Eclipse Music

Saxophonist Pauli Lyytinen and trumpeter Jukka Eskola expand their range on four recent albums. There’s a wealth of sonic diversity here, from indigenous Sámi vocals to hints of whale songs, ‘60s soundtracks and Japanese new age.

What is happening in a Finnish city that keeps producing jazz labels? We looked into how Tampere’s labels have learned not only to coexist, but to grow together.

It takes courage to stay true to one’s vision and realize it in a way that feels authentic. This release by Eclipse Music provides a cross-section of Yli-Salomäki’s orchestral output. The title Valunta (‘Run-off’) is an apt description of an idiom in which expansive string writing and lingering wind melodies evoke premonitions from the peripheries of the mind.