Annual trade fair, exhibition, and festival jazzahead! is one of the international jazz community's most important events. Hosted in Bremen, Germany, jazzahead! brings together musicians, bookers, agents, organizers, jazz experts, and music enthusiasts at the world's largest jazz event. In 2024, jazzahead! paid special attention to the jazz scene of the Netherlands and invited over forty jazz acts to perform over the course of three days. Among the ensembles presenting themselves at jazzahead! 2024 is Kaisa's Maschine. This quintet around New York City-based, Finnish-born bassist, composer, and bandleader Kaisa Mäensivu tells stories, characterized by sonic depth and unexpected twists. Downbeat's Brian Morton noted, The bass, instead of being a routine component of the rhythm section, has become the main compositional voice of the group. Kaisa's Maschine consists of Kaisa Mäensivu (bass), Max Zenger (saxophone), Mikko Antila (vibraphone), Eden Ladin (piano), and Joe Peri (drums).