Tormis Quartet

Estonian composer Veljo Tormis (1930-2017) was one of the main choral composers of the
20th century in Europe. The great majority of his works are based on ancient Estonian folk
songs. Singer Kadri Voorand and guitarist Jaak Sooäär have sung songs by him in choirs
since early age and have always fanned his music. As a part of the celebration of the 85th
birthday of Veljo Tormis, Jazzkaar festival proposed a concert consisting of his music in a
jazzy context for which Voorand and Sooäär were joined by singer Liisi Koikson and
guitarist Paul Daniel. As the debut went very well, the four musicians decided to continue as
a group and have performed at all main folk and jazz festivals in Estonia and also in UK,
Germany and Finland. This spring the quartet released their debut album “Tormisele”. The
quartet also received the Estonian Folk Grammy as the best new group in 2016.
Kadri Voorand – Vocals
Liisi Koikson – Vocals
Jaak Sooäär – Guitar
Paul Daniel – Guitar