Jukka Perko

Jukka Perko (born 18 February 1968 in Huittinen, Finland) is a Finnish saxophonist.

[1] Perko first became known in Finland by playing at the 1986 Pori Jazz Festival.

Dort Lernte is the Vibraphonist known by Severi Pyysalo, by which he regularly collaborated.

[2] In the period 1989 to 1994 Perko played with the UMO Jazz Orchestra, afterwards he concentrated on his solo career.

He led different bands (including the Trio Perko-Pyysalo-Viinikainen) and collaborated with musicians like McCoy Tyner, Red Rodney and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen among others.