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Jazzkaar Interviews: Jason Hunter
by Martin Longley
Miles At 100 is now all-pervasive, as we celebrate the centenary of that shooting star pioneer of jazz trumpet. The currently-running Jazzkaar festival in Tallinn, Estonia, is also contributing to the retrospective rush, presenting a specially-conceived gig on Friday May 1st, assembled by the Stateside trumpeter Jason Hunter. Hunter was raised in Los Angeles, ...
Jazzkaar Interviews: Donny McCaslin
by Martin Longley
Tallinn's nine-day Jazzkaar festival is one of Europe's finest, always strengthening its line-up via visiting Statesiders, native Estonians and a spread of acts from around the continent. One of its climaxes in 2026 will be the appearance of tenor saxophonist Donny McCaslin, striking out with his powerful and stable quartet lineup, and concentrating on 2025's Lullaby ...
Estonian Pianist and Composer Rahel Talts Releases 'Back And Forth'
Estonian pianist and composer Rahel Talts returns with Back and Forth, a vibrant new album exploring nostalgia, transformation, and emotional growth through seven original compositions. Featuring award-winning British guitarist Rob Luft, the album brings together an international quintet of rising jazz talents from Estonia, Denmark, Poland, Lithuania, and the UK. Back and Forth was released on ...
Viljandi Folk Music Festival 2025
by Martin Longley
Viljandi Folk Music Festival 2025 Viljandi Castle Hills Viljandi, Estonia July 24-27 2025 When your scribe first visited the Viljandi Folk Music Festival in 2021, it was still straggling along within the lockdown period, held with a reduced crowd capacity. The long weekend seemed perfectly well-attended, even under those circumstances, given ...
Live From Tallinn: Eggvn, Oranssi Pazuzu & The Tallinn Ensemble For New Music
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 ...
Jazzkaar Festival 2025
by Nenad Georgievski
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 ...
Jazzkaar Interviews: Kristjan Randalu
by Martin Longley
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 ...
Ferdinando Romano: The Legends Of Otranto
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 ...
Jazzkaar 2024
by Martin Longley
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 ...
Jazzkaar Interviews: Mingo Rajandi
by Martin Longley
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 ...
