Pekka Sarmanto

Pekka Eerik Juhani Sarmanto (born February 15, 1945, in Helsinki) is a Finnish jazz bassist. Heikki Sarmanto is Pekka's brother. Pekka Sarmanto first studied classical violin at the Sibelius Academy from 1958 to 1964 before he switched to upright bass. He played dance music at first, but was soon invited to appearances in jazz clubs by bandleaders like Eero Koivistoinen and Esa Pethman.