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Jussi Reijonen

Born: November 11, 1980

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

By Jussi Reijonen

Label: unmusic
Released: 2025
Track listing: Halla: Kuura - Pihka - Suisto - Kaaripeili - Sarvi; Fes: Irti - Iki - Eri; Vielä: Entä.

sayr: salt | thirst

By Jussi Reijonen

Label: unmusic
Released: 2025
Track listing: salt: sola - sarvi - sae - keinu; thirst - koto - kuori - kaarna - sae - kiedo - aina - ennen.

Jussi Reijonen: Memory and Consciousness Not Visited Before

by Dean Nardi
August 16, 2026

In 2025, Finnish guitarist and oud player Jussi Reijonen launched sayr, his intimate series of recordings for solo string instrument with simultaneous release of two stunning albums. One is a fully improvised take at his home studio on steel-string acoustic guitar on an afternoon in March 2025, split into two contrasting arcs--"salt" and “thirst"--as on two ...

Jussi Reijonen: sayr: salt / thirst

by Marco Iacoboni
February 16, 2026

Non è azzardato definire Jussi Reijonen un “nomade sonoro." Ce lo racconta la sua storia. Nato nel circolo Polare Artico, ha vissuto in Medio Oriente per poi stabilirsi in Nord America. Questo nomadismo si riascolta nel suo suono e nella sua tecnica chitarristica. E, meglio ancora, emerge da questo ultimo lavoro Sayr: salt | thirst.

Jussi Reijonen: Sayr: Kaiho--Live In Helsinki

by Dan McClenaghan
January 17, 2026

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 ...

sayr: salt / thirst

By Jussi Reijonen

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: salt; thirst; salt: sarvi [excerpt]; thirst: koto [excerpt].

Jussi Reijonen: Sayr: Salt | Thirst

by Dan McClenaghan
November 13, 2025

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
November 6, 2025

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
September 20, 2025

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 ...