"THE SUPER TEAM OF FINNISH JAZZ" The official Jazz Finland explains that the idea of KAIRA is unique. "Once a decade the best jazz musicians of Finland join forces to create an album of brand new Finnish jazz as the band KAIRA. Most of them run their own bands, but in KAIRA they play together. That is why media has called KAIRA 'the super team of Finnish jazz'." "The composition of the musicians varies from album to album." URBAN SAGAS OF NORTHERN CITIES The first album Urban Sagas of Northern Cities (Svart Records 2017) containes songs of loving and loosing love and everyday life in the north. The musicians on this album are: Markus Niittynen (piano, synthezisers), Jussi Lehtonen (drums, percussions), Sampo Tiittanen (bass, electric bass), Joonatan Rautio (saxophone), Nina Mya (vocals) and Sam Huber (vocals). URBAN SAGAS REMIXED In the end of year 2022 KAIRA went clubbing. Tuomas Talvi and Markus Niittynen made catchy remixes of KAIRA's most popular songs. URBAN SAGAS REMIXED comes out in the beginnning of 2023. THE AIR In 2023 is coming out a new album AIR. This new album is modern mainstream instrumental jazz played by sextet with a strong horn section. The musicians on this album are: Markus Niittynen (piano), Heikko Remmel (bass), Jussi Lehtonen (drums), Abdissa Assefa (percussions), Timo Lassy (saxophone, flute), Kalevi Louhivuori (trumpet, flugel horn) and Kasperi Sarikoski (trombone).