World premiere of a brand new jazz quartet for Jazzfest 2025!

Aileron is a brand-new jazz quartet that will have its premiere concert at Jazzfest in 2025! Espen Berg and Håkon Mjåset Johansen have put together a dream team with Estonian Kertu Aer on bass and British rising star Emma Rawicz on saxophone. 

The music is composed by Espen, who in recent years has delivered commissioned works to Trondheim Jazz Orchestra, Moldejazz, Jazzfest, Oslo Jazz Festival and MaiJazz, as well as countless bands and projects. Like his own trio, it sounds fresh and unique, melodious and rhythmically complex, but Aileron is still more rooted in tradition and more direct in expression. The songs primarily facilitate a listening and playful interaction and provide room for individual performances at the highest level. This is an ambitious quartet that is seriously entering the programs among Norwegian and European clubs and festivals. 

Håkon Mjåset Johansen – drums
Kertu Aer - double bass
Espen Berg – piano/keys  
Emma Rawicz - saxophone