Jazzkaar is pleased to announce the headliners of the Jazzkaar Festival 2012 in April. This time the top trio consists of Jan Garbarek (Norway), Lizz Wright (USA) and The Brand New Heavies (UK)! The tickets are already on sale via Piletilevi and Ticketpro retailers

One of the most loved musicians of all times at Jazzkaar Festival, the Norwegian saxophone star Jan Garbarek comes with a new program and a new line-up, this time with the Indian drum wizard Trilok Gurtu. For the first time in Estonia perform the diva of the new generation of American jazz, the velvet-voiced singer Lizz Wright and the legendary club music group from the UK The Brand New Heavies.

By September 2009, this album had sold 83,000 copies making it the ACT label`s second best-selling album to date (behind e.s.t`s Viaticum which has sold more than 100,000 units) – as Michael Caine might have said, „Not many people know that.“ Taking its title from an Ardy Stüwer painting, it was recorded in September 1997 „with Christmas in mind.“ Over the years since its original release the album has gained something of a cult following in Europe, Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung arguing it is „quite possibly the greatest Christmas album to come from contemporary jazz.“ And quite possibly it is, which owes much to Wesseltoft`s understated, minimalistic approach.

The Christmas Jazz Festival has a delightful program of concerts, in clubs and churches. Preformers come from as far as America and Spain.

The event will start on November 28th with Ingrid Lukas at the Town Hall. This singer-pianist brings together Estonian folk music with pop and jazz.

Andres Mustonen and the Crossover Quartet will perform December 3rd at Kumu and December 4th at Tartu`s St John`s Church. The quartet believes that Baroque and Viennese classics lack the energy of rock and jazz improvisation.