Pepa Päivinen&Good Romans, a freely improvising trio from Finland, releases their debut album ’Ghost Of A Dog’ on 1 December 2014 on Presence Records.
Working together since 2012, Pepa Päivinen and the duo Good Romans have performed at JaZZanti concert series and Teatteri Kapsäkki amongst others. The trio describes the upcoming album as ”a long mental jump to no man's land, where one’s mind is free to wander”.
Pertti ’Pepa’ Päivinen (b. 1955), a broad-minded reedist whose playing is one of the cornerstones of Finnish jazz. He’s known for his work with Edward Vesala's Sound&Fury, Anthony Braxton and UMO Jazz Orchestra. Päivinen was awarded the prestigious Yrjö Jazz Award in 2000 by the Finnish Jazz Federation for his contribution to Finnish jazz music.
Good Romans, formed by Ilari Filander and Jussi Miettola, are a duo with a special focus on improvisation. Feet planted in the earth, peering to distant spaces. Their albm Open This Door, Never Look Back was released in January 201 on Finnish Explosions. In addition to working with Päivinen, the duo has shared the stage with a number of other fearless Finnish improvisers, such as Kari Ikonen, Mika Kallio and Jari Hongisto.
Pepa Päivinen&Good Romans: Ghost Of A Dog (PRECD 042)
1.Silent one
2.Infermezzo
3.Noisepowder
4.Small tiger
5.The man who never turned back
6.Melt the mind
7.Ghost of a dog
8.Leave bleeding
9.Has no fear
All songs by Päivinen, Filander, Miettola.
Pepa Päivinen (ts, b-cl, fl, perc), Ilari Filander (g, electronics), Jussi Miettola (dr,
electronics).
Recorded and mixed during the summer of 2014 by Joonas Outakoski.
Mastered by Teemu Sinkko.
Artwork by Teemu Raudaskoski.