The October 3rd Tallinn show at Philly Joe's Jazz Club was a blast - thank you all! :) Photo by Siret Roots.
Meanwhile, the October 30th Pärnu concert at the Endla Jazz Club has been sold out for a while now, but despair not: you can still get a ticket at the door, even if the extra seats won't be around café tables ;) Feel free to double check with the venue - contact details can be found HERE!
October 2026 will see Andres Roots continue his "30 years on stage, 50 years on the planet" tour with jazz club sets in Tallinn and in Pärnu:
- on Saturday, October 3rd at Philly Joe's in Tallinn - tickets HERE!
- on Friday, October 30th at Endla Jazzklubi in Pärnu - tickets HERE!
Photos by Anu Põldsam (above) and Leif Laaksonen (below).
The "30 Years on Stage" tour kicks off with a concert and a Q&A at Sindi Seltsimaja on January 16th, followed by a session at Võru Bluusiklubi on January 24th! Happy 2026! :D
The Endla concerts have always sold out ahead of time, so don't wait too long getting yours ;)
Photo from Endla Jazz Club in 2024 by Jüri Vlassov II.
Just announced: on Thursday, August 22nd, Andres Roots will play a full-length solo show in Sindi right outside of Pärnu: at Sindi Seltsimaja! Click HERE for details.
Here are a few pics from the March 22nd show at the Endla Jazz Club in Pärnu, with Finland's Old Wood'n Joe. Photos by Jüri Vlassov II.
JUST ANNOUNCED:
15.2 Sõbrapäeva swingipidu @ Elutuba Lava Taga, Tartu, Estonia
17.2 Stedingu Kohvik, Võru, Estonia
1.3 Kummeli Bar, Hämeenlinna, Finland with Ismo Haavisto (FIN)
2.3 Pop-Up näyttämö Klonkka, Oulu, Finland with Ismo Haavisto (FIN)
14.3 Kultuuriklubi Salong, Tartu, Estonia with Algis Fediajevas (LT)
21.3 Philly Joe's Jazz Club, Tallinn, Estonia with Old Wood'n Joe (FIN)
22.3 Endla Jazzklubi, Pärnu, Estonia with Old Wood'n Joe (FIN)
23.3 Kultuurikeskuse kohvik, Põlva, Estonia with Old Wood'n Joe (FIN)
Photos by Leif Laaksonen and Moona Nyyssönen, poster by Siret Roots.
On Friday, July 28th, he'll follow that up with a set from the roof of the SEE Theatre building in Haapsalu (schedule TBA).
And then on August 1st at 6 p.m., he'll be opening for Ahmed Ag Kaedy at Tartu's own Salong - get your tickets HERE!
Meanwhile, there are two Estonian shows coming up next week: a set at Mohri Ait during the Pärnu Bluusipäevad festival on Tuesday, July 25th (4 p.m.!) and one at the Great Rooftop Concert at SEE Theatre in Haapsalu on Friday, July 28th.
On Wednesday, June 28, Andres Roots and Ismo Haavisto will be performing together at Ranna Kõlakoda in Pärnu, Estonia. From there, Roots will travel to Liepaja, Latvia for a three-night solo run: Thursday, June 29 at Fontaine Palace and Friday-Saturday at Fontaine Gypsy Camp.
Meanwhile, Christophe Mourot writes in the current issue of the French Soul Bag magazine that the Andres Roots "Vol. 12" CD is "mixing blues of every origin... energetic and poetic, that we never grow tired of listening to." And over in the UK, Norman Darwen states in the Pipeline Instrumental Review that "Estonian guitarist Andres makes excellent solo instrumental albums and this is no exception to that rule."
Photo by Maanus Kullamaa.
Last weekend's Pärnu and Haapsalu shows with Jantso Jokelin were a blast - below's a few pics from the Haapsalu Art Summer opening by Andra Kirna; you can read her full article in Lääne Elu HERE.
Next up is a solo set at Philly Joe's Jazz Club in Tallinn on Howlin' Wolf's birthday, June 10th - get your tickets HERE! Poster photo by Leif Laaksonen.
If not, the same duo will perform a free 60-minute set Saturday afternoon at the Haapsalu Cultural Centre!
Photo by Leif Laaksonen.
On Saturday, May 27th, Jokelin and Roots take part in the official opening of the Haapsalu Art Summer - their 60-minute set will start at the Haapsalu Cultural Centre's town gallery at 16.00!
Below are two live duo clips filmed by Asko-Romé Altsoo at Kultuuriklubi Salong in Tartu on March 16th, 2023.
The performers for this year's Pärnu winter bluesfest The Blue Icicle have just been announced - see you at the Pärnu Yacht Club on Friday, March 3rd at 7 p.m.!
This week - three shows with Steve Lury (UK):
25.8 19:00 - Kultuuriklubi Salong, Tartu;
26.8 21:00 - Pubi 17, Võru;
27.8 20:00 - Alex Maja, Pärnu.
And here's a previously unreleased track from the archives, freshly mastered by Asko-Romé Altsoo: "Sofa Club Shuffle", an improvised number recorded live by Randal Randoja at the Buena Vista Sofa Club in Rakvere in 2017:
Otepää was a blast yesterday - these photos are from the previous gig, though: from Mohri Ait in Pärnu, by Raul Reidma. And don't forget: next stop is the Viru Folk Festival in Käsmu on August 12th - check out the schedule HERE!
