“Marius Neset is one of the great new tenor sax players of our age, in the tradition of Michael Brecker and Jan Gabarek” (Jazzwise). After his excursion into the bigger band format on his ACT debut “Lion” with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Neset now returns to the compact quintet (with guests) for “Pinball“. Neset and his companions present a shimmering kaleidoscope of forms of expression and influences and delight with compositional and instrumental complexity. At the same time, Neset sounds more mature, soulful and melodic than ever before.

Emile Parisien: saxophones, Julien Touery: piano, Ivan Gelugne: bass, Sylvain Darrifourcq: drums, percussion, zither

 Verneri Pohjola: trumpet, Juhani Aaltonen:reeds, Pepa Paivinen: reeds, Ilmari Pohjola: trombone, Aki Rissanen: piano, Antti Lotjonen: bass, Pekka Pohjola: bass, Joonas Riippa: drums, Meta4 string quartet

Vienna, Rome, Seoul... Iiro Rantala and Ulf Wakenius are musicians who travel the world, always on tour as leaders of their own projects. Each track of the album captures the mood of a different city. Rantala: “Every place is lifted by its music and is therefore unique. We've hunted down these specific sounds.”

A jazz tribute to John Lennon. With his solo piano versions of the music of John Lennon and The Beatles, the Finnish pianist Iiro Rantala succeeds in preserving the soul of these timeless, immortal songs while at the same time adding something totally new to them. 

Iiro Rantala: piano, Adam Baldych: violin, Asja Valcic: cello