at Lauri Kallio’s recording studio complex and ranch at Kiikala. First album was recorded inside during mid of the winter so it was only right ding to do to set the second album recording outside. Weather was pleasant warm and the group squeezed something good on the tape. Listen your self!

    Second album is coming out closer to summer 2026!

    Album: Tahmela Six – Mount

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    Tahmela Six:
    Otto Eskelinen     (alto sax, flute, shakuhachi)
    Sami Sippola (tenor sax)
    Janne Tuomi (drums)
    Topias Tiheäsalo (guitar)
    Eero Savela (trumpet)
    Eero Tikkanen (bass)

    Mount

    The musicians gathered on 29.12.2023, after Christmas, from Helsinki, Turku and Tampere to Tahmela´s Villa, Tampere. The session was recorded full live. The whole group was in the same room all at once improvising and reacting with each other. The session was produced and engineered by Jarno Alho. All compositions by Tahmela Six. The heart of the album is without a question title track Mount, but side two turns the other cheek of the group for the listener´s to dismay. This is a full world and excursion to go through.

    Tahmela Six – Mount / Released: 17.6.2024

    Listen at: SPOTIFY, TIDAL and all other major streaming services!
    Buy vinyl at: Mustik Motel Webshop & Bandcamp
    Buy digital at: Bandcamp

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