JAZZ TALKS
Singer Arta Jēkabsone and pianist Edgars Cīrulis on their collaborations, challenges and dreams
Jazz at a pop festival: music as an endless journey of Kamasi Washington
Soul Tap dance group describes different ways to find joy in life
Evilena Protektore and Artjoms Sarvi define what it is like to create a jazz band of 13 people
A conversation about night rehearsals and composing processes of S&T Syndicate
PORTRAITS
«Jersika Records» Latvian vinyl label creator Mareks Ameriks and his sincere music
Big city rush of the mighty New York, the magical sound of vinyl and the rules of life of a Latvian saxophonist Toms Rudzinskis
Jazz dance teacher, choreographer, promoter Alisa Košeļeva-Nurahmedova finding her soul in jazz
Double bass player, manager and life enthusiast Toms Lipskis defining jazz and happiness
Pianist Marika Šaripo on combining jazz and classics and the challenges of being a girl in a man’s world
COMBINING UNCOMBINABLE
Hip-hop, Latvian poetry, modern jazz and video projections in a story by Beāte Zviedre
Stanislav Yudin and Asnate Rancane releasing a vinyl «Op.2» – a story about two artists with completely different musical backgrounds
Mixing tap dance with jazz and creating a superfreedom by Leonards Vīksne
Dixieland in the Latvian movie «Dream Team 1935»: talks on composing and creation
IMPRESSIONS
Evilena Protektore about the most unusual concert of Latvian Radio Big Band – album’s «Latvian Jazz Suite vol.2» presentation
Edgars Cīrulis and his thoughts about an album «Op.2» and merging two different musical worlds
Krists Saržants on «Jazzatomy»’s bright debut album «Colors of Summer»
Toms Lipskis on Toms Rudzinskis’ «Locomotion!» as one of the most anticipated jazz albums of the year