Kirsi-Marja Harju

Kirsi-Marja “Kiki” Harju (27.01.1993) is a Finnish trumpet player, singer and composer based in Amsterdam. “I didn’t choose the trumpet, the trumpet chose me,” she recalls. “I wanted to play everything else, particularly violin, but as a kid I made mistakes in the music school exam, I was so nervous.” She was put into the wind department, given a pocket trumpet and soon found she could play beautiful melodies. She also sang. “My friends said I was too loud but I loved it. I was in choirs and vocal groups at school. Later I heard Chet Baker and realised I could combine the two.” Harju has studied music both in Finland and in The Netherlands, and lastly she graduated as Bachelor of Music from the jazz department of Conservatorium van Amsterdam in 2019. Since 2011 she has worked with a wide range of groups and music styles, from orchestras and big bands to duos and pop-groups, performing in large variety of venues and festivals around Europe, for example Oslo Jazz Festival (NO), Pori Jazz (FI), St.Petersburg Filharmonic Hall (RU), De Doelen (NL), Moods Zürich (CH), King Georg Cologne (DE) and Roma Antwerp (BE). The past years Harju has been active leading her group KAMA Kollektiv. In 2019 They have released 2 albums, toured internationally and showcased at jazzahead!. Their 3rd album "As If I Lived a Different Life" will be released in May 2024 with SONNA Records. https://www.kirsimarjaharju.com/ https://linktr.ee/kamakollektiv