Musical Trust and Improvisation—an Interview With Kirke Karja Trio

🚨A new EstoCast video episode! Head over here: https://youtu.be/WjVHpHxULbQ… or to your chosen streaming platform for the audio version 📹When talking about music and improvisation, it’s tough to pin down why things are played a certain way, or what one was trying to say with their instrument. Sometimes it just *is*.Having said that, a word that crops up again and again when talking about live performances with pianist Kirke Karja, drummer Ludwig Wandinger, and bassist Felix Henkelhausen is “trust.”In this episode, get to know Kirke Karja Trio, who just performed at the latest Estonian Music Week festival in Toronto and Hamilton. Listen to their take on:🎼trusting each other on stage🎼the vocabulary of jazz music🎼the culinary delights that were part of their trip to Canada🎼and much more!Content mentioned: -Estonian Music Week festival: https://www.estonianmusicweek.ca/ -Kirke Karja—pianist, composer, and leader of the Kirke Karja Trio: https://kirkekarja.voog.com/en -Ludwig Wandinger, drummer of Kirke Karja Trio: https://www.ludwigwandinger.com/-Felix Henkelhausen, bassist of Kirke Karja Trio: https://www.felix.henkelhausen.net/ -Kirke Karja Quartet's album "Turbulence" : https://open.spotify.com/album/2ZiO986j5WHnGSdboBJ1cj-Liis Ring, an artist who performed at Estonian Music Week: https://www.ounaviks.ee/en/artist/liisring/#:~:text=Liis%20Ring%20(formerly%20cirkl)%20is,%2FEstonia%20and%20Gothenburg%2FSweden-Maria Minerva, an artist who performed at Estonian Music Week: https://mariaminerva.com/ -Cà Phê Rang, a spot for Vietnamese bánh mì sandwiches in Toronto enjoyed by the trio: https://goo.gl/maps/S6BtvBMKohzqKSxQ6 -La Cubana, a spot for Cuban medianoche sandwiches in Toronto: https://goo.gl/maps/Zk26TVHyT9edCdSL8 -The Estonian Academy of Music Theatre, where Kirke Karja studied with Kristjan Randalu: https://eamt.ee/en/ - an overview of some of the awards Kirke Karja has won: https://eamt.ee/en/kirke-karja-is-the-first-woman-to-win-the-gaslini-award-as-the-best-jazz-talent-of-the-future/ Follow Kirke on Spotify and Instagram for news on upcoming releases: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6tpKqA1pWG58NHbnSyi6w4https://www.instagram.com/therealkirkakarje/?hl=enAlso follow Ludwig and Felix on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ludwig_wandinger/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/f.hausen/?hl=enSocials: ➡️ @estonianmusicweek         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek  ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca ➡️ @eestielu.ca        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events➡️ @vemu.emc       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca