Edward Vesala

The Profile

Edward Vesala (1945–1999) was a Finnish jazz drummer, percussionist and composer. He recorded extensively for ECM Records and led the ensemble Sound And Fury. He collaborated with Jan Garbarek, Tomasz Stanko and Terje Rypdal, and was active from the 1960s until his death in 1999.

Finnish drummer, percussionist and composer; recorded for ECM Records; led the Sound And Fury ensemble; collaborated with Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal and Tomasz Stanko; died in 1999.

One impassioned review hails Lumi as a forgotten ECM masterpiece led by drummer-composer Edward Vesala and his Sound And Fury ensemble. It highlights rigorous composition, dark yet luminous atmospheres, and Vesala’s controlled, coloristic drumming. The piece references his collaborations with Jan Garbarek, Terje Rypdal, and Tomasz Stanko, and notes his death in 1999.