Finnish bassist Antti Lötjönen returns in February 2023 with his second Quintet East album on We Jazz Records. Featuring Verneri Pohjola on trumpet, Mikko Innanen and Jussi Kannaste on saxes, and Joonas Riippa on drums, Quintet East is a hard-hitting ensemble of Helsinki scene A-listers. The first single, "(For) Better People" sees the quintet spread out on a quest for new sounds and ideas, and returning to base with a fresh batch of acoustic creative music, wild to the bone even when sounding completely in control.