Past gigs

Lime Hill Quartet performs both as a quartert and with a saxophone player (usually Kimmo Leppälä or Jukka Uljas) at private and company events, as well as in restaurants and other public occasions.

We have been lucky to have also the following musicians as our guests: saxophone player Olli Salmi, saxophone player Antti Snellman, saxophone player Marko Portin, saxophone player Janne Huttunen, saxophone player Roope Löflund, saxophone player Mikko Veijonen, saxophone player Arto Lehtola, trumpet player Tuure Tammi,drummer Markus Roukala drummer Juha Lahti, drummer Mikael Seire, drummer Chris-Tomas Konieczny, bass player Riku Pelo, guitarist Risto Pekkanen, pianist Lukas Korpelainen, pianist Janne Levy and vibraphone player Jani Niinimäki. Camilla Bäckman was covering in the vocals while Heidi Lehmuskumpu lived in New York (winters 2010-2013).

We travel all accross Finland (not only close to Helsinki) or even abroad, as agreed.

We have brought swing and groove music to several company events held by, for example:

• Arkadia International Bookshop
• Aurinkolahti-Seura
• Balanssi Studios
• Berggren Oy
• Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka
• Blue & White
• Catering Alibaba
• Celectus
• City of Helsinki
• DHL
• Eurocosmetics
• Evli Bank
• Finland Center Foundation / Salmangundi Club, New York
• Finncatering Oy
• Grand Casino Helsinki
• Jazz by the Sea Festival
• Haaga Helia University of Applied Sciences
• Hanko City
• Helsinki Fair Centre
• Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa (HUS)
• International Solidarity Foundation
• Kyröntarhat Oy
• Logica
• Meilahti Hospital (HYKS)
• Mermit
• MusiikkiHelmi
• Ohjelmatoimisto Primo
• Organization for Nordic Sommerliers
• Outokumpu Corporation
• Porin yrittäjät
• Promoottori ry
• Restaurant KuuKuu
• Restaurant SOB's, New York
• Restaurant Taidehalli
• Satakunnan Yrittäjät
• Svenska Handelshögskolan (Hanken)
• Swivel ry
• Talentia
• Tanssibuumi dance studio
• Terveydenhuollon Osastonjohtajat (Teos) ry
• Vantaan Jazzyhdistys ry
• Wanha Satama (Helsinki Fair)

In addition, we have performed at the following public events, for example:

