Ilmiliekki Quartet

In 2002 Verneri Pohjola Tuomo Prättälä Olavi Louhivuori And Antti Lötjönen Became The Young Nordic Jazz Comets By Winning The Nordic Jazz Ensemble Competition Six Months After Founding The Ensemble. Ilmiliekki's Debut Album "March Of The Alpha Males" TUM Records Was A Nominee For A Jazz Emma The Finnish Grammy For The Best Jazz Album Of The Year 2003. In 2004 The Band Was Nominated Young Artist Of The Year By The Finland Festivals Organisation While Verneri Pohjola Was Chosen As The Pori Jazz Festival Young Artist Of The Same Year. Finally At The End Of 2004 Ilmiliekki Got The Highly Respected Teosto Prize The Finnish Composers Copyright Society’s Prize . Considering All This Ilmiliekki Quartet Represents The Best Young Talent In Finnish Jazz At The Moment. The Senior Member Of The Band Trumpeter Verneri Pohjola Born 1977 Is Usually The Most Featured Soloist In The Acclaiming Criticism Of Ilmiliekki Concerts. The Real Power Of The Band However Lies In Their Ensemble Playing And Interaction. All Four Musicians Are Major Players On Their Respective Instruments And They All Share The Vision Attitude Courage And Self-Confidence Necessary In Order To Make Creative Ambitious And Impressive Music. The Repertoire Consists Mostly Of The Band Members' Original Compositions. Occasionally However They Go For Covers By Artists Such As Björk Ornette Coleman Tom Waits Radiohead Or Suzanne Vega. And Wherever Ilmiliekki Performs The Audience Is Captivated By The Quartet's Magic. read less