Jukka Tolonen
Jukka Tolonen (born April 16, 1952, Helsinki) is a Finnish jazz guitarist. Tolonen became famous as guitarist for the band Tasavallan Presidentti. While making several solo albums and projects he also played on albums Tombstone Valentine (1970) and Fairyport (1971) by Wigwam.
Tolonen is a virtuoso guitarist who is highly respected in his native Finland as well as in Sweden where he has lived for long periods. Among Tolonen's side projects are Guitarras Del Norte, Trio Tolonen, and Jukka Tolonen Band (JTB). He has used many different guitars over the years, such as the Gibson ES-335 and Ibanez Artist. Since the 90's he has used Finnish handmade instruments by Ruokangas Guitars (electric) and Lottonen Guitars (acoustic).
Tolonen contributed to Six Complete (2006), the latest album by Tasavallan Presidentti.
In May 2008 Tolonen was found guilty of stabbing his girlfriend and was sentenced to 27 months in jail for aggravated assault. When released in 2010 he told the media that he was quitting guitar playing due to osteoarthritis. While in prison Jukka Tolonen dedicated his life to Jesus Christ, and in 2011 he released "Juudan Leijona" ("Lion of Judah"), a CD of traditional Finnish hymns in which he sings and plays piano, occasionally accompanied by other instruments and voices.
Discography
- Tasavallan Presidentti - Tasavallan Presidentti (1969)
- Wigwam - Tombstone Valentine (1970)
- Wigwam - Fairyport (1970)
- Tasavallan Presidentti - Magneettimiehen kuolema (With Pekka Streng) (1970)
- Jukka Tolonen - Tolonen! (1971)
- Tasavallan Presidentti - Tasavallan Presidentti (II) (1971)
- Tasavallan Presidentti - Lambertland (1972)
- Jukka Tolonen - Summer Games (1972)
- Jukka Tolonen - The Hook (1972)
- Nordic Jazz Quintet - Nordic Jazz Quintet (1972)
- Tasavallan Presidentti - Milky Way Moses (1974)
- Jukka Tolonen - Hysterica (1974)
- Jukka Tolonen - Crossection (1974)
- Eero Koivistoinen - The Front is Breaking (1975)
- Charlie Mariano - Reflections (1975)
- Jukka Tolonen Band - A Passenger to Paramaribo (1975)
- Jukka Tolonen - Impressions (1975)
- Jukka Tolonen Band - Montreux Boogie Live (1977)
- Jukka Tolonen/Christian Sievert - After Three Days (1977)
- Jukka Tolonen Band - JTB Jukka Tolonen - Mountain Stream 1978
- Jukka Tolonen - High Flyin (1979)
- Jukka Tolonen Band / JTB - Just Those Boys (1979)
- JTB - Dums Have More Fun (1980)
- Jukka Tolonen/Coste Apetrea - Touch Wood (1980)
- Oreo Moon Walk - Don't Scream (1981)
- Jukka Tolonen - In a This Year Time (1981)
- Tolonen/Apetrea - Blue Rain (1982)
- Bill's Boogie Band - Live and Lively at Cafe Metropol Helsinki (1985)
- Jukka Tolonen - Radio Romance (1985)
- Tolonen/Christian Sievert - Still Friends (1986)
- Piirpauke - Zerenade (1987)
- Jukka Tolonen Classics - The Rarest (1989)
- Jukka Tolonen Trio - Last Mohican (1990)
- Tasavallan Presidentti - Classics (compilation) (1990)
- Jukka Tolonen Trio - Big Time (1994)
- Pedro's Heavy Gentlemen - Reggae (1996)
- Jukka Tolonen - On The Rocky Road - A Retrospective (1997)
- Tasavallan Presidentti - Still Struggling For Freedom (2001)
- Guitarras del Norte – Guitarras del Norte (2004)
- Jukka Tolonen - Cool Train – Tolonen plays Coltrane (2004)
- Eddie Boyd in Finland – Mello’ Hello! (2005)
- Tasavallan Presidentti - Tasavallan Presidentti Six (2005, EP)
- Tasavallan Presidentti - Six Complete (2006)
- Jukka Tolonen - Juudan Leijona (2011)
See also
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