Nordic Sounds: Jazz Concerts at Jaani Kirik

Über die Veranstaltung

The sax player Villu Veski and the accordionist Tiit Kalluste are both men well‐versed in matters jazzy, folksy and improvisatsional. Curiously enough, it was only few years ago when they jointly discovered the singular grace and racified melancholy of the music of the North. The duo’s program of folksongs and compositions, displays the elegiac beauty of Scandinavian folk music in a combination of up‐to‐date and ancient styles. The musicians: 'It’s like a musical travel report from the Nordic Islands, inspired by nature, folk music, legends and myths.'

Villu Veski's repertoire includes classical compositions for alto saxophone and music for saxophone quartet. In the field of Jazz he prefers old swing style, etno‐jazz and funky‐groove. He has given first performances of saxophone concertos by Estonian composers Eino Tamberg and Hillar Kareva, both written specially for him. Tiit Kalluste has performed at all major jazz festivals in Estonia, as well as on Pori International Jazz (1999, Finland), Dahlsbruk Jazz (1996, Finland), Kaunas International Jazzfestival (2003), Jazzy Colors (Paris 2005), and Dortmund Jazz (2006).