Antti Lötjönen featuring Mikko Innanen, Jussi Kannaste, Verneri Pohjola and Joonas Riippa
Circus/Citadel
Inspired by poet Paul Celan, Finnish bassist Antti Lötjönen rattles up a deft, coherent jazz epic alongside an ensemble of some of Helsinki's best players.
We Jazz has endeavored to shine a light in Helsinki's fertile jazz scene, and its latest release reveals Lötjönen's outsized talents. The experienced player handles double bass, with Mikko Innanen and Jussi Kannaste on horns, Verneri Pohjola on trumpet, and Joonas Riippa on drums. Contemporary jazz listeners will be pleased to know that "Circus/Citadel" is more than just a showcase for Lötjönen and his friends' studied skills, it's also a highly engaging album that flows assertively from each composition to the next.
The title track is split up into three parts, and features each member of the ensemble in various formations. Drummer Riiipa is particularly gripping to listen to as he breaks down familiar post-bop constructions into rattly avant splatter without every skipping a beat. The third part is a masterclass that eventually falls away into pure percussion, using clangs, pops and thuds to punctuate a jerky skitter that might be more comparable to Supersilent.
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Inspired by poet Paul Celan, Finnish bassist Antti Lötjönen rattles up a deft, coherent jazz epic alongside an ensemble of some of Helsinki's best players.
We Jazz has endeavored to shine a light in Helsinki's fertile jazz scene, and its latest release reveals Lötjönen's outsized talents. The experienced player handles double bass, with Mikko Innanen and Jussi Kannaste on horns, Verneri Pohjola on trumpet, and Joonas Riippa on drums. Contemporary jazz listeners will be pleased to know that "Circus/Citadel" is more than just a showcase for Lötjönen and his friends' studied skills, it's also a highly engaging album that flows assertively from each composition to the next.
The title track is split up into three parts, and features each member of the ensemble in various formations. Drummer Riiipa is particularly gripping to listen to as he breaks down familiar post-bop constructions into rattly avant splatter without every skipping a beat. The third part is a masterclass that eventually falls away into pure percussion, using clangs, pops and thuds to punctuate a jerky skitter that might be more comparable to Supersilent.
Inspired by poet Paul Celan, Finnish bassist Antti Lötjönen rattles up a deft, coherent jazz epic alongside an ensemble of some of Helsinki's best players.
We Jazz has endeavored to shine a light in Helsinki's fertile jazz scene, and its latest release reveals Lötjönen's outsized talents. The experienced player handles double bass, with Mikko Innanen and Jussi Kannaste on horns, Verneri Pohjola on trumpet, and Joonas Riippa on drums. Contemporary jazz listeners will be pleased to know that "Circus/Citadel" is more than just a showcase for Lötjönen and his friends' studied skills, it's also a highly engaging album that flows assertively from each composition to the next.
The title track is split up into three parts, and features each member of the ensemble in various formations. Drummer Riiipa is particularly gripping to listen to as he breaks down familiar post-bop constructions into rattly avant splatter without every skipping a beat. The third part is a masterclass that eventually falls away into pure percussion, using clangs, pops and thuds to punctuate a jerky skitter that might be more comparable to Supersilent.
Inspired by poet Paul Celan, Finnish bassist Antti Lötjönen rattles up a deft, coherent jazz epic alongside an ensemble of some of Helsinki's best players.
We Jazz has endeavored to shine a light in Helsinki's fertile jazz scene, and its latest release reveals Lötjönen's outsized talents. The experienced player handles double bass, with Mikko Innanen and Jussi Kannaste on horns, Verneri Pohjola on trumpet, and Joonas Riippa on drums. Contemporary jazz listeners will be pleased to know that "Circus/Citadel" is more than just a showcase for Lötjönen and his friends' studied skills, it's also a highly engaging album that flows assertively from each composition to the next.
The title track is split up into three parts, and features each member of the ensemble in various formations. Drummer Riiipa is particularly gripping to listen to as he breaks down familiar post-bop constructions into rattly avant splatter without every skipping a beat. The third part is a masterclass that eventually falls away into pure percussion, using clangs, pops and thuds to punctuate a jerky skitter that might be more comparable to Supersilent.
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Inspired by poet Paul Celan, Finnish bassist Antti Lötjönen rattles up a deft, coherent jazz epic alongside an ensemble of some of Helsinki's best players.
We Jazz has endeavored to shine a light in Helsinki's fertile jazz scene, and its latest release reveals Lötjönen's outsized talents. The experienced player handles double bass, with Mikko Innanen and Jussi Kannaste on horns, Verneri Pohjola on trumpet, and Joonas Riippa on drums. Contemporary jazz listeners will be pleased to know that "Circus/Citadel" is more than just a showcase for Lötjönen and his friends' studied skills, it's also a highly engaging album that flows assertively from each composition to the next.
The title track is split up into three parts, and features each member of the ensemble in various formations. Drummer Riiipa is particularly gripping to listen to as he breaks down familiar post-bop constructions into rattly avant splatter without every skipping a beat. The third part is a masterclass that eventually falls away into pure percussion, using clangs, pops and thuds to punctuate a jerky skitter that might be more comparable to Supersilent.