Jussi Kannaste

saxophonist/ composer

Kuva/ Photo: Arvo Wichmann

Profile

Born	1976
Links	Soundcloud
Groups	Kannaste-Viinikainen-Riippa Kannaste-Ojajärvi Quartet The Olding/Kannaste Four Jaska Lukkarinen Trio Tonight at Noon NYConnection Ira Kaspi Jazz Diva Eliina Mäkiranta Quartet Mighty Mighty Espoo Big Band Antti Lötjönen Quintet East Sami Linna Quartet Ricky-Tick Big Band Olli Ahvenlahti New Quartet Jori Huhtala 3 Perussastamala TALAMBO 3TM

biography

Award-winning and distinguished saxophonist Jussi Kannaste (b. 1976) is known from such bands as Jaska Lukkarinen Trio, Tonight At Noon and Kannaste-Viinikainen-Riippa. In addition to active musicianship, Kannaste is the head of the jazz department and a saxophone lecturer at the esteemed Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. Kannaste has been awarded the Finnish Saxophone Society Josef Kaartinen prize in 2001 and the Sony Jazz Award in 2005.