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The Young Immigrants: Head Borders

Read "Head Borders" reviewed by Vitalijus Gailius

by Vitalijus Gailius
August 14, 2022

The Young Immigrants is a sextet led by Lithuanian double bassist, composer and one of the most intriguing Lithuanian musicians, Aurelijus Užameckis. In 2021, he released jaw-dropping double bass solo debut album Signals (CRRNT). Apart from Užameckis, musicians from various corners of Europe play in the band. All of them are united by Copenhagen, the city where their collaboration began and where all members currently reside. Head Borders is hard to pigeonhole. The album is a confluence of ...

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Aurelijus Užameckis: Signals

Read "Signals" reviewed by Vitalijus Gailius

by Vitalijus Gailius
November 19, 2021

Signals is a debut solo album from one of the most promising Lithuanian double bassists, Aurelijus Užameckis, who recently graduated from Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He is a member of jazz rock band Džiazlaif and also a leader of the international ensemble, The Young Immigrants. During his career Užameckis has shared the stage with the brightest Lithuanian jazz and improvised music stars as well as with well-known world musicians such as Kenny Wollesen, Kresten Osgood, Lotte Anker. ...

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Domas Žeromskas: Infinite Itinerant

Read "Infinite Itinerant" reviewed by Geno Thackara

by Geno Thackara
May 22, 2019

A title like Infinite Itinerant may seem like a premature (or even pretentious) statement coming from a player in his late teens, but Domas Žeromskas' sparkling debut shows that he's got enough ambition to back it up. The young leader's piano work smartly builds on past decades of swing and bop alongside contemporary hipness, and the all-original pieces follow suit. If this happy session is any indication, Žeromskas seems poised to live up to that exploratory promise. This is a ...