IMPRESSIONS
Kaspars Zaviļeiskis: Ella Zīriņa’s album «Unraveler» – a whirlwind dance with Mr. Gibson
Kaspars Zaviļeiskis on «Live at the M/Darbnīca Vol. 1»: All genius is simple
Sandris Vanzovičs: Jūlija Zakirova’s debut album «Golden Hour»
Evilena Protektore: impressions on Mark Viļenskis’s debut mini-album «Moon, Jazz, Romance»
Ilmārs Priede on «Music For a Broken Instrument» by Una Stade
Ēriks Miezis: Santa Šillere’s debut album serves as a bridge between Latvian and Polish musicians
Ēriks Miezis on an album by Čudars, Ozols, and Arutjunjans, «Take Your Time»
Ēriks Miezis on an album by Toms Rudzinskis: «Abyss,» awarded with the «Zelta Mikrofons,» resonates powerfully and electrifyingly
Ēriks Miezis on «You Loved Me Then» by David Harris
CONVERSATIONS
A conversation with a newcomer to Latvia: Volha Zaharova on musical reality in neighboring countries and her journey to Latvia
A conversation with Una Stade about meeting with a broken instrument, an album as a form of self-therapy, Japanese ideology about broken porcelain dishes, and simply life
A conversation with Vadims Dmitrijevs — a prominent, passionate, and young Latvian jazz trombonist who received an «Audience Favorite» award
A conversation with Andris Buiķis on spicing up the big band music composition with some more energy
A conversation with Anna Vibe on a big band composition competition and taking the Grand Prix!
A conversation with Toms Rudzinskis about the construction of a musical message and the musician’s journey in the independent world
A conversation with Indriķis Veitners: For the genre to develop, you need three things – a new generation, a place, and distribution
A conversation with Jūlija Zakirova: «The Golden Hour» — a debut album with sunny music and fancy ethnic motifs
A conversation with Santa Šillere on the road to her debut album, dealing with American legislation, surviving public voting
A conversation with Anton Visocky on funk jams in Riga and preparing songs at home
A conversation with Maija Moira Mazanova and Mareks Ameriks on a double album reflecting the development of Latvian jazz
OPINIONS AND EVENTS
Little brother jazz: The traditional discussion about the musical events and album trends of the year: how good was the harvest and where are we headed
Norwegian Landscape at «deciBels»: Two drum sets, vibraphone, strings, big band, and metric modulations: how our students coped with the Trondheim Matrix
Kristians Kalva on projects of the Netherlands Youth Jazz Orchestra
Edīte Ozola: Review of the 2nd International Ethno Jazz Festival «Guoyu pa JAZZ»