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Kaunas Jazz 2015, Lithuania, April'15

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Topic: Kaunas Jazz 2015, Lithuania, April'15

Posted By: snobb
Subject: Kaunas Jazz 2015, Lithuania, April'15
Date Posted: 15 Feb 2015 at 4:38am

From four established regular jazz festivals in Lithuania, Kaunas Jazz has always been most commercially oriented one. What doesn't mean only bad thing - for more than two decades on annual basis they introduced many great artists to Lithuanian jazz lovers. I had a great chance to see Dave Holland played live there as well as Al DiMeola among many others.

Still last few years (together with opening of new huge Zalgiris Arena in town) obviously influenced Fest organizers vision: they concentrates on less amount of concerts contracting artists with maximal commercial potential, what means less problems and more money in a case of success. Gregory Porter has been hot name in Europe during last year or two (and it's hard to find any bigger town around which didn't evidenced his live presence), so this April everyone who still didn't see Gregory will be able to do it - Zalgiris Arena is ready for 16 000 such lucky ticket owners.

For fans of more chamber atmosphere, organizers prepared traditional concert in Vilnius Congress Hall (place with really great acoustic) - American a-Capella septet Naturally 7. They probably aren't hottest thing in modern jazz and Lithuanian listeners already saw them live, but it's a good music for families and far not for jazz lovers only.

Rest of program contains artists with less commercial potential but some of them music could attract real jazz lovers. First of all Polish pianist Wlodek Pawlik,than German trumpeter Till Bronner.

Domestic artists are presented by Kaunas Big Band with guest vocalist Arina (who was titled as Lithuanian "blues queen" two decades ago but stayed almost inactive for years and years after)

See full Fest program below:

KAUNAS JAZZ 2015

2015-04-24

19:00 - VMU Great Hall, S.Daukanto st. 28, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/affolters-acoustic-adventure-switzerland-lotos-jazz-festival-presents-wlodek-pawlik-project-poland/" rel="nofollow - Affolter’s ACOUSTIC ADVENTURE (Switzerland); LOTOS JAZZ FESTIVAL PRESENTS: WLODEK PAWLIK PROJECT (Poland)

2015-04-25

19:00 - VMU Great Hall, S.Daukanto st. 28, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/arina-till-bronner-quintet-germany/" rel="nofollow - KAUNAS BIG BAND feat. ARINA & MOTIEJUS BAZARAS (Lithuania); TILL BRÖNNER QUINTET (Germany)

2015-04-26

19:00 - ŽALGIRIS ARENA, Karaliaus Mindaugo ave. 50, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/gregory-porter-usa/" rel="nofollow - GREGORY PORTER (USA)

2015-04-27

19:00 - Vilnius Congress Concert Hall, Vilniaus st. 6/16, Vilnius

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/naturally-7-usa-2/" rel="nofollow - NATURALLY 7 (USA)

more info:

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/" rel="nofollow - http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/

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Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2015 at 9:29am

updated program

KAUNAS JAZZ 2015

2015-04-23

18:00 - Kaunas Town Hall, Rotušės square 15

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/the-opening-ceremony-of-kaunas-jazz-2015-petras-vysniauskas-vladimiras-kaplanas-lithuania/" rel="nofollow - The opening ceremony of KAUNAS JAZZ 2015; PETRAS VYŠNIAUSKAS & VLADIMIRAS KAPLANAS (Lithuania)

18:00 - Vilkaviškio Cultural Centre, Vytauto st. 28, Vilkaviškis

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/affolters-acoustic-adventure-swtizerland/" rel="nofollow - Affolter’s ACOUSTIC ADVENTURE (Switzerland)

2015-04-23 - Restaurant-club COMBO, Raudondvario road 107, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/jazzkaar-festival-presents-abrahams-cafe-estonia/" rel="nofollow - Jazzkaar Festival Presents: ABRAHAM’S CAFÉ (Estonia)

