Jaska Mäkynen | en

Drummer Jaska Lukkarinen formed his first own band, the Jaska Lukkarinen Trio, in 2005. This trio is known for its energetic live gigs and impressive ensemble work. In trio's music one can find diverse influences: the trio combines the rhythmics and the harmony of the American jazz tradition with the expression and sound of the European tradition. As a group, the saxophone trio creates different possibilities to vary their music with improvisation and compositions. For example Sonny Rollins' and Joe Henderson's trio recordings can be seen as the musical models for also Jaska Lukkarinen Trio. The missing harmony instrument has...