Jaik Hakkarinen

Jaik Hakkarinen is a drummer and educator based out of Denver, Colorado. As a performer, he has performed internationally and around the United States at venues such as Dazzle Denver and the Five Points Jazz Festival with the likes of Greg Gisbert, Rocky Winslow, Nana Vazana, Charles Blenzig, Shingo Maeyama, and the North State Symphony, and is a regular call for local and touring acts. Hakkarinen is also an artist-in-residence with Greg Gisbert's 'Electric Giz' at Dazzle Denver. As an educator, Hakkarinen has worked as a clinician at California State University, Chico, is a Near-Peer Mentor with the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts, and has maintained a private lessons studio since early 2020. Hakkarinen has a BA in Music from California State University, Chico, and is currently pursuing an MM in Jazz Studies and Pedagogy at the University of Colorado, Boulder.