Festival history

iDeeJazz is a festival with 15 years of history and roots in Tartu, which has been titled a landmark event for the city of Tartu and has become an important international jazz music festival for Estonia outside the capital.

Besides Tartu, the festival has also been held for nine years at Narva College of the University of Tartu, playing an important role in the development of European culture in Ida-Viru County in the last decade .

iDeeJazz started in 2011, some of the most memorable moments in the festival's history include concerts of Richard Bona, Dino Saluzzi, OUM, Sona Jobarteh, De-Phazz and many other great international artists from a total of 40 countries.

Starting in 2025, the festival expanded to Viimsi, taking advantage of the unique opportunities offered by the dignified and modern building of Viimsi Artium for organizing concerts.

“ Together with partners and supporters, we want to bring memorable cultural experiences to music lovers and enrich Estonia 's dignified concert scene ,” festival artistic director Oleg Pissarenko

See you at iDeeJazz!