Jazz Articles about Jan Maksimovic

About Jan Maksimovic

Album Review

Arkady Gotesman: Music For An Imaginary Ballet

Read "Music For An Imaginary Ballet" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
November 3, 2026

On Music For An Imaginary Ballet, Lithuanian drummer Arkady Gotesman assembles a suite of pieces that act as a vibrant career-spanning résumé of his practice. During that time he has collaborated with every major Lithuanian jazz figure, including reedist Petras Vysniauskas with whom he released PetrArka (ITM Records), the first-ever Lithuanian jazz CD, in 1990. In addition, as one of his country's leading improvisers, Gotesman is often matched with visiting luminaries, several of whom appear on selections here.

Album Review

Arkady Gotesman: Music For An Imaginary Ballet

Read "Music For An Imaginary Ballet" reviewed by Ieva Pakalniškytė

by Ieva Pakalniškytė
December 6, 2025

Arkady Gotesman occupies a singular position in Lithuanian music scene, having performed across more than fifty international festivals and concerts as a percussionist, composer and interdisciplinary artist whose work spans jazz, contemporary classical repertoire, free improvisation, theatre, literature and film. Over four decades he has collaborated with an exceptional range of musicians--from Vyacheslav Ganelin, Petras Vysniauskas, Liudas Mockūnas, Anthony Coleman and Mats Gustafsson to Nate Wooley, Charles Gayle, Barry Guy and Dave Douglas, among many others--while also premiering works by Anatolijus Šenderovas, Osvaldas Balakauskas, ...