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Live From Tallinn: Eggvn, Oranssi Pazuzu & The Tallinn Ensemble For New Music

Read "Live From Tallinn: Eggvn, Oranssi Pazuzu & The Tallinn Ensemble For New Music" reviewed by Martin Longley


Eggvn Kino Maja April 19, 2025 Just on the perimeter of the Estonian capital's mystical Old Town, your scribe chanced upon the Tallinn Industrial Festival, a long evening that offered one of its most curious acts right at the beginning. Fortunate not to be missed, as an early arrival ...

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Jazzkaar Festival 2025

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Jazzkaar Von Krahl/Fotografiska Tallinn, Estonia April 20-April 26, 2025 When arriving in Tallinn, Estonia, the city reveals its quiet, timeless beauty--a place where medieval charm and modern energy coexist. It is a city where old-world atmosphere meets cutting-edge innovation, recognized as one of the most tech-savvy capitals in Europe. Despite its ...

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Article: Festivals Talking

Jazzkaar Interviews: Kristjan Randalu

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The Estonian pianist Kristjan Randalu gave one of the best performances at the 2021 Jazzkaar festival in Tallinn. It was the premiere of a work-sequence for the New Wind Orchestra, and it blew the audience on a wayward journey. Once again, Randalu will be delivering a premiere piece for Jazzkaar, opening up this year's 36th edition ...

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Ferdinando Romano: The Legends Of Otranto

Read "The Legends Of Otranto" reviewed by Neil Duggan


The Legends of Otranto is a suite in six movements inspired by the stories and legends surrounding Otranto, an ancient city in the Salento area of Italy, which is sometimes referred to as the heel of Italy's boot. All compositions were written and arranged by Florentine bassist Ferdinando Romano. The music is provided by ...

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Jazzkaar 2024

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Jazzkaar Telliskivi Creative City Tallinn, Estonia April 21-28, 2024 Customarily, the almost-always April placement of the Jazzkaar festival is accompanied by a goodly beaming of spring-flavored sunshine, perhaps infected by the odd murky downpour, but soon drying off its feathers. Instead, during 2024's 35th edition, Tallinn's wondrous eight-dayer ...

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Jazzkaar Interviews: Mingo Rajandi

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The Estonian composer and acoustic bassist Mingo Rajandi has created a body of work that includes jazz, free improvisation, moderne art music and scores for theatrical productions. She moved to Brussels nearly four years ago, but still retains resilient links to her old Tallinn scene, with its regular roster of musicians who arrive from varied stylistic ...

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Jazzkaar 2023

Read "Jazzkaar 2023" reviewed by Martin Longley


Jazzkaar Tallinn, Estonia April 23-30, 2023 Jazzkaar has now lost two days, this exceptional Estonian festival running at eight rather than ten, but still remaining epic when compared to most others. The opening Sunday might have only featured a single concert, but as the fresh week progressed, the scale incrementally increased, hitting ...

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Jazzkaar Interviews: Kirke Karja

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Estonian pianist Kirke Karja has regularly appeared at the Jazzkaar festival in Tallinn, customarily performing in surprising settings, always delivering a fresh band combination, or a new set of music, or altering ratios between improvisation and composition, acoustic or electric palettes. During the last two years she has a.) been discovered by the rest of the ...

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Tallinn Music Week Interviews: Roomet Jakapi & Hum Of Tartu

Read "Tallinn Music Week Interviews: Roomet Jakapi & Hum Of Tartu" reviewed by Martin Longley


The Estonian city of Tartu lies to the south-east of capital Tallinn, and is a relatively small second city, perhaps dominated by the presence of its renowned university. In 2024, Tartu is set to become a European Capital Of Culture. In anticipation, the Tallinn Music Week organisers have programmed an evening of music emanating from Tartu, ...

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Jazzkaar Interviews: Jaak Sooäär

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The Estonian guitarist Jaak Sooäär reaches his 50th birthday on Monday 25th April, and celebrates by playing a gig at the Jazzkaar festival in Tallinn. Most of Sooäär's prominence in the country, and around the rest of Europe, emanates from his inspired output as an adventurous jazz guitarist, but he has occasionally side-stepped into the realms ...


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