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Jussi Reijonen
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Born in Rovaniemi, a small town on the Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland, having grown up in Finland, Jordan, Tanzania, Oman and Lebanon, and spending much of his adulthood in the United States, Jussi Reijonen has lived a life soaking up sounds, sights, scents and shades of Nordic, Arabic, East African and North American aesthetics and expression, all of which are reflected in his creative work as composer, improviser and performer.
Jussi’s debut album un | ان [unmusic 2013] was released to great critical acclaim, with Guitar Player magazine referring to it as “extraordinary music” and Lucid Culture calling it a “still, spacious, slowly unwinding masterpiece”. The album was nominated for an Independent Music Award in 2014.
Sayr: Kaiho - Live In Helsinki
Label: unmusic
Released: 2025
Track listing: Halla: Kuura - Pihka - Suisto - Kaaripeili - Sarvi; Fes: Irti - Iki - Eri; Vielä: Entä.
sayr: salt | thirst
Label: unmusic
Released: 2025
Track listing: salt: sola - sarvi - sae - keinu; thirst - koto - kuori - kaarna - sae - kiedo - aina - ennen.
Jussi Reijonen: Sayr: Kaiho--Live In Helsinki
by Dan McClenaghan
Finnish-born guitarist Jussi Reijonen says, “For there to be motion, there needs to be stillness as its counterpoint and vice versa, since through their dance, each defines the other." Music unfolds over time. Reijonen has released a pair of albums in 2025: Sayr: Salt | Thirst (Unmusic)--a studio solo set employing a late--1940s Gibson ...
Jussi Reijonen: Sayr: Salt | Thirst
by Dan McClenaghan
Listening to Finish guitarist/oudist Jussi Reijonen's Sayr: Salt | Thirst without delving into his rich backstory is a journey into two extended solo guitar pieces that play out as ruminative dream states. Concentrating on just the sound, images of Lightnin' Hopkins might come to mind: the bluesman huddled down in a small, dim hotel room after ...
New Music from Remigi, Falgren, Snakeoil And More
by Bob Osborne
This week's show takes a musical journey that begins with experimental and improvisatory sounds, moves through a selection of fascinating re-releases of archival material, gathers a fresh crop of guitar-focused releases, detours into two contrasting approaches to Big Band music, and wraps up with a dose of cool West Coast jazz.Playlist Francesca Remigi “Longhaven" ...
Jussi Reijonen, Ryan Keberle, Andrea Ciceri, Matthias Schriefl & Eddie Daniels
by Ludovico Granvassu
Here is a set that explores projects that reflect their authors' fascination with music from far beyond their own birthplaces. Happy listening! Playlist Ben Allison “Mondo Jazz Theme (feat. Ted Nash & Pyeng Threadgill)" 0:00 Ryan Keberle's Collectiv do Brasil “Quintessence" Choro das Aguas (Alternate Side) 0:16 Host talks 4:55 Eddie ...
New Music From Tucker, Jensen, Nodeland And More
by Bob Osborne
This selection of music drifts across borders and decades, tracing a path from Dara Starr Tucker's ethereal lullaby to Charles Tolliver's fiery live invocation. It's a voyage through jazz's many dialects--big band warmth, avant-garde abstraction, global fusion, and spiritual depth. Each track marks a waypoint: Bonnie Jensen's breezy swing, Henry Threadgill's cryptic miniatures, Samara Joy's playful ...
Gone Tree
Album: Homage to Gramlis
By Gabriela Martina
Label: Self-Produced
Released: 2023
Duration: 6:11
