FMQ - Pauli Lyytinen Articles

Multi-instrumentalists and eight drummers in acoustic landscapes

Multi-instrumentalists and eight drummers in acoustic landscapes

Multi-instrumentalists and eight drummers in acoustic landscapes

"There seems to be no bounds to the sheer imagination poured into the sound worlds and effects inhabiting this album."

Laura Korhonen

April 8, 2021

Elifantree’s global rhythm adventure

Elifantree’s global rhythm adventure

Elifantree’s global rhythm adventure

Genre-bending trio Elifantree keeps challenging itself – this time creating music with eight drummers in as many countries.

Wif Stenger

January 8, 2021

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

"The trumpeter and composer embraces new settings and situations as a hired gun yet also frequently seeks to shed his skin in the projects he leads or co-leads."

Petri Silas

April 16, 2020

Breathtaking double-team improv

Breathtaking double-team improv

Breathtaking double-team improv

“In Tölöläb, Elifantree have met their match, leading to their most ambitious, mature and cohesive album so far.”

Wif Stenger

November 7, 2019

The Light at the End of the Tunnel?

The Light at the End of the Tunnel?

The Light at the End of the Tunnel?

"Dredging the murky depths of our base instincts, this music coerces the listener to gaze inside their very being."

Petri Silas

November 7, 2019

Cool music from a hot town

Cool music from a hot town

Cool music from a hot town

In a sun-drenched town only 200 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle, jazz connoisseurs mixed with locals to enjoy their 31st festival of music, at the Jazz on the Beach in Raahe, Finland.

Anthony Shaw

August 5, 2019

A well-blended Palette

A well-blended Palette

A well-blended Palette

"The sound palette of the trio is definitely interesting, and even exciting, despite all ear candy that has reached one’s auditory organs for decades."

Jan-Erik Holmberg

October 3, 2018

The Darker Arts

The Darker Arts

The Darker Arts

"Talented, bold and versatile, Anni Elif Egecioglu is a welcome role model to all yearning to test the strength of their ideas and resolve."

Petri Silas

March 29, 2018

A shining star on the rise

A shining star on the rise

A shining star on the rise

"A secret destined to come out globally sooner than not, Pauli Lyytinen is THE current Finnish jazzer to follow if woodwinds are your penchant."

Petri Silas

March 29, 2018

Elifantree: New shoots and leaves

Elifantree: New shoots and leaves

Elifantree: New shoots and leaves

Led by the startling voice of Anni Elif Egecioglu, Elifantree paints from an idiosyncratic palette, spattered with jazz and electronics. This Helsinki trio celebrates its 10th anniversary with new collaborations and a forthcoming album.

Wif Stenger

October 19, 2017

Experimental solo project

Experimental solo project

Experimental solo project

"While the application of electronic effects to acoustic instruments can seem superfluous at best, Lyytinen’s compositions never lose sight of the saxophone itself. "

Pierre Ringwald

May 4, 2016