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Performer: Greta & Tanel Ruben Quartet
Genre: Jazz
Duration: 20:00-22:00, 2 sets
Age suitability: all
Ticket: 15/ 20/ 25/ 30 € 

Two generations, one shared musical language — meeting on stage for the very first time.

The Greta & Tanel Ruben Quartet brings together father and daughter — drummer Tanel Ruben and jazz violinist Greta Ruben — for a debut performance years in the making. It is a project long carried in thought, finally becoming reality.

The concert weaves together original compositions from both artists, bridging generations and musical worlds. Expect to hear both Tanel's and Greta's music reimagined in a new light.

Tanel Ruben is one of Estonia's most respected jazz drummers, composers, and educators. A driving force in Estonian jazz for over three decades, he has recorded more than 60 albums and written over a hundred compositions for a range of ensembles. Alongside an active performing career, he is a founding faculty member of the jazz department at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, where he has taught since 2000. Over his long career he has collaborated with internationally acclaimed musicians including David Liebman, Avishai Cohen, Anders Jormin, Brian Melvin, Jaak Sooäär, and Raimonds Pauls.

Greta Ruben is a young jazz violinist, singer, and composer whose music moves between jazz, pop, and classical. Her sound is tender, gentle, and dreamlike. Beyond the violin, she is an active vocalist and songwriter, with a clear aim: to carve out a distinctive place for the violin within Estonian jazz. Rooted in classical, folk, and jazz training, Greta has studied at MUBA and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, with further studies at the Malmö Academy of Music. She has previously released the singles "Jäise tuule käes" and "Palve."

This concert is part of Tallinn Fringe Festival 2026, the city's month-long multi-genre celebration bringing independent performance across venues all over Tallinn.

Line-up:
Greta Ruben - violin, vocals
Eskil Roos - piano
Karl Tammaru - bass guitar
Tanel Ruben - drums

Watch:
Greta Ruben "Palve": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm5hYSwswzs
Tanel Ruben Quintet "Pass the Trane": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqytXXwUnWs

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