Neither with his platinum blond hair and his pale skin nor with his Finnish origin, Joonas Widenius evokes the idea
of being one of Europe's most interesting famenco jazz guitarists nowadays. However, he is - and he is a wonderful
example how many young European musicians think, live and work meanwhile they create the soundtrack of
today's Europe, and today's globalized world.

Widenius was born in 1980 in Tornio in Northern Finnland, and he still loves the solitude and nature of Lapland
where he often spends time to get inspiration for new music. His melodies are very often simple as children's songs,
sometimes a bit melancholic but easy to be listened - and to be loved. But instead of just following his northern
roots and putting those tradition-inspired tunes into a new contemporary livery, Widenius does something pretty
unexpected: He uses technique and styles of Spanish famenco to ride on his nordic melodies whereby he created a
new style.