International Jazz Artists’ Competition to be held at Splendid Palace Cinema from April 7 to 9Riga Jazz Stage“, offering jazz music talent from around the world.
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According to Kaspars Zaviļeiskis, the representative of the festival organizers, “Riga Jazz Stage 2022” will take place for the 13th time and will bring together vocalists and drummers from different countries. A prominent international jury will also arrive in Riga, making “Riga Jazz Stage” a jazz festival marked on the world map of this genre, Zaviļeiskis points out.
The special guest will be Gramy Award nominee, Thelonious Monk winner, composer, singer and drummer James Jesson Ross (pictured), who will be on the jury, give a master class and perform at a concert on April 9th at the awards ceremony.
A competition concert with 26 young talents will take place on April 7. A total of 13 countries’ jazz schools will be represented at Riga Jazz Stage, as artists from Estonia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Italy, the United Kingdom, Turkey and the United States will arrive in Riga, as well as Latvian vocalists and drummers.
On April 8, the final of the competition will take place, where the top 12 candidates selected by the jury will perform, and on April 9, jameson Ross will showcase his vocal and drumming skills in one concert. for it teaches you how to create and manifest yourself. “
Rosa’s colleagues on the jury will be Toivo Unts, Artistic Director of Jazz Time Festival (Estonia), Jonas Jučas, Artistic Director of Kaunas Jazz Festival (Lithuania), Giuseppe Mormile (Italy), Artistic Director of Venice Jazz Festival, and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club of London. Club Concert Coordinator Paul Peiss (UK), Istanbul Nardis Jazz Club Artistic Director Onder Fogan (Turkey), Just Jazz International Director Catherine Mayer (Germany), Lincoln Center Jazz Department Vice President George (USA), artistic director of “Riga Jazz Stage” Māris Briežkalns and Maestro Raimonds Pauls.
The contestants will be accompanied by the “Riga Jazz Quartet”, with pianist Kristaps Vanadziņš, guitarist Rihards Goba, bassist Jānis Rubiks and drummer Miķelis Vīte.
“The level of this year’s competition will be very high, as several participants who have already won prestigious competitions will take part in it,” says Māris Briežkalns. “This is still the largest jazz artist competition in the Baltic States and its name has been heard all over the world of jazz. Thanks to the online opportunities, it will really be available to jazz enthusiasts all over the world. I am especially pleased that both categories of this year’s competition will be open to Riga. unifying American artist Jameson Ross, who is both an internationally acclaimed drummer and singer. Good luck to all the contestants and the spectators of true good music! “
The competition’s prize fund includes cash and other prizes, as well as invitations to perform at jazz festivals and music clubs in various countries around the world.
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