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Today, March 5, sees the beginning of the five-day-long student jazz festival Tudengijazz (TUJA). The festival, which is in its 42nd<\/sup> year, has seen many talented European and Estonian acts grace its stage, including the likes of Kadri Voorand<\/b>, Jaak Soo\u00e4\u00e4r<\/b>, and Rita Ray<\/b>. <\/p>\n The first Tudengijazz festival took place in 1982, at a time when jazz music was publicly prohibited by the Soviet authorities. The fact that the young students were able to turn their dream of a festival into reality, holds historical significance as a precursor to Estonia\u2019s Singing Revolution<\/span><\/a>. <\/p>\n This year\u2019s festival will begin this evening at Philly Joe\u2019s in Tallinn with a seminar about music publishing, branding, and marketing, which will be followed by a jam session. The whole evening is free of charge to attend.<\/p>\n Throughout the rest of the week, there will be concerts all around Estonia, including at the Tartu University caf\u00e9 on March 6, Viljandi Conservatory on March 7, Wunderbaar in P\u00e4rnu on March 8, as well as at Phily Joe\u2019s in Tallinn on both March 8 and 9.<\/p>\n