Jukka Tolonen - Birimbau

Birimbau (Baden Powel).
Jukka Tolonen & Christian Sievert .
Sievert, acoustic guitars.
Tolonen, electric guitar.

Jukka Tolonen (born April 16, 1952, Helsinki) is a Finnish jazz guitarist. 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 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).

Tolonen contributed to Six Complete (2006), the latest album by Tasavallan Presidentti.

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