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New recordings

Hello! The fall season has started nicely! I did two new recordings, one with my new Finnish Quartet which includes drummer Olavi Louhivuori, pianist Aki Rissanen and Antti Lötjönen on bass. We had a lot of fun and good time at studio – the vibe & the flow of music was really cool! Also, an other recording was done, it´s a live recording of my solo concert at famous Temppeliaukio Church in Helsinki. The church is world wide known of its very original & modern design and from its very good acoustics. I´m very much looking forward to release these cd´s during the season 2012/13. Peace!

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New CD release!

New York City & Helsinki meet on new album

Debut album released on Artist Recording Collective (ARC) label, USA – May 2012 Press release. Begun in 2011, The Esa Pietilä – Jeff Siegel Duo bridges two cities New York City & Helsinki. Their juicy freejazz flows, crunchy polyrythmical textures, diverse sound ambients and spiritual meditation-like chorals bring in a completely personal way of duo improvisations taken into action. With New York City based drummer Jeff “Siege” Siegel and saxophonist Esa Pietilä (Helsinki, Finland) the line-up´s talents span across a multitude of musical ideas. The upcoming album was recorded at the famous NRS Studio in New York in 2011. The album´s name “Out Doors” reflects to multiple meanings of opening and exploring “new doors” and spaces for playing “out” and the free form improvised jazz.

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CD release!

USA meets Finland on Brain Inventory Trio’s new live album Debut album to be released on the German label Konnex Records on 23 March 2012 Listen Press release The recently formed Brain Inventory Trio not only bridges two cultures but also brings us a fusion of styles from jazz and folk music to rock, throwing all preconceptions out the window. With American pianist Michael Jefry Stevens and two Finns, saxophonist Esa Pietilä and cellist Juho Laitinen, in the line-up, the trio’s talents span across a multitude of musical genres. The upcoming album was recorded at a concert performed in Helsinki in 2010.

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Posted on 15th nov. 2009

Esa Pietilä “4 STREAMS ” in Madrid, Circulo de Bellas Artes

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Posted on april 1st 2009:

New Solo Saxophone  Impro – CD ” KARHEA” Released

The improvisations of the “KARHEA” strongly influenced by visual arts and poetry – joined with Esa´s expression of inner dialogue using the variety of tonal colours of saxophone in multitude textures & atmospheres. “KARHEA” is palette of many musical shapes, multiphonics, chordal tones, rhythmic surprises, and even a fuga-like approach of drama. listen here

download more info here

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