Estonian guitarist Jaak Sooaar performs in a castle on the Russian-Estonian border during an unusual concert on Friday. AP
NARVA: Two jazz musicians gave an unusual concert on Friday on the Estonia-Russia border, where Estonian guitarist Jaak Soor and Russian saxophonist Alexey Kruglov performed from castles on the opposing banks of the river that separates their countries.
The musicians combined rhythms on International Jazz Day as an act of friendship, despite the deteriorating relations between Russia and Estonia. The coronavirus pandemic has limited opportunities for cross-border contact.
“As the border stayed closed, I have friends on the other side of the border with whom I wanted to play with, so we decided to do it,” Soor said before the concert.