Tuule Kann - Jaak Sooäär

The kannel(zither or psaltery in English)is one of the oldest and most prominent Estonian folk instruments which is also known in the other Baltic countries, in Finland and elsewhere. Combining the kannel with the guitar is something that has not been done very often, if ever.Tuule Kann has been one of the most active folk musicians in Estonia during last twenty years and the same can be said about Jaak Sooäär in jazz field. Since summer 2006 Tuule and Jaak have performed regularly duo concerts all over Estonia (also Jazzkaar and Christmas Jazz Festivals). In December 2007 they released their debut CD "Beauty Of The Evening" (TUTL Records) and since then the duo has performed at Vossa Jazz Festival in Norway, Athens European Jazz Festival in Greece and Lille3000 festival in France.Pairs of opposites – jazz and folk, international and local, fixed compositions and oral traditions – meet on equal terms in duo's music inspired mainly by the sound and technical possibilities of kannel and electric guitar, two string instruments with so different history but relatively similar sound. The voice of Tuule Kann is adding an extra dimension to this meeting of different styles and esthetics.The result is mainly peaceful, minimalistic atmosphere which could be called “quite quiet music”.