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Jazz saxophonist Esa Pietilä from Helsinki Finland has performed internationally / nationally with various projects of his - Esa Pietilä Trio - "4 Streams" Quartet (with ECM artists Iro Haarla, Uffe Krokfors & Markku Ounaskari) - solo saxophone concerts etc., Esa has performed in Italy, Germany, Norway, Sweden, France, The Netherlands, Austria, Iceland, England, USA, Australia, New Zeeland, Brazil and Cuba… He has worked with Michael Jefry Stevens, Harvey Sorgen, Heiri Kaenzig, Jeff Siegel, Karl Berger, Mark Helias, John Esposito, Mathias Eick, Iro Haarla, Otto Gardner, Franziska Baumann, Christoph Baumann, Banz Oester, Mike Nock, Claudio Fasoli, Anders Begcrantz, Odean Pope, Raoul Björkenheim, Brian Melvin, Markku Ounaskari, Uffe Krokfors, Filip Augustson, Hilmar Jensson, Arthur Kell, Johannes Mössinger, Kjartan Valdemarsson, Fabian Kuratli, Jarmo Savolainen, Mika Kallio, Mikko Innanen, Seppo Kantonen, Ville Herrala and Erling Kroner. Esa has also stood on stage with many global jazz luminaries, e.g. Joe Henderson, McCoy Tyner, Carla Bley, Vince Mendoza, Maria Schneider, Ray Anderson, Steve Slagle, Rick Margitza...

torstai 11. marraskuuta 2010

Solo sax album "Karhea" is available now at Itunes, CD Baby & other digital medias

Finally the solo sax album "Karhea" is available at Itunes, CD Baby & other digital medias. Direct link to CD baby: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/esapietila2
At Itunes it can be searched by my name...check it out!

-Esa

sunnuntai 10. lokakuuta 2010

Videos from the road....

This is a 10 minute footage from totally improvised concert with excellent Swiss bass player Heiri Kaenzig and drummer MIka Kallio in 2007.


Have Fun!


keskiviikko 22. syyskuuta 2010

Trio with Michael Jefry Stevens (pno, USA) & Juho Laitinen ( cello, FIN) coming up next week, followed by "4 Streams" ...

Looking forward to a premiere concert of a trio with Michael Jefry Stevens (pno, USA) & Juho Laitinen (cello, FIN) on wed. 29. oct. - we´ ll record the concert live and the plan is to release a CD from it in the future. Next followed to that is a gig on wed. 6. oct. with my "4 Streams Quartet" (Iro Haarla - pno, keys, Uffe Krokfors -bass, Markku Ounaskari - drs, Esa Pietilä - tenor sax) check the calender for details...
thanks!

website of Michael Stevens and website of Juho Laitinen

-Esa

concert calender added

Just added the new concert calender ( below )in which You can check the near future upcoming concerts...

Upcoming concerts

The fall season 2010 starts with series of four solo concerts in Finland during the fall, an interesting project of the "21st Century Baroque Trio" performing avantgarde versions of Herry Purcell`s songs, a concert with piano guest Michael Jefry Stevens (USA) and cellist Juho Laitinen. Esa Pietilä "4 Streams" has new repertoire and will be premiered at Rytmihairio club in oct. ...

maanantai 20. syyskuuta 2010

Saxophonist Esa Pietilä´s blog for music, pics, stories and videos from the road & concert tours etc.

Hello all,



This is my new blog as an jazz artist to share pics, videos, stories, misc. thoughts from the tours, and just about everything related to music called jazz, or maybe it´s better to say freejazz, avantgarde expression and other cross-genre projects that  I`m involved with on this musical trips of mine..

thanks for checking out...

show schdules will follow shortly!

Esa Pietilä
www.esapietila.com

Concert schedule