biography

Jussi Lehtonen (b. 1977), who masters creatively and reliably different jazzstyles, has became a really popular musician in recent years and he has recorded with both the young and the older generation of Finnish jazz, from Teemu Viinikainen to Eero Koivistoinen. In addition to the albums of U-Street All Stars, Lehtonen has composed music to i.a. the album of Kannaste-Ojajärvi Quartet. Besides performing, Lehtonen has since graduating been teaching jazzrhythmics and ensemble work in Sibelius Academy.

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