28.02.2025
The largest gathering in the jazz field, the annual showcase festival and conference jazzahead!, has announced this year’s program. In the CLUBNIGHT program, Baltic countries have united their forces for the first time. Estonia will be represented ...
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29.01.2025
We invite any interested party to join the jazzahead! 2025 festival’s Estonian delegation, coordinated by Music Estonia and the Estonian Jazz Union. The goal is to continue promoting Estonian jazz music on an international level to create new e...
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22.01.2025
This spring, from 4th to 8th of March, six ensembles made up of young musicians will perform at the Tudengijazz festival in Tartu, Pärnu, and Tallinn. The TUJA 2025 program includes: Duo Tundmus meets the Band, Pukk/Lehto/Kaasik/Mäetalu, Lee Quarte...
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09.01.2025
From January 7th to June 5th, the Estonian Jazz’s 2025 spring program concerts will reach audiences. Music from Tallinn to Saaremaa and from Tartu to Sillamäe—in total 11 Estonian Jazz concert venues throughout Estonia. The spring program li...
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12.04.2024
From 11 to 13 April, the annual jazzahead! festival, which unites the international jazz scene, will take place in Bremen, Germany, marking its 18th edition. As one of the most significant jazz festivals, it features showcase concerts, club nights, a...
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19.04.2022
New sheet music compilation by guitarist Jaak Sooäär has been released, which brings together 30 songs and instrumental pieces written at different times. The book, which is being published on the occasion of the author’s 50th anniversary, in...
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20.10.2021
This autumn, Jazz Estonia released the 2021 edition of compilation album, which have been regularly issued in Estonia since 1996. The compilation album was prepared in time for the European Jazz Network (EJN) annual conference. Jazz Estonia’s c...
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29.09.2021
On Sunday 19 September 2021 the European Jazz Conference concluded its 7th edition. One of the most complex to organise, due to many uncertainties and restrictions caused by the covid-19 pandemic, and yet one of the most rewarding and successf...
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22.10.2020
Last week, Jazzkaar 2020 festival was concluded with the spectacular concert performance Antarctica 200, combining music with visuals from the icy continent. Over the six festival days, 27 fascinating concerts were performed by artists from six count...
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07.09.2020
As of September 7, Elo-Liis Parmas will assume the position of CEO of Jazz Estonia. She will be responsible for the daily work of the organisation and its executive team and will represent Jazz Estonia both locally and internationally. Parmas has bee...
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22.07.2020
Jazz Estonia has unveiled its new visual identity, brought to life by graphic designer Jorven Viilik. The logo and typeface for the visuals were created by award-winning Estonian typographer Aimur Takk, who is based in Switzerland. The previous logo ...
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12.07.2020
The silence that descended in spring became fertile soil for new ideas. We are on our toes more this summer than we were before. Allow us to introduce our summer and autumn plans, which you are of course invited to join in on! On 31 July we look forw...
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27.04.2020
On 26 April the Jazz Estonia and Jazzkaar Festival announced this year’s winners of Estonian Jazz Awards. Due to the state of emergency, the awards were presented for the first time via a live broadcast from Philly Joe’s Jazz Club. The aw...
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24.09.2019
Estonian saxophonist, composer, arranger and improviser Maria Faust won the prestigious award “Hæderspris” from the Danish Union of Composers and Songwriters (Komponister og Sangskrivere, DJBFA). The award was presented on 18 September during a ...
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22.09.2019
Dear jazz friends, dear Jazz Union members, friends! We’re excited to let you know that during the next few months there will be several new album presentation concerts. We warmly recommend you take a closer look and go and enjoy these events: Siim...
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06.09.2019
Back row (from left): Raimond Mägi, Kirke Karja, Jaak Sooäär, Toomas Rull. Front row (from left): Merylin Poks, Ave Tölpt, Anni Metstak, Lauri Kadalipp. Photo: Rene Jakobson On 13 May 2019, a new Management Board was elected at the general...
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