Results for "Liudas Mockūnas"

Liudas Mockūnas

Born: May 18, 1976

Liudas Mockunas Lithuanian reed player (born in 1976) during the last years has become an important figure on Lithuanian jazz scene, is a representative of a young Lithuanian jazz generation, he is a mature and experienced musician who has played in many parts of Europe, USA, Israel, Turkey and China. Mockunas graduated from Lithuanian Musical academy in 2002 MA degree and Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen in Denmark in 2005, MA degree. He has won several classical competitions in Lithuania and Latvia. Together with trio M.A.P: Jacob Anderskov (piano) and Stefan music in Poirtiers, France

Nox

Label: NoBusiness Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Multa Dies; Multa Nox; Multa Lux.

Purvs

Label: Jersika Records
Released: 2021
Track listing: Atavaras; Gilluwā; Taka; Madla; Urwan; Duobe; Deja; Drugys; Turbs; Šmekla; Zilās Sūnas; Strāuwa; Gyvatyne; Kupsts

Nate Wooley / Liudas Mockunas / Barry Guy / Arkadijus Gotesmanas: Nox

by John Sharpe
April 18, 2021

Nox presents a four-piece uniting two of Lithuania's finest improvisers, reedman Liudas Mockunas and drummer Arkadijus Gotesmanas, with two world class instrumentalists, trumpeter Nate Wooley and bassist Barry Guy. Recorded at the 2019 Improdimensions Festival in Vilnius, the limited edition LP (also available as a download) contains three collectively sculpted tracks, demonstrating a unity of purpose ...

Liudas Mockūnas & Arvydas Kazlauskas: Purvs

by Vitalijus Gailius
March 25, 2021

Purvs is a collaboration between two outstanding Lithuanian saxophone players, Liudas Mockūnas and Arvydas Kazlauskas. Despite being friends for a long time they have never played together before. The album was made in two parts. The first recording took place in the autumnal splendour of Latvian marshland, the second in an ampitheatre made of ...

Improdimensions

Label: NoBusiness Records
Released: 2020
Track listing: Improdimension I Parts I-III; Improdimension II Parts I-III.

Agustí Fernández / Liudas Mockūnas: Improdimensions

by John Sharpe
November 27, 2020

As one of Lithuania's premier improvisers, reedman Liudas Mockūnas has partnered an enormous array of visiting luminaries over the years. The duet is a favored format which has seen the multi-instrumentalist in tandem with bassist Barry Guy, drummer William Hooker and guitarist Marc Ducret, just to name those documented on NoBusiness Records. Here ...

Ambrose Akinmusire, Omri Zeigele, Adam Caine & More

by Maurice Hogue
July 15, 2020

When a highly respected saxophonist like David Binney recommends a young up-and-coming musician, I tend to pay attention. Los Angeles trombonist Logan Kane and his Nonet live up to the tip on his new Nope, Science, one of the featured new releases hitting this week. Also of great interest are albums from the much-admired trumpeter Ambrose ...

Jan Maksimowicz / Dmitrij Golovanov: Thousand Seconds Of Our Lives

by John Sharpe
March 15, 2020

Saxophonist Jan Maksimowicz and pianist Dmitrij Golovanov, two of the Lithuanian jazz scene's younger generation, combine on Thousand Seconds Of Our Life, which seems to be the name of their project as well as this album. While they may not have high profiles outside of their home country, both have a number of domestic releases under ...

Liudas Mockūnas: Hydro 2

by Mark Corroto
March 23, 2019

Hydro 2 is water music, but it's not to be confused with the orchestral pieces composed by George Frideric Handel back in the early 18th century. Lithuanian saxophonist Liudas Mockūnas is headed even further back in time, back to some Darwinian vision of evolution from the murky primordial seas, forward to our bipedal momentum. Note: If ...