Jazz Finland Live

Tickets 15/10€

Liberty Ship, an avant-garde jazz quartet with saxophonist Esa Pietilä at the helm, goes on a five-concert tour around Finland. The anchor is dropped at Tampere Jazz Happening on November 1st.

Liberty Ship, founded in 2012, explores the deep waters of free jazz and improvised music. This group, led by veteran sax player and composer Esa Pietilä represents contemporary Finnish jazz at its most creative. The debut album Approaching came out on Eclipse Music in November 2013, and it was selected as one of the releases of the year by the New York Jazz Record Magazine.

Esa Pietilä (b. 1964), the captain of this fearless vessel, is known for his highly original style, with roots deep in the nutritious soil of free jazz and avant-garde. His experience as both saxophonist and composer ranges from solo concerts to big band line-ups, encompassing everything in between. During his career, he has also collaborated with some of the biggest names of improvised music, both Finnish and international.

Liberty Ship

Esa Pietilä – tenor saxophone
Aki Rissanen – piano
Antti Lötjönen - bass
Olavi Louhivuori – drums

Tour dates:
28 Oct Kajaani, Kouta-Sali at 7:00PM
29 Oct Joensuu, Konservatorio at 7:00PM
30 Oct Helsinki, Lavaklubi at 7:00PM
31 Oct Turku, Turun seudun musiikkiopisto at 7:00PM
1 Nov Tampere Jazz Happening, at Telakka at 9:00PM