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Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival 2023

by John Sharpe
June 8, 2023

Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival State Youth Theater Vilnius, Lithuania May 25-28, 2023 Introduction Now the largest city in the Baltic States, the Lithuanian capital jny: Vilnius once again hosted the Mama Jazz Festival for its 23rd edition. While booking acts which might please a wide range of music lovers, the ...

Marijus Aleksa

by Lawrence Peryer
May 20, 2023

Today, the Spotlight shines On Lithuanian drummer and producer Marijus Aleksa. Marijus has worked as a band leader, session musician and solo artist, and in each setting, his sound is his own, reflecting his interests in jazz, world and electronic club music. Marijus spent a decade in London, embedded in the dynamic ...

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Monika LIU

The Ditties

The Ditties is a vocal trio from Lithuania, formed by three young professional jazz singers and performing early swing vocal music from 1930 and 1940, which is best known for the close harmony and syncopated rhythm.Trio fascinates with its energy, delicacy and joyful mood. The harmony of the voices, playfulness, vintage clothes and special repertoire will bring you into the swinging decade. It's also a great pleasure for those who nowadays miss the acoustic and cozy jazz sound. The instrumental section ( saxophone, guitar and double bass ). Band Members
The Ditties - queens of swing:
Veronika Čičinskaitė-Golovanova - vocal,
Rūta Švipaitė - vocal,
Ugnė Bakanauskaitė - vocal. Joined at concerts by swing virtuoso:
Remigijus Rančys - saxophone, melodika,
Paulius Volkovas - guitar,
Denis Murašov - double bass.

Vytautas Labutis

Born: December 5, 1960

Vytautas Labutis graduated in 1986 from the Vilnius Academy of Music completing a course in saxophone playing. He constantly takes part in various international “JazzBaltica Ensemble” (leaders D.Murray, N.O.Pedersen, M.Schneider, D.Bates, etc.), ”Octet Ost” (lead. Ch.Muthspiel), “Moscow Composers Orchestra”, ”New European Saxophone Quartet”, ”A.Vapirov Big Band” and Lithuanian projects - “Vilnius Jazz Quartet featuring Neda”, ”D.Pulauskas Sextet”, ”L.Šinkarenko Quartet”, ”Kaunas BigBand”, ”Lithuanian Art Orchestra”(lead.V.Tarasov),”Duo E.Kanevičius -V.Labutis”, composes and presents his original projects as a leader (V.Labutis quartet,octet -CD “Terra Vandetuja”, project “Orkestretto”,etc.)Also plays and composes for the movies,theatres and teaches saxophone and improvisation in Vilnius B.Dvarionas music school. In his music he originally merges experience of jazz music, classical, experimental and alternative music

Dominykas Žernys

Vytautas Skudas

Dominykas Vyšniauskas

Vytautas Mikeliūnas