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- Birth nameJuhani Haavisto
- Jukka Haavisto was born on June 5, 1930 in Alajarvi, Finland. He was an actor and writer, known for Karavaani (1993), The Winter War (1989) and Jamsession (1965). He died on November 24, 2023 in Finland.
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- In 1995 he was awarded The Andania Prize of Jazz Finland.
- In 1995 he was recipient of The Louis Armstrong Award of Classic Jazz Association (Finland).
- Was a member of 10 bands across his musical career; Carmen (1945-1949), JH Quintet (1950-1951), Martti Nummi Sextet (1952), Pihlajamaan Pelimannit (1952-1953), LL Quintet (1954-1955), Jorma Weneskoski Orchestra (1956-1962), Happy Swing Band (1978-2020), Jukka Haavisto Band, Haavisto Swingers (1990-2020) and Western Swingers (1998-2020).
- His book Puuvillapelloilta kaskimaille ('From the cotton fields to the land of slash-and-burn') (1991), is the most recent general treatise of jazz in Finland. His book has some 400 pages, and in it he writes about 1.500 Finnish jazz musicians.
- Founded his own advertising agency PRAX in 1975, and worked there in the capacity of CEO and chairman.
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