LIBERTY SHIP Listen new album “Signal Horn” at Spotify ”Jazz musician of the year 2016” awarded saxophonist Esa Pietilä leads his Liberty Ship quartet with new and renowned crew again to the waters of free improvisation. The two previous albums of the group received stunning reviews nationally and internationally. Liberty Ship debuted its new music recently with a new FIN-NOR line-up at Nordic Music Days 2018″. LIBERTY SHIP Esa Pietilä, tenor saxophone Håvard Wiik, piano, Ole Morten Vågan bass, Olavi Louhivuori, drums Liberty Ship draw a broad attention globally already with its first album. The debut album of the group in 2012 was a powerful double album “Approaching” (Eclipse Music, 2013), which climbed to the list of the ”Year ́s Best Albums” of internationally acclaimed jazz magazine New York City Jazz Record. Domestical no: 1 daily paper ”Helsingin Sanomat” praised : “Liberty Ship had sailed to the frontline of Finnish jazz groups”. Strongly trusting to the power of improvisation, the group still follows its original guideline exploring the free improv as free as it can bee. Four ingenious musicians unites their power with collective improvisaation and the ship of freedom is being piloted by teamwork. Liberty Ship continues its musical journeys and expeditions with a new personnel which recorded a new album in dec. 2017. The album Signal Horn (label: Eclipse Music) will be released on Nov. 7th at Nordic Music Days 2018, Helsinki   Liberty Ship returns in spring 2015 with their second double album for Eclipse Music. After the … Continue reading LIBERTY SHIP