JAZZ TALKS
Musicians first: a conversation about the All About Jazz web page, its creation and importance for musicians
Coolmans Report’s adventures on the other side of the ocean and striving for better
Behind the scenes on The Coco’nuts’ album recording in between tomatoes and cucumbers
Australian M&JAM Experiment — a technological progress expanding the borders of musicality
«JAZZ.RU» chief editor Cyril Moshkow on jazz rhythm drama, free jazz as a step to infinity and Latvian culture crossroads
Gospel and Spirituals — a fun service music or deep art with its hidden meanings and nuances
Pete Madsen on his journey in music and a joy and skill of teaching in Latvia
A girl with the saxophone — Berta Moreno’s journey through the big jazz
PORTRAITS
The bassist about the bassist — Jānis Rubiks essay on Boris Bannykh’s input in the history of Latvian popular and jazz music
Talking to Boriss Bannykh — a bass player who made the golden years of Latvian Soviet jazz
Beady Belle — a singer who changes all the time and doesn’t try to write perfect music
Dominykas Vyšniauskas’ trumpet as his thoughts amplifier — a musician dynasty descendant living in Latvia and Lithuania and traveling the world
Aleksandra Line’s struggle between certainty and improvising: «Klausies.Слушай.Listen» project’s accidental birth and album release
Flutist Ilona Kudiņa’s life story about self-identity, choices, adjusting and simplicity of life
«Just that girl on the bass» who wants to carry on music to the next level — Sintija Grigorjeva on her will to keep going
Talented Latvians throughout the world: a New York story of a young singer Elīza Baķe
Saxophonist Fred Hormain comparing music to wine and thinking about the roots of jazz, purpose of funk and musical globalism
Atis Andersons’ story about the search of the jazz free way of thinking
IMPRESSIONS
One of the most famous Russian jazz journalists Cyril Moshkow on «Jazz in Latvia 2018»
Edgars Cīrulis on the new album of «The Coco’nuts» band «No Other Way Out», in between a relaxed melancholy and playful lightness
A touching collaboration of poetry and music: Krists Saržants on «17» by «Klausies. Слушай. Listen.»
LOUD AND PROUD
Latvian National Armed Forces big band’s concert program «Folk Song» containing tunes with a message to the whole humankind
Plan B turning out to be a true one — Ilmārs Priede about the right choices and the wrong job
Jānis Ivuškāns & Irita Kalēja talk about jazz in a rock music city, student motivation and great success
Toms Lipskis about an unexpected trip to Malta together with Atis Andersons and Jānis Jaunalksnis — Latvia jazzmen teaching the students of Malta