28.04.2026
Photo: Ēriks Radželis The world’s leading jazz showcase festival and trade fair jazzahead!, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year in Bremen, Germany, announced on the afternoon of April 25 that the Baltic region will be its focus...
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27.03.2026
Estonian jazz vocalist and improviser Kadi Vija has recently received one of the most prestigious recognitions in Finnish music. At the 2026 Emma Gaala, Vija won the Jazz of the Year (Jazz Emma) award for her album Tiny Hands Gathering Wonder, The Wo...
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27.03.2026
Apply to the Estonian Jazz Union’s 2026 Autumn Programme! Dear musician, Apply to the Jazz Union’s autumn programme with your concert programme.Our goal is to develop and promote jazz music both in Estonia and abroad. The Jazz Union has partner v...
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09.02.2026
The President of the Republic of Estonia has awarded the Order of the White Star, 5th Class, to Mart Soo – jazz musician and lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre – in recognition of his enduring and outstanding contributions to E...
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03.11.2025
Photo: Kaupo Kikaks Estonian saxophonist and composer Maria Faust has received the prestigious Annual Award of the German Record Critics’ Association (Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik) for her album Sacrum Facere: Marches Rewound and Rewritt...
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03.11.2025
At the International Music Day celebration on 1 October, the Sound Art Endowment of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia and the Estonian Music Council honoured outstanding musicians whose work has enriched Estonia’s musical landscape. Among th...
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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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