Vibraphonist, composer and educator. Ilkka’s unique touch on vibraphone always defines the sound of the band he plays in. His broad experience with many styles of music has led him to play in numerous bands such as Uxila Exile, Tomi Nikku 5tet, The Watercolors, Uusi Jazzi Klubi and Zenux.

Ilkka has performed with successful Finnish jazz musicians like Riitta Paakki and Kalevi Louhivuori and European talents like Otis Sandsjö and Igor Osypov. Some of his mentors while studying at Jazz-Institut Berlin were the giants of jazz David Friedman and John Hollenbeck.

Jazz bassist/Composer/Educator based in Helsinki, Finland.
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