Author: www.visitbirstonas.lt
Source: www.birstonokultura.lt/jazz
Every second year on the last weekend in March, jazz virtuosos and fans flock to Birštonas for the traditional jazz festival, which this year will be held on March 30-31 to April 1. The outstanding feature of the Birštonas Jazz Festival is that the Grand Prix is awarded for the greatest contribution to the Lithuanian jazz. This long-lasting jazz music event, which started in 1980, presents an exclusive variety of jazz styles and genres: from Dixieland to modern-day jazz. About 20 bands will give their performances during the three days of the festival. Lithuanian jazz musicians will be the main performers in the festival, which presents a diverse range of jazz players: first-time performers, internationally acclaimed musicians and jazzmen from other countries.Tradiciškai, kas dvejus metus, paskutinįjį kovo savaitgalį (šiais metais kovo 30-31 d.-balandžio 1 d.) Birštono kurortas sukvies džiazo muzikos virtuozus ir mylėtojus. Birštono džiazo festivalis išsiskiria tuo, kad savąjį Grand Prix suteikia už svarbiausią indėlį į Lietuvos džiazą. Nuo 1980 m. ilgametes tradicijas, turintis džiazo muzikos festivalis pristato išskirtinę džiazo muzikos stiliaus ir žanrų įvairovę: nuo diksilendų iki šiandieninio džiazo. Per tris savaitgalio dienas prisistato apie 20 kolektyvų. Didžiąją festivalio programos dalį sudaro Lietuvos džiazo muzikos atlikėjai: čia groja ir debiutantai, ir jau tarptautinio pripažinimo sulaukę atlikėjai, o taip pat ir kitų šalių džiazo kūrėjai.
Programme:
March 30, at 19.00. Tickets: LTL 50:
• Rimantas Bagdonas group Jazz comfort
• Blue in Bossa
• Artūras Anusauskas and Marco Tamburini duo (Lithuania-Italy)
• Eastern Highlands Big Band (leader Kęstutis Grigaliūnas)
• Kaunas Big Band (leader Tomas Botyrius)
Jam session at the Amphitheatre near the Nemunas river
March 31, at 12.00. Tickets: LTL 30:
• Vocal ensemble Singaz of Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (leader Dmitrij Golovanov)
• Pranas Kentra project LIBU-project (Lithuania-Bulgaria)
• Vilniaus Kolegija student project (leader Vladimiras Čekasinas)
March 31, at 16.00. Tickets: LTL 40:
• Pictures Quartet (Estonia-Finland)
• Brandon Allen/Allessio/Ščiuka & Ball Quartet (Australia-USA-Lithuania-Great Britain)
March 31, at 20.00. Tickets: LTL 60:
• Kęstutis Vaiginis Quartet and David Berkman (Lithuania-USA-Turkey)
• Dainius Pulauskas Group
• Megaphone (Lithuania-Denmark-France)
Jam session at the Amphitheatre near the Nemunas river
April 1, at 13.00. Tickets: LTL 40:
• Šiauliai Big Band (leader Jaroslavas Cechanovičius)
• Eugenijus Jonavičius Quartet
• Neda and Remigijus Rančys project
April 1, at 18.00. Tickets: LTL 40:
• VEIN Trio and Janas Maksimovičius (Switzerland-Lithuania)
• Labai baisios stygos (Very scary strings)
• White sand songs
Ticket booking: tel. +370 319 65 546, e-mail: [email protected].
For more information visit www.birstonokultura.lt/jazz/.
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