Kadri Voorand

Kadri Voorand is an Estonian singer-songwriter – one of the most authentic live performers in Europe’s jazz scene today – who uniquely blends traditional music, folk, jazz, and improvisational pop, along with her captivating storytelling.

A musical storyteller at heart, Kadri engages her listeners as active participants in her performances, with Jazzwise describing her audiences as “hanging on her every note.” Her highly engaging, ritualistic, and deeply personal live shows, often alongside bassist Mihkel Mälgand, transcend language barriers and have taken her to major stages worldwide, including the EFG London Jazz Festival, Pori Jazz, and the Beijing Nine Gates Jazz Festival.

She is the founding member, artistic director, and main composer of <a href="spotify:artist:1xObUPrfIINePX7vONpDht" data-name="Estonian Voices">Estonian Voices</a>, an acclaimed a cappella group whose three albums have each won an Estonian Music Award for Best Jazz Album and who have shared the stage with the legendary <a href="spotify:artist:31zQEL3ARiYe63jn3jtM18" data-name="Take 6">Take 6</a>. As a solo artist, her albums <a href="spotify:album:0VsCn0pdZlEumJx3HTO4dX" data-name="Armupurjus">Armupurjus</a> and <a href="spotify:album:7HO3FU0cpOUfkAB1aiUFtW" data-name="In Duo with Mihkel Mälgand">In Duo with Mihkel Mälgand</a> were both named Best Jazz Album of the Year in Estonia, and she has been honored as Estonia’s Best Female Artist.

Beyond jazz, Kadri is among the most performed contemporary composers at the Estonian Song and Dance Celebration and has written for the Grammy-winning <a href="spotify:artist:4xz6NoBwhQYH0TLJU8bn5a" data-name="Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir">Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir</a>, worked with luminaries such as conductors <a href="spotify:artist:2WgYGKKKnmn7t11fcHZnt7" data-name="Kristjan Järvi">Kristjan Järvi</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4MECrpIPG1u3XtHd2YXbrT" data-name="Tõnu Kaljuste">Tõnu Kaljuste</a>, pianist <a href="spotify:artist:0UQW5kxRc9XEPwasEQH1rc" data-name="Kristjan Randalu">Kristjan Randalu</a>, and electronic artist <a href="spotify:artist:0SjnenkLIpqRE9SUzogeOp" data-name="NOËP">NOËP</a>, and performed <a href="spotify:artist:0Idpvxe8nO6ZOciUbB5eSa" data-name="Veljo Tormis">Veljo Tormis</a> with <a href="spotify:artist:0abyyA4qyxGHQMp06DBzCf" data-name="Tormis Quartet">Tormis Quartet</a>.