JARNO KUKKONEN (b. July 26, 1964) As a guitarist in Zone Eero Koivistoinen Quintet Markku Johansson Sextet X Band Markus Ketola Project Espoo Big Band Jouni Järvelä Group Soul For Sale Mirja Mäkelä Band Cuccone Jukka Gustavson Moments Ron McClure International Quartet Compositions and commissions for Zone UMO Kulttis Big Band Soul For Sale Kulttis Workshop... COMPOSITIONS Compositions for Big Band: A Weird Thing (-85) Syndrome (-86) Is It (-86) Better Days (-87) Confessions (-88) Full Moon (-90) Loose Shoes -91) Suite: Part 1:State of Mind Part 2:Take a Break Part 3:Time Is Running Out (-91) Under The Circumstances... (-95) Criticism (-97) Douze (-02) Absent (-02) Under The Old Oak Tree (-03) Wajima (-06) Kabul (-06) Well, Then (-06) Suite M.D: Part 1: Closed Case Part 2: Setup-Upset Part 3: Lonely Child (-09) Homage to B.M. (-09) Arrangements for Big Band: Speak No Evil (-87) All Or Nothing At All (-93) My Shining Hour (-93) Maybe It'll Rub Off (-95) Don't Stop (-95) What It Is/Code M.D. (-96) Daydream (-97) Compositions for Ensemble: Turtle And Scoundrel (1986) Ice, Please Mobile Snake Samba At 7 W 87th Strange Feelings (1987) Expectations In The Courtyard Waltz For Tomorrow Autumn Dreams Phobia Off Duty The Missing Link (1989) Relationships Never Mind (1990) Morning Sun Mania Nevertheless Legend (1991) Bossa-94 (1994) Near The Past Twelve Steps Wajima (1995) Sakura (arrangement) Nanao (1996) Acid Fever Doubt In Her Dream Pockets Gratitude (1997) Extension Threat (1998) Spasm Obsession Cucumber Humiliation C-U-Blues Winter Time Uni (1999) The Slide One Mind Broken Mirror Goodbye I.D. Most Of The Things Then Kabul Waltz Noir Delusion Prelude (2001) Soul Bug So, When Well, Then (2005) Mumblin' North Pole High Flame Homage to B.M. Flow (2006) Hot Shot Panopticon Enough Turmoil Decadence On The Radar (2007) Neonlights Snow Flakes The Squabble Humptsy-Bum (2009) RECORDINGS Eero Koivistoinen: Kallista on ja halvalla menee (1988) UMO: Plays the music of Koivistoinen and Linkola (1985) UMO: The First Seven (1992; 1 composition) UMO: Helsingin Laulu (1991) UMO: Daydreamin' (1998; 1 arrangement) UMO: Electrifying Miles (1998; 1 arrangement) Kulttis Workshop (1988; 3 compositions) Markku Johansson: Tenderly (1990) Taina: Same Old Dreams (1992; 2 arrangements) Big Band Suomalaisittain (1994) Bianca Morales: The Nearness of You (1991) Viola Talvi (1990) Zone: First Definition (1999; 2 compositions) Jukka Gustavson: Moments (1999) Soul For Sale: Gettin' It (1999; 1 composition) Cuccone: Uni (2000; 10 compositions) Cuccone: Sakura (2000; 6 compositions) Jarno Kukkonen: Present & Absent (2007; 8 compositions) PERFORMANCES Besides performing in all significant domestic festivals and venues Cuccone has performed in Hungary, Yugoslavia, Poland, Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Austria, Luxembourg, Germany, Spain, Italy, USA, France and Japan. PEDAGOGIC ACTIVITIES At Jazz Department of Sibelius-Academy, Helsinki, Finland: part-time teacher: 1988 - 93 lecturer of jazz music: 1993 - 2000 head of Jazz Dept: 1995 - 2000 assistant: 2003 - 2006 lecturer of jazz music: 2006 - 2010 as a teacher at domestic Summer jazz band camps 1993 - 2000 as an exchange teacher at Royal Music Academy, Stockholm 1997 as an exchange teacher at Gothenburg 1998 as an exchange teacher at Hochschule fur Musik Graz, Austria 1999 as a guest teacher in Siena, Italy 1997 as a guest teacher in Cologne, Germany 1998 as a guest teacher in Santiago De Compostela, Spain 1999 as a guest teacher in Koyo Conservatory; Kobe, Japan 1998 At Helsinki polytechnic Stadia: part-time teacher: 2001-02 EDUCATION Master of Music, Sibelius-Academy, 1990 Private lessons with: Mike Stern, Bob Mintzer, Jim McNeely, Edgar Grana Doctor of Music, Sibelius-Academy, 2005 SOME ARTISTS CUCCONE HAS PERFORMED WITH: George Russell, Phil Woods, Billy Eckstine, Terje Rypdal, Jeff Richman, Jim McNeely, Jeff Andrews, Ron McClure, Tim Hagans, Andy Laverne, Andy Middleton, Rick Margitza, Dave Matthews, Jimmy Heath, Rich Perry, Bob Albanese, Dave Panici, John Taylor, Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, Niels-Henning Orsted-Pedersen, Vince Mendoza, Helen Merrill, Joe Williams, Johnny Pate, Eartha Kitt, Palle Mikkelborg, Lars Danielsson, Lincoln Goines, Ben Perowsky, Hermeto Pascoal, Paquito D'Riveira, Claudio Roditi, Jan Adefelt, Karlheinz Miklin, Judy Niemack, Michael Küttner, Rob Van Bavel, Peter Asplund, Bertil Strandberg, Anders Bergcrantz, Jeff Hirschfield, Michael Gibbs, Bob Moses, Claudio Fasoli, Uli Rennert, Kenny Washington, Marcello Pellitterri, Massimo Morricone, Bob Belden, Clint Houston, Madeline Eastman, Kankawa, Johar Ali Khan, Ed Jones, Herve Sellin, Francois Thébérge...