Calendar of Music Events

Jazzkaar 2018 main program consists of 60 concerts. Jazzkaar 2018 is headlined by British singer Laura Mvula and the leading jazz musicians in USA – hammond organ virtuoso and singer Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles, saxophone legend Bill Evans and the quartet Petite Blond II, reputable jazz trio The Bad Plus and America’s best trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire. On April 20th, in honour of the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, Jazzkaar celebrates the opening of the festival with an extraordinary performance “Story of a Hundred” in Port Noblessner. The original music is composed by Erki Pärnoja, staged by Jaak Prints and photographed by Kaupo Kikkas.

Programme:

Festival opening: “Saja lugu” (“Story of One Hundred”) F 20. April 19:00 Tallinn ROMARE (UK) F 20. April 22:30 Vaba Lava SANDER MÖLDER „Folk remixed“ + DJ Peeter Ehala (TIKS) (Estonia) F 20. April 23:59 Punane Maja Family concert: EEVA & VILLU TALSI (Estonia) S 21. April 11:00 Vaba Lava ESTONIAN VOICES (Estonia) S 21. April 16:00 Vaba Lava HEIKKO REMMEL QUARTET (Estonia-Finland) S 21. April 17:30 Punane Maja BREMER/MCCOY (Denmark) S 21. April 19:00 Vaba Lava HANNAH EPPERSON (Canada) S 21. April 20:30 Punane Maja CORY HENRY & THE FUNK APOSTLES (USA) S 21. April 23:00 Vaba Lava LAURA & W (Estonia) S 21. April 23:59 Punane Maja DOMINIC MILLER (UK) M 23. April 18:00 Punane Maja Showcase-concert: Avarus Trio, Kirke Karja Quartet, Maarja Aarma MA (Estonia) M 23. Apri l21:00 Punane Maja Voorand-Koikson-Sooäär-Daniel & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Estonia) T 24. April 18:00 Vaba Lava ELLEN ANDREA WANG (Norway) T 24. April 19:45 Punane Maja KRISTJAN RANDALU „Absence“ (Estonia-USA-Finland) T 24. April 21:00 Vaba Lava AMBROSE AKINMUSIRE (USA) W 25. April 18:00 Vaba Lava TANER AKYOL TRIO (Turkey-Greece-Germany) W 25. April 19:45 Punane Maja THE BAD PLUS (USA) W 25. April 21:00 Vaba Lava KOMFORTRAUSCHEN (Germany) W 25. April 23:00 Punane Maja LAURA MVULA (UK) T 26. April 19:00 Nordea Kontserdimaja SONS OF KEMET (UK) T 26. April 21:30 Vaba Lava Showcase-concert: Mauno Meesit Trio, Modulshtein, Argo Vals (Estonia) T 26. April 23:00 Punane Maja TRONDHEIM VOICES (Norway) F 27. April 18:00 Vaba Lava LEONID ŠINKARENKO QUARTET (Lithuania) F 27. April 19:45 Punane Maja MYLES SANKO (UK) F 27. April 22:00 Vaba Lava ASHILEVI (Estonia) F 27. April 23:30 Punane Maja #YOUNGJAZZ (Estonia-Denmark-Portugal) S 28. April 13:00 Vaba Lava DELBECQ 3 (France-Canada-Congo) S 28. April 17:30 Punane Maja SÍLVIA PÉREZ CRUZ (Spain) S 28. April 19:00 Vaba Lava ANNA PÕLDVEE QUARTET (Estonia) S 28. April 20:30 Punane Maja WERKHA (UK) S 28. April 23:00 Vaba Lava TRUMP CONCEPTION (Estonia) S 28. April 23:59 Punane Maja NIK BÄRTSCH’S MOBILE (Switzerland) S 29. April 16:00 Vaba Lava BILL EVANS PETITE BLONDE II (USA) S 29. April 20:00 Vaba Lava

Jazzkaar across Estonia: “THANK YOU, VALTER OJAKÄÄR!” T 17. April 19:00 Estonian Traditional Music Centre Voorand-Koikson-Sooäär-Daniel W 18. April 19:00 Saku Manor MAARJA AARMA, TEELE VIIRA & BAND (Estonia) W 18. April 19:00 Haapsalu Culture Centre BREMER/MCCOY (Denmark) F 20. April 19:00 Tartu Ülikooli aula HANNAH EPPERSON (Canada) F 20. April 19:00 Rakvere Tark Maja Family concert: EEVA & VILLU TALSI (Estonia) S 21. April 18:00 Estonian Traditional Music Centre ASHILEVI (Estonia) S 21. April 21:00 Pärnu Kultuuriklubi Tempel Family concert: EEVA & VILLU TALSI (Estonia) S 22. April 14:00 Tartu Eesti Rahva Muuseum HANNAH EPPERSON (Canada) S 22. April 19:00 Pärnu Endla Küün Voorand-Koikson-Sooäär-Daniel & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Estonia) M 23. April 19:00 Tartu Eesti Rahva Muuseum KRISTJAN RANDALU „Absence“ (Estonia-USA-Finland) M 23. April 19:00 Estonian Traditional Music Centre DELBECQ 3 (France-Canada-Congo) M 23. April 19:00 Rakvere Culture Centre DELBECQ 3 (France-Canada-Congo) T 24. April 19:00 Estonian Traditional Music Centre TRUMP CONCEPTION (Estonia) W 25. April 19:00 Tartu Eesti Rahva Muuseum THE SWINGIN’ SISTERS W 25. April 19:00 Narva Jazz Club “THANK YOU, VALTER OJAKÄÄR!” F 27. April 19:00 Türi Culture Centre TRONDHEIM VOICES (Norway) S 28. April 19:00 Pärnu Kontserdimaja

Info and tickets: http://www.jazzkaar.ee/en/program/