On The Rocky Road

The year 2000 marks the thirty-fifth year in the career of Finnish guitarist Jukka Tolonen. On The Rocky Road is a retrospective collection aiming to provide an overview as well as to highlight some of Jukka's best work. Throughout the years, Jukka has performed and recorded music of many styles and genres, often simultaneously! Rock, pop, jazz, classical, funk, blues, boogie, reggae, worldly fusions and more. He also skillfully combines astounding technical skills as a player with melodic compositional abilities. His motivation and attitude have always been that of true devotion, one of all consuming passion. Regardless of the format in which he is presented, when Jukka Tolonen sets his fingers to the strings, audiences, listeners, he and his band members, all come alive. The atmosphere is electrified, the energy from the sound and sight of his playing exhilirates and transforms everyone present. This is the key to Jukka's everlasting continuity and success, as the stunning guitar player he will always be.