When forest is burned to give birth to new trees the Finnish call it "Kaski". This new band initiated by Jorma Tapio keeps alive the flame of Nordic Lyrical improvised music. The two road companions of Tapio in this trio have a solid background of classical musicians. As well as Tapio, they posess their own instinct of improvisers, their own jazz attitude. Ethnic elements are strongly part of their common tongue.
Together they also share the legacy of drummer/Composer/leader Edward Vesala, Tapio and Lassila as former “Sound and Fury Members†and Tuomi as a student in Vesala's workshops. They have walked their own path for many years. Now with “Kaskiâ€, they look for fresh ground where to grew up a collective expression out of their Northern musical roots.
