Jazz Articles about Juozas Milašius

Juozas Milašius / Tomas Kutavičius / Dalius Naujokaitis and Lithuanian Young Composers Orchestra: Live at Willisau, 1993

by Vitalijus Gailius
February 10, 2021

Juozas Milašius, Dalius Naujokaitis-Naujo and Tomas Kutavičius were the most provocative figures on the Lithuanian scene in the 1990s. Playing bebop or following the Ganelin Trio tradition was not the their thing back then (and it is not in 2021 either). They played passionately and intensely and beyond genre boundaries. Stories about destroyed pianos and audiences running away from venues are still alive. Live at Willisau, 1993 was recorded during the Willisau Jazz festival in Switzerland. The concert ...

Juozas Milasius: Slow

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 24, 2010

Il chitarrista e compositore lituano Juozas Milasius mantiene perfettamente le premesse rispettando alla lettera il titolo di questo CD: Slow. E tutto quello che ci viene concesso di ascoltare pare proprio transitare dentro al rallentatore, come se stessimo vivisezionando con una moviola le sparse note estratte dalla chitarra elettrica e le poche divagazioni concesse dal computer. Anche i titoli sono brevi e lasciano balenare solo qualche suggestione immaginifica che però viene inevitabilmente smorzata da una sorta di continuità narrativa che ...

Juozas Milasius: J.M Eile

by Glenn Astarita
July 1, 2002

Guitarist/composer Juozas Milasius hails from Lithuania. And according to the press info, he may be affiliated with an existing Lithuanian jazz scene. Although with this release, the artist has designed an enjoyable set that hearkens back to the 70’s Euro space-rock movement. Milasius also utilizes synths, loops, and vocoder type devices to supplement his generally melodic fuzz-toned lines or placid voicings.

The opening piece titled “Prisilietimas,” commences with a Pink Floydian type groove, featuring Milasius’ cyclical and ...