Markku Ounaskari

It has been said of jazz drummer Markku Ounaskari that it would be easier to list the Finnish ensembles he has not played with than those he has. Born in 1967, he studied at the Oulunkylä Pop & Jazz Conservatory and the Sibelius Academy and began his career in the '80s playing with legendary groups Piirpauke and the Pekka Pohjola Group. In the '90s and 2000s he played live and on scores of albums with multiple jazz formations, including all the major Finnish names, but also with big, internationally renowned artists like Lee Konitz and Kenny Wheeler. In 2007, he debuted on EC...