Navigating the deep waters of free jazz

Liberty Ship are a bona fide Finnish all-star band. The veteran Esa Pietilä is the captain of this free-jazz sloop, and under him he brings a top team from the generation born in the early eighties. Not least is drummer Olavi Louhivuori, who should be well known to a Norwegian audience, having played with Mats Eilertsen Rubicon and Tomasz Stanko Dark Eyes Quintet.

The Finnish jazz scene is really buzzing at the moment, and Liberty Ship is perhaps the most interesting from the edge. There will be steamy Finnish grit and music with deep roots in the avant-garde and classical free bag. It’s melodic and unpredictable, with a touch of Nordic cool. Guaranteed escape from Christmas madness!

Esa Pietilä – saxophone, live-elektronikk, Aki Rissanen – piano, Antti Lötjönen – bass, Olavi Louhivuori – drums