IMPRESSIONS
Dissonances that make a habit: Auziņš, Čudars & Arutyunyan Trio album «Tutti off Duty»
Reanimated hippie in a suit: Very Cool People and Aija Andreeva, «Woodstock’s Renaissance»,
Childhood memories and a trip to America: the debut album of Matīss Žilinskis surprises with the joy of playing
Two fresh albums by a Latvian saxophonist: Deniss Pashkevich — musical chameleon
Flutist Ilona Kudiņa’s new album «Baltic Transit» – proof that a powerful leader knows how important his team is
Miķelis Dzenuška’s album «sapņotājs» (dreamer): a post-irony story about trying and doing
«The Coco’nuts» band’s newest album, «Forward Back»: two steps forward, one step back
«S&T Syndicate» album «Elevator Music 2.1» – nonstop flight in the elevator
HERITAGE AND GUIDES
The musical legacy of Latvian history: VEF-produced Hammond organ as a world-class hymn to mechanics and electronics
From a recording to a release: how to release music so that others wouldn’t throw it in the trash
Jazz Club manager notes: practical communication with musicians.
Musicians’ work ethic: At what point the musicians forgot that each time performed on the stage is a concert that needed preparation
EVENTS
A historic moment for jazz in Latvia: for the first time, jazz has been acknowledged as an equal participant in Latvian culture.
First jazz festival in Latvia. A documentary movie as an event uniting generations
Jazz Valhalla jam sessions in Liepāja as a trip to New York
CONVERSATIONS
Baltic jazz unites for a concert in the US: three jazzmen went to America to show what jazz with a Baltic taste sounds like
Marija Broča: to enjoy playing at a funeral, always be outside the box, accidentally create new projects and dream about singing a cabaret
A moment when people with a wish to improvise without limitations come together — «Endless Roar» and Vestards Šimkus on music where everyone is a composer
«Blues House» and Jānis Bukovskis: this club is vital for me, and it’s also a job that doesn’t allow you to relax even for a moment
«City Jazz Riga» big band art director’s creative passion and youth maximalism
Betty Terens on existing in two worlds at the same time is like being a bat — you are neither a bird nor a mouse, and you are and aren’t accepted at the same time