OREANDA-NEWS. December 24, 2012. Danske Bank is pleased to announce that it becomes the gold sponsor of Jazzkaar in January 2013.

Head of Corporate Banking at Danske Bank Tonu Vanajuur says that Danske Bank will follow in the footsteps of Sampo Bank and carry on supporting culture and education, but the stakes have been raised.

“We have promised to bring new standards to the market, and this must also apply to our sponsorship activities. We want to give even more support to initiatives that share similar values with us and Jazzkaar as the brightest comet on our cultural skyscape is definitely one of them. We hope to put our all into this cooperation to ensure that people in Estonia can see even more professional musicians,” explained Vanajuur.

Artistic Director of Jazzkaar Anne Erm said she was pleased to see a company that also tries to create new standards among its sponsors.

“In addition to legends of jazz, our festival has always valued young talents as well – for example, amazing young musicians Gregory Porter from the United States and Hiromi from Japan will be performing alongside the legendary Charles Lloyd in our spring programme. The festival venue, Merepaviljon, offers fresh solutions and a cosy atmosphere. We are pleased that Danske Bank decided to join us and we are looking forward to the start of our cooperation,” said Erm.