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Karolis Šarkus

Born: January 3, 1998

Karolis Šarkus (28) is a Lithuanian jazz saxophonist, composer, and arranger shaping a bold contemporary jazz voice in Europe. His music blends lyrical melodies, modern harmony, and cinematic textures with emotional depth and strong narrative flow — rooted in jazz tradition, driven by exploration.

He studied jazz in the USA and Amsterdam, developing a refined and expressive personal style. His debut album Palette of Feelings (2021) introduced his artistic world to a wider audience, earning critical acclaim for its emotional depth and distinctive melodic writing.

Winner of Italy’s Premio Internazionale Massimo Urbani (2021), recipient of Lithuania’s Young Performing Artist Prize (2022), and a member of the Euroradio Jazz Orchestra (2023), Karolis continues to expand contemporary jazz through original music, collaborations, and international performances.

XIDEA

By Karolis Šarkus

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: Flash Forward; Theo Vibe; Will Peace Bloom?; CMGL (Interlude); Undergrounds; Fear (Of Unfairness); Remnant; Postlude (Bonus Track)

Meditations on Providence and Perseverance, Vol. 1

By Domas Žeromskas

Label: Domas Žeromskas
Released: 2024
Track listing: Of Water and Spirit; Courage That Won't Break; Stand; Psalm 139; Kregždutės; as I have loved; Be Still My Soul.

Be Still My Soul

July 14, 2024

Album: Meditations on Providence and Perseverance, Vol. 1
By Domas Žeromskas
Label: Domas Žeromskas
Released: 2024
Duration: 05:29

All New Releases From Stephen Philip Harvey, Søren Lee, Noah Haidu, And More

by Bob Osborne
May 2, 2024

On this show all new releases from Stephen Philip Harvey, Søren Lee, Noah Haidu, Anthony D'Alessandro, Aleksi Glick, Tony Monaco Trio, Daniel Janke Winter Trio, Domas Žeromskas, Hill Collective, Pozak Trio, Angelica Sanchez & Chad Taylor, and Alice Coltrane. Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Stephen Philip Harvey “Tectonic Shift (Live) [feat. Dan Bruce & Thomas ...

Inspirations

By Mindaugas Stumbras

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Lullaby; Fairytale; Inspirations; Flume; Winter Breeze; Saulele Motule; Ubuntu; New Beginning

Palette of Feelings

By Karolis Šarkus

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2021
Track listing: Meeting Point; Psalm for Freedom; Elevation, Pt. I; Elevation, Pt. II; Gotta Think Less; What is Beauty; Maejor; Grit and Determination

Karolis Šarkus: Palette of Feelings

by Vitalijus Gailius
August 1, 2021

Karolis Šarkus is a promising young Lithuanian jazz saxophonist who is well aware of European and American jazz traditions. He is a co-founder of the traditional sounding collective Collaborative Jazz Septet. However, Šarkus cannot be described as a die-hard adherent to tradition. On the contrary, his compositional style is mainly characterized by expanding jazz boundaries beyond ...

Collaborative Jazz Septet

By Collaborative Jazz Septet

Label: LT Jazz Music
Released: 2020
Track listing: Collaborative Jazz Septet; Gollem's People; No One Can Change You; Keep The Time; The Walker; Falling Feeling; Autumn Blues For Rainy Days; Pentatonic Show