March of the Alpha Males is the first recording of the Ilmiliekki Quartet. Founded in early 2002, the group won the Young Nordic Jazz Comets competition just months later in the summer of 2002. Strong, beautiful melodies and boundless improvisation ready to break conventions while simultaneously embracing a broad variety of musical influences are what Ilmiliekki Quartet is all about. March of the Alpha Males includes an eclectic mix of the members' own compositions as well as tunes by Ornette Coleman, Kenny Wheeler, Björk and Radiohead.