Maratone Quintet (Helsinki, FIN) consists of five individual and talented musicians. The ensemble was founded in 2004. In the spring of 2006 the quintet participated The Young Nordic Jazz Comets - jazz ensemble competition receiving good reviews in the media. The quintet's members represent the young and exciting up-and-coming jazzplayer generation in Finland.
Maratone Quintet's music is a combination of rhythmic Afro-american influences and Nordic ECM sounds. The Quintet's repertoire consists entirely of originals composed by the members of the band; the music covers a wide emotional spectrum from tight rhythmical textures to sensitive melodies. In 2008 the group was signed to a Finnish jazzlabel Free Agent Records. Their debut album was released in early December 2008.
"Sounding 'nordic' and swinging at the same time has proven difficult. Maratone Quintet, a Helsinki-based instrumental jazz combo, proves they might have found the right path....Comprised of upcoming Suomi-Jazzers, Maratone Quintet surprises with its seamless interplay" (Finnish Music Quarterly 1/2009)
Martti Vesala: Trumpet/Flugelhorn
Markus Tiiro: Guitar
Petri Rahikkala: Piano/Rhodes
Mikko Pellinen: Double Bass
Juho Peltoniemi: Drums