Raul Soot Quintet
featuring
Raul Soot, sax
Todd Marcus, bass clarinet
Alan Blackman, piano
Kris Funn, bass
Jon Seligman, drums

Raul Sööt has been writing music for various settings, from jazz combos to big bands, and string quartets to symphony orchestras. His compositions and/or arrangements have been presented and recorded by the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra, The Metropole Orchestra in Netherlands, Estonian Dream Big Band, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra, Pärnu Town Orchestra, XXI Century Orchestra, Kaunas Symphony Orchestra and the WDR Big Band. Raul Sööt also performs frequently on the Estonian jazz scene not only as a sideman but also as a band leader. Raul has Baltimore ties, as he attended the Peabody Conservatory for his formal music education.

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Raul Sööt has studied music at Tallinn Music School named after Georg Ots, at Skurups Folkhögskola in Sweden, Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen, Denmark, and The Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore MD, USA. In Sweden and in Denmark he studied with Karl-Martin Almqvist, Lars Møller, and Fredrik Lundin; in the United States his teacher was Gary Thomas. Raul Sööt started composing music during his studies at Tallinn Music School, when he also formed his first group.

He has participated in European Youth Jazz Orchestra (Swinging Europe) as a band member and a composer. He also took part in the Euroring Arranger's Workshop with John Clayton.

Raul Sööt has been writing music for various settings, from jazz combos to big bands, string quartets and symphony orchestras. His compositions and/or arrangements have been played and recorded by Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra, The Metropole Orchestra in Netherlands, Estonian Dream Big Band, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra, Pärnu Town Orchestra, XXI Century Orchestra, Kaunas Symphony Orchestra, WDR Big Band. He also performs frequently on Estonian jazz scene as a sideman and as a leader.

Raul Sööt is currently teaching jazz improvisation, and arranging at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, and University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy.