Heikki Veli Uolevi Sarmanto (born 22 June 1939 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish jazz pianist and composer.
Sarmanto began to play jazz during the 1960s. He studied first at the Sibelius Academy and later at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. In 1970 he was chosen as 'Jazz Musician of the Year' in Finland and the following year he won top prizes at the Montreux Jazz Festi ... Show More