Kaira was given the Emma for "best jazz record of 2002!"
The Finnish Grammy winner from 2003.
...Kaira is one of the best finnish jazz records made in recent years.
Jukka Hauru / Helsingin Sanomat
Finnish top musicians together with Norwegian trumpet player Arve Henriksen play modern Scandinavian jazz music on the first album of this new band
André Sumelius has written most of these well structured compositions on this album. All the musicians on this album show great improvisational skills.
Allan Sommer/Jazz Special (Denmark 2003)
