Juhani Aaltonen

Juhani Aaltonen is a Finnish saxophonist and flautist, born in Kouvola in 1935. He began playing professionally at the end of the 1950s and studied flute at the Sibelius Academy and at Berklee. Based in Helsinki, he moved between session work and fusion bands, and is known for his work with composer Henrik Otto Donner and with American players Reggie Workman and Andrew Cyrille. Aaltonen played in a duo with drummer Edward Vesala in the 1960s, was an early member of Tasavallan Presidentti and joined the New Music Orchestra in 1975.