• Jukka Tolonen is Finland's national guitar hero, and one of the world's most respected guitarists. This trio album, ‘Big Time’, with a number of guest musicians, was originally released in 1997, combining elements of jazz, blues and rock.

• He became famous as lead guitarist in the band Tasavallan Presidentti, and on two albums with Wigwam in the early ‘70s. He recorded several solo albums as well as running his own bands and Guitarras Del Norte.

• In May 2008, he was sentenced to 27 months in jail for stabbing his girlfriend and. When released he announced that he was giving up guitar playing due to osteoarthritis. He also became a ‘born-again Christian’ and released ‘Lion of Judah’, an album of traditional Finnish hymns on which he sings and plays piano.