Program
PROGRAM
XX International Jazz Festival BIRŠTONAS 2018
March 23 (Friday)
19.00 Ticket price: €25
Kaunas Big Band and Victor Mendoza (vibraphone) : LA FIESTA LATIN JAZZ (Mexico -Lithuania) .
“Veronika Chi Chi Quartet“ (Lithuania – Estonia):
Veronika Čičinskaitė – Golovanova (vocals), Dmitrijus Golovanovas (keyboard), Heikko Remmell (contrabass), Augustas Baronas (drums).
WIND COLLECTIVE: HUNTER – PASCHKEVICH – DI BENEDETTO (USA-Latvia- Italy – Lithuania):
Jason Hunter (trumpet), Deniss Paschkevich (saxophone), Beppe Di Benedetto (trombone), Atis Andersons (keyboard), Reinis Ozolinš (contrabass), Neff Irizarry (guitar), Arkadijus Gotesmanas (percussion).
Blues by Five: Viktorija Gečytė Quintet (Lithuania-France- USA):
Viktorija Gečytė (vocals), Laurent Maur (harmonica), Yoan Fernandez (guitar) , Peter Giron (contrabass), Mourad Benhammou (percussion).
Night JAM SESSION at Birštono Kurhauzas (B. Sruogos st., 2)
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March 24 (Saturday)
12.00 Ticket price: € 15
Arminas Bižys, Kazimieras Jušinskas, Danielius Pancerovas (saxophone), Paulius Vaškas (guitar), Aurelijus Užameckis (contrabass), Ignas Kasikauskas (percussion).
Collaboration of University of Applied Sciences Students and “Vydraga“ Instrumental Folk Group (directors Vladimiras Čekasinas and Algirdas Klova).
16.00 Ticket price: €20
“Baltic Jazz Trio“ (Lithuania-Estonia-Latvia):
Dainius Pulauskas (keyboard), Toivo Unt (contrabass), Maris Briezkalns (percussion).
“Ethnic Mood“ Project by Andrejus Polevikovas:
Andrejus Polevikovas (keyboard), Denisas Murašovas (bass guitar), Darius Rudis (percussion), Giedrė Kilčiauskienė , Girmantė Vaitkutė, Vytautė Pupšytė, Laura Budreckytė (vocals).
20.00 Ticket price: €25
Vytautas Labutis, Janas Maksimovičius (saxophone), Leonidas Šinkarenka (bass guitar), Linas Būda (percussion) .
Kęstutis Vaiginis Quartet (Lithuania- Finland-Turkey):
Kęstutis Vaiginis (saxophone), Joonas Haavisto (keyboard), Kagan Yildiz (contrabass), Ferit Odman (percussion).
Night JAM SESSION at Birštono Kurhauzas (B. Sruogos st., 2)
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March 25 (Sunday)
13.00 Ticket price: €20
Klaipėda Jazz Orchestra (director Kęstutis Sova)
Neda Malūnavičiūtė (vocals), Vytautas Labutis (saxophone), Richardas Banys (piano)
„Quartet Herbie‘s EXPLO 3000“ (Switzerland):
Adi Pflugshaupt (saxophone), Hans Feigenwinter (keyboard), Herbie Kopf (bass guitar), Pius Baschnagel (percussion).
18.00 Ticket price: €20
Liudas Mockūnas – Marc Ducret – Jim Black (Lithuania -France – USA):
Liudas Mockūnas (saxophone), Marc Ducret (guitar), Jim Black (percussion).
“Reinless“ Group (director Jievaras Jasinskis):
Jievaras Jasinkis (trombone), Liutauras Janušaitis (saxophone), Valerijus Ramoška, Laurynas Lapė (trumpet), Paulius Volkovas, Pranas Kentra (guitar), Giedrius Nakas, Tomas Dičiūnas (keyboard), Paulius Vaicekauskas (bass guitar), Jonas Gliaudelis (percussion), Vytis Vainilaitis (percussion).
Jonathan Kreisberg Quartet (USA):
Jonathan Kreisberg (guitar), Martin Bejerano (keyboard), Matt Clohesy (bass guitar), Colin Stranahan (percussion) .
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Information and reservations:
+370 319 65 546
jazz@birstonokultura.lt
The Organiser reserves the right to alter the schedule in case of unforeseeable events
