KAISA MÄENSIVU

Kaisa Mäensivu is a Finnish jazz bassist, composer and bandleader. Her imaginative playing, that has been described as “uniquely creative” by Hrayr Attarian in All About Jazz,  is in demand in Finland and internationally.

She is the founder of the group Kaisa’s Machine, “A band of young aces” as described by Giovanni Russonello of The New York Times and she has lead her band at festivals and clubs around the world, including the North Sea Jazz Festival, The Jazz Gallery, Ronnie Scott’s, Bimhuis, and Ljubljana Jazz Festival to name a few. Mäensivu is a regular guest with other groups as well and she has collaborated with artists like Kurt Rosenwinkel, Dave Kikoski, Seamus Blake and Tim Hagans.