MARTIN SÖDERBACKA | GUITARIST

About

Martin Söderbacka is a jazz guitarist and composer based in Kokkola, Finland. Martin composes music for own groups and co-leads several bands together with his wife, bassist Eevalotta Matikainen. Martin plays in groups Soul What? feat. Joonatan Rautio, Söderbacka-Matikainen Duo, SM4 with David Lyttle (IRL) & Joonatan Rautio, JazzAcc 4tet and Bröder Duo among others.

Martin studied music at Novia University of Applied Sciences in Jakobstad and graduated in year 2013. He studied guitar with Niklas Winter, Mathias Sandberg and Teemu Viinikainen.

Martin has since then performed and toured as a duo with bassist Eevalotta Matikainen and collaborated with numerous great guest artists such as: John Stowell (USA), Viktoria Tolstoy (SE), Tom Ollendorff (UK), Joris Roelofs (NL), David Lyttle (IRL), Felipe Salles (BRA/USA), Siim Aimla (EST), Daniel Sommer (DK), Joonatan Rautio, Jukka Perko, Teemu Viinikainen, Jussi Lehtonen, Olli Soikkeli, Osmo Ikonen, Sami Saari, Manuel Dunkel, Mikko Gunu Karjalainen, Niklas Winter, Aili Ikonen, Jenny Robson, Nina Mya, Elena Mindru, Jesse Kaikuranta, Mika Mylläri, Mikko Pettinen, Mikko Hassinen, Jaska Lukkarinen, Reiska Laine, Mikael Svarvar, Sid Hille and many more.

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Discography

Own releases:
Martin Söderbacka & Eevalotta Matikainen ft. David Lyttle, Joonatan Rautio – Northern Sky, 2024
Martin Söderbacka – Söderby -single, 2023
JazzAcc 4tet – Rajapinnalla 2023
Söderbacka-Matikainen Duo – Christmas, 2022
Eevalotta Matikainen & Martin Söderbacka – Ruska -single, 2022
Simon Granlund & Söderbacka-Matikainen Duo – Jul, Jul, Strålande Jul -single, 2021
Soul What? feat. Joonatan Rautio – What Lies Ahead, 2016
Soul What? – The Silver Lining, 2013

Sideman work:
Isa Lindgren & Mika Mylläri – Villoveega, 2022
Suvi Lindell – Paint Me A River, 2022
Suvi Lindell – Ordinary People single, 2022
Göran Sjöholm – September, 2021
Suvi Savola – October Wind single, 2020
Kyrkans Ungdom – Finländska mässan, 2020
Uskomaton Elämä – Juhlaton kevät single, 2019
Sami Heinonen – Kiinni toisissamme single, 2015
Rockway Musikskolan – CD ja opetusvideot, 2012
Skolmusik 2013 CD-levy, 2011
Börje Nylund – Tales From the Old West, 2011