Kokkola Sea Jazz 2024: Jukka Perko Söderbacka-Matikainen Duo

Wednesday’s concert at Kokkola Sea Jazz offers soundscapes with saxophone, guitar and double bass that make listeners rest and enjoy music that reaches deep into the soul. The soloist of the concert is Jukka Perko, a fantastic saxophonist who has conquered the hearts of the Finnish people. Perko performs in a trio set together with double bassist Eevalotta Matikainen and guitarist Martin Söderbacka.

Jukka Perko – saxophone
Martin Söderbacka – guitar
Eevalotta Matikainen – double bass

Ticket 23 €
Under 10-year-olds free entry accompanied by an adult.

Lenght 70 min.

“The music is a way for Perko to exist. He has learned to play as well as to speak, by listening and imitating. Perko, who approaches music through stillness, describes his own approach to playing and composing as a balance between the pursuit of perfection and the acceptance of imperfection. Maybe that’s why his music sounds like what some call grace.

Winged by his brilliant playing technique and by combining Finnish national characteristics with the jazz tradition, he has grown into one of the most important saxophonists of his generation.”