2015-04-24

18:00 - Kaunas War Museum Garden

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/carillon-jazz-project-giedrius-kuprevicius-dziazo-impresijos-lithuania/" rel="nofollow - Carillon jazz project GIEDRIUS KUPREVIČIUS “Džiazo impresijos” (Lithuania)

18:00 - Open air stage in Vienybės square, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/children-painting-action-kaunas-jazz-on-the-pavement-5/" rel="nofollow - Children painting action KAUNAS JAZZ ON THE PAVEMENT

19:00 - VMU Great Hall, S.Daukanto st. 28, Kaunas

20:00 - Open air stage in Vienybės square, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/domas-aleksa-lithuania/" rel="nofollow - DOMAS ALEKSA (Lithuania)

21:30 - Open air stage in Vienybės square, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/gg-sindikatas-with-lmta-big-band-conductor-d-golovanov-lithuania/" rel="nofollow - G&G SINDIKATAS WITH LMTA BIG BAND conductor D.Golovanov (Lithuania)

23:00 - Restaurant-club COMBO, Raudondvario road 107, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/tamir-grinberg-israel/" rel="nofollow - TAMIR GRINBERG (Israel)

2015-04-25

19:00 - VMU Great Hall, S.Daukanto st. 28, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/arina-till-bronner-quintet-germany/" rel="nofollow - KAUNAS BIG BAND feat. ARINA & MOTIEJUS BAZARAS (Lithuania); TILL BRÖNNER QUINTET (Germany)

20:00 - Open air stage in Vienybės square, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/tamir-grinberg-israel-2/" rel="nofollow - TAMIR GRINBERG (Israel)

21:30 - Open air stage in Vienybės square, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/jazz-fashion-show-2/" rel="nofollow - Jazz Fashion Show

22:00 - Open air stage in Vienybės square, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/saules-kliosas-lithuania/" rel="nofollow - SAULĖS KLIOŠAS (Lithuania); Firework Show

23:00 - Restaurant-club COMBO, Raudondvario road 107, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/timo-lassy-band-finland/" rel="nofollow - TIMO LASSY BAND (Finland)

2015-04-26

14:00 - Kaunas Synagogue, E.Ožeškienės st. 13, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/jewish-theme-in-jazz-the-alexpected-israel/" rel="nofollow - Jewish Theme in Jazz THE ALEXPECTED (Israel)

15:00 - Open air stage in Vienybės square, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/the-other-side-lithuania-2/" rel="nofollow - THE OTHER SIDE (Lithuania)

16:00 - Vytautas Magnus Church, Aleksoto st. 3, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/sacred-jazz-music-concert-on-the-occasion-of-the-vitality-for-life-day-maciej-fortuna-tropus-poland/" rel="nofollow - Sacred jazz music concert on the occasion of the Vitality for Life Day MACIEJ FORTUNA – TROPUS (Poland)

19:00 - ŽALGIRIS ARENA, Karaliaus Mindaugo ave. 50, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/gregory-porter-usa/" rel="nofollow - Grand Concert – GREGORY PORTER (USA)

22:00 - Restaurant-club COMBO, Raudondvario road 107, Kaunas

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/malinauskas-siauciulis-urbikas-didziulis-project-dums-lithuania/" rel="nofollow - MALINAUSKAS/ ŠIAUČIULIS/ URBIKAS/ DIDŽIULIS PROJECT “DUMS” (Lithuania)

2015-04-27

19:00 - Vilnius Congress Concert Hall, Vilniaus st. 6/16, Vilnius

http://www.kaunasjazz.lt/en/events/naturally-7-usa-2/" rel="nofollow - NATURALLY 7 (USA)

Posted By: snobb
Date Posted: 25 Apr 2015 at 1:41pm

direct on line open air concert ( April 25, 21:30 EET)

http://www.delfi.lt/video/gyvai/kaunas-jazz-2015-saules-klioso-koncerto-ir-sventinio-fejerverko-transliacija.d?id=67801152" rel="nofollow - http://www.delfi.lt/video/gyvai/kaunas-jazz-2015-saules-klioso-koncerto-ir-sventinio-fejerverko-transliacija.d?id=67801152