professional drummer, teacher, graduate of Berklee College of Music. in 2021 Tuomas J. Räsänen won the "Baltic Drummers League 2019" Baltic drummers' competition in Latvia, performed at the New Mexico Jazz Festivals in Albuquerque with the groups of Niki J. Crawford and Hillary Smith. The drummer is from Finland, currently lives in Lithuania, plays in groups: Mindaugas Stumbros quintet, Illume, Beyond Borders trio, AISTÉ, god yorke, JUZT, Avis Rara, Cinamon, KJ Collective and Leonardo Pilkauskas group.
