Sami Kuoppamäki

Sami Kuoppamäki (born 1971) is a Finnish drummer[1] who has been a very prolific jazz and popular music session musician after the break-up of his early-90s band, Kingston Wall.

He played on the Von Hertzen Brothers album Approach in 2006 before rejoining the ex-Kingston Wall bassist Jukka Jylli in the band Zook.

[3] In 2000–2001 Kuoppamäki played drums in the house band of the Finnish TV show Hotelli Sointu.

In 2007 & 2011 he played drums in the live band of the Finnish Idols TV show's finals.

Kuoppamäki performed with accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen to rave reviews at the "Meltdown on the South Bank" festival in London in 2005.

Sami Kuoppamäki playing for Samuli Putro's band at the 2011 Ilosaarirock festival.