Availability 
2013/2014
Presenting the new quartet of Esa Pietilä - Liberty Ship. The group will release its first cd during the season 2013 and is now available for thew clubs & festivals worldwide.
"Liberty Ship & Pietilä´s' multi-faceted style of freejazz and saxophone sound merges with power & multiphonics - resulting a massive and unheard-of sound world.
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"Liberty Ship"
A new Quartet formed in sept. 2012 with pianist Aki Rissanen, drummer Olavi Louhivuori and bassisst Antti Lötjönen navigates the deep waters of free jazz & contemporary music. Their expression includes brisky storms of avant garde jazz combined with today´s contemporary new music sounds. without any "stylistic" limitations. In the big sound of Liberty Ship, the collectivity and the spontaneity of its artists unites their music into a one big symphonic sea of improvisation and freedom.
Olavi Louhivuori on drums (played with Tomas Stanko, Lee Konitz, Marilyn Crispell, Anthony Braxton, Mats Eilertsen, etc.)
Aki Rissanen, pno (played with Mats Gustafsson, Sten Sandell, Ingrid Jensen, Michael Gibbs, Barry Guy, Daniel Humair, Robin Verheyen)
Antti Lötjönen, bass (played with Alexi Tuomarila,Verneri Pohjola, Sun Trio with Kalevi Louhivuori etc.)
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Esa Pietila is known by performing the International jazz festivals with his Trio, Quartet and solo concerts for over 10 years. His original style of performing the avant garde / improvised freeform jazz has been widely presented in many countries. Esa´s projects has included luminous jazz artists with the names like Michael Jefry Stevens, Harvey Sorgen, Jeff Siegel, Karl Berger, Mathias Eick, Heiri Kaenzig, John Esposito, Christoph Baumann, Brian Melvin, Franziska Baumann, Iro Haarla, Markku Ounaskari, Uffe Krokfors, Claudio Fasoli, Odean Pope, Anders Begcrantz, Raoul Bjorkenheim, Hilmar Jensson, Fabian Kuratli, Jaak Sooäär, Mika Kallio...During the years Esa has released eight albums under his own name. listen Esa
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quotes & reviews:
...Pietila clearly shows why his prolific talent has his work revered with the masters of their craft. "Karhea" is a landmark release for one of the finest saxophone player that I have had the exception to hear. E.g. the tune Lightnings Surprise” is a master class in the art of tenor sax. With the exception of Ivo Perelman, Esa Pietilä is now hitting his creative genius.
CriticalJazz, USA / Brent Black
"Congrats on the CD "KARHEA", it´s FANTASTIC!
- Laurence Donohue-Greene, Managing Editor, The New York City Jazz Record
“Esa is one of Finland's leading jazz musicians. I recommend his albums which show his scope and imagination as a player.”
- Professor Stuart Nicholson, jazz journalist, author, lecturer, UK
Esa is truly one of the finest musicians that I have had the pleasure to work with. His honest, open approach is from the heart and makes our dialogue such a beautiful exchange! - Harvey Sorgen
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Booking:
Esa Pietilä Productions
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