• Heidi Lehmuskumpu as a guest vocalist for Millhill Big Band at Espa Stage in June 2015
• Jam session hosted by Alvi's Dixie Stompers in Espoo in May 2015 (9th time)
• Jam session at Tikkujamit in December 2014
• Heidi Lehmuskumpu as a guest vocalist for Millhill Big Band at Espa Stage in June 2014
• Espa Stage in June 2014 (7th time)
• Jam session hosted by Alvi's Dixie Stompers in Espoo in June 2014 (8th time)
• Espa stage in August 2013 (6th time; guests saxophone players Kimmo Leppäläand Pauli Leppälä)
• Espa stage in June 2012 (Heidi & Fabio Duo)
• Bossa Vibes Live Music night at the Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka: 2 x in June 2012, 2 x in July 2012 and 1 x in August 2012
  (Heidi Lehmuskumpu & Fabio de Oliveira)
• Heidi Lehmuskumpu as a guest vocalist for Millhill Big Band at Espa Stage in June 2012
• Espa stage in June 2012 (5th time; guests saxophone players Kimmo Leppäläand Pauli Leppälä)
• Jam session hosted by Alvi's Dixie Stompers in Espoo in June 2012 (7th time)
• Primula Jazz in June 2012 (2nd time)
• Jam session at Bar 52 in January 2012
• Jam session at Pub Henrik II in August 2011 (3rd time)
• Restaurant Vespa as part of the Art Goes Kapakka festival in August 2011 (Heidi & Fabio Duo)
• Espa stage in August 2011 (4th time; guest Jani Niinimäki - vibraphone)
• Heidi Lehmuskumpu as a guest vocalist with Millhill Big Band at the Mustasaari Summer Jazz in August 2011
• Bossa Vibes Live Music night at the Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka in August 2011
  (Heidi Lehmuskumpu & Fabio de Oliveira)
• Heidi Lehmuskumpu as a guest vocalist with Millhill Big Band at the Espa stage in August 2011
• Jazz by the Sea Festival (opening concert) in Kotka in July 2011
• Grand Casino's Live Music night in Helsinki in July 2011
• Bossa Vibes Live Music night at the Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka, 2 x in July 2011
  (Heidi Lehmuskumpu & Fabio de Oliveira)
• Grand Casino's Live Music night in Helsinki in June 2011
• Bossa Vibes Live Music night at the Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka, 2 x in June 201
  (Heidi Lehmuskumpu & Fabio de Oliveira)
• Jam session hosted by Alvi's Dixie Stompers in Espoo in June 2011 (6th time)
• Arkadia International Bookshop in Helsinki in May 2011
• Jam session (house band) at Tikkujamit (Vernissa, Tikkurila) in May 2011 (3rd time)
• Grand Casino's Live Music night in Helsinki in May 2011
• Restaurant SOB in New York in April 2011 (Heidi as Nanny Assis's main guest)
• Salmangundi Club in New York in March 2011. Heidi Lehmuskumpu performed with the fabulous guitarist Michael Howell at the Female Vocalist Series.
• Restaurant Prospect Pond in New York in February 2011 (Heidi as Marco Figueira's guest)
• Restaurant SOB in New York in January 2011 (Heidi as Nanny Assis's guest)
• Restaurant Lumi in New York on New Year's Eve 2010 (Heidi as Marco Figueira's guest)
• Restaurant Viva Toro in Brooklyn, New York in December 2010 and January 2011 (Heidi as Marco Figueira's guest)
• Jam session at Pub Henrik II in November 2010 (2nd time)
• Bohemia jazz jam session in September 2010 (2nd time)
• Night of the Arts event in Aurinkolahti in August 2010 (2nd time)
• Restaurant KuuKuu as part of the Art Goes Kapakka festival in August 2010 (3rd time)
• Kotka Jazz Camp in August 2010
• Jazz night at the Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka in July 2010
• Evening market at Hanko in July 2010
• Espa stage in June 2010 (3rd time)
• Jazz night at the Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka in June 2010
• Helsinki Day event in Aurinkolahti in June 2010 (2nd time)
• Jam session hosted by Alvi's Dixie Stompers in Espoo in June 2010 (5th time)
• Gröna Kajen restaurant in Hanko in May 2010
• "Summer 2010 kick off" at the Best Western Premier Hotel Katajanokka in May 2010
• Spring show of the dance club Swivel ry in April 2010. The show had live music for the 1st time!
• Jam session (house band) at Tikkujamit (Vernissa, Tikkurila) in April 2010 (2nd time)
• We performed with altogether 25 people at the fabulous concert Portraits of Great Jazz Singers in Martinus-sali, Vantaa, on March 26th, 2010. The concert was produced by Juha Nevalainen / PopNevis. More information can be found here.
• Grand Casino's Comedy Club in Helsinki in March 2010
• Sibelius Academy's Feeniks club in February 2010
• Wedding and event exhibition at Wanha Walimo in Lahti in February 2010. Again we played live music at a fashion show! (2nd time)
• Bohemia jazz jam session in February 2010
• Travel exhibition (Matka 2010) at the Helsinki Fair Center in January 2010
• Love & Wedding exhibition 2009 at the Helsinki Fair Center in November 2009 (2nd time). Our performance was at the dancing area in co-operation with the dance school High Heels.
• Restaurant Huili's Feeniks club in Järvenpää in November 2009
• Jam session at Pub Henrik II in October 2009
• Night of the Arts event in Aurinkolahti in August 2009
• Guest harbour in Ruovesi in August 2009
• Restaurant KuuKuu as part of the Art Goes Kapakka festival in August 2009 (2nd time)
• Guest harbour in Taalintehdas, Kemiönsaari, in July 2009 (two times)
• Final concert for a vocal course organized by the Rytmi Omena music school in Lohja in June 2009
• Helsinki Day event in Aurinkolahti in June 2009
• Espa stage in June 2009 (2nd time)
• Jam session hosted by Alvi's Dixie Stompers in Espoo in June 2009 (4th time)
• Jam session at Tikkujamit (Vernissa, Tikkurila) in May 2009
• Wedding exhibition at Hotel Caribia in Turku in January-February 2009. We playd three different kind of sets: sentimental wedding ballads and waltzes, background jazz and bossanova during the dinner and groovy party music.
• Wedding and event exhibition at Wanha Walimo in Lahti in January 2009. Again we played live music at a fashion show! It's great that music is combined more and more with other forms of art!
• Jam session hosted by Alvi's Dixie Stompers in Espoo in January 2009 (3rd time)
• Restaurant Fransmanni in Mikkeli in November 2008
• Swengi's Feenix club in Järvenpää in October 2008
• Love & Wedding exhibition 2008 at the Helsinki Fair Center in October 2008. We played live music at the wedding fashion show!
• Gimme 2008 exhibition at Wanha Satama in Helsinki in September 2008
• Espa stage in August 2008 (1st time)
• Sibelius Academy's Feeniks club in March 2008
• Wedding exhibition at Wanha Satama in Helsinki in January 2008
• Jam session hosted by Alvi's Dixie Stompers in Espoo in January 2008 (2nd time)
• Korjaamo's Open Stage in October 2008
• Restaurant Taidehalli as part of the Art goes Kapakka festival in August 2008
• Restaurant Base at the Sello shopping centre in April 2007
• Sello shopping centre in December 2006
• Jam session hosted by Alvi's Dixie Stompers in Espoo in October 2006 (1st time)

And the story continues… :-)