The evening, marked by several standing ovations, was spent in the Dom garden on a warm and emotional Maestro’s melodic wave, the author himself, together with the musicians of the jazz trio and the chamber orchestra “Sinfonietta Rīga” under the direction of Normund Schne, the conductor, performed versions of well-known compositions by Raimond Paul created by the British arranger Callum Au.
The song “Baltā saule” was especially popular with the audience, which was performed even twice, with the audience also singing along to the words of singer Margaritas Vilcānes’ eternal hit, as well as “Dāvāja Māriņa” transformed in a distinctly jazzy manner and “Mēmā dziesma” accented with string sounds. The Maestro himself on stage not only provided the inevitable dose of his characteristic humor, but also did not hide his emotion for the excellent concert evening.
Before the program “Songs without words” right there in the garden of the Riga Cathedral, prominent Danish guitar virtuoso Jacob Gurevitsch allowed to delve into the nuances of flamenco playing together with the accompanying musicians, creating a lyrical and romantic feeling already in the first part of the concert evening. In the morning, he also gave an informative master class in the Latvian Radio 1 studio.
On the other hand, the two-day festival program curated by the vinyl label “Jersika Records” was launched in the “Noass” art center located on AB Damja. Saxophonist Kārlis Auziņš performed an exciting program of new original compositions on the “Jersika Stage” together with bassist Edvins Ozolas and drummer Kaspars Kurdeko, while the evening continued with a fusion funk party by vibrophonist Miķelis Dzenuška together with his group “Uzvaras bulvāris”, performing “Satiksmes nozods” from the album released this year. program.
Meanwhile, the charismatic British singer Louise Balkwill, winner of last year’s “Riga Jazz Stage” jazz artist competition, performed on the “Riga Jazz Lounge” stage of the “Radisson Blu Latvija” hotel, and after the concert, the evening continued with a jam session with double bass player Andris Grunte and his colleagues.
2023-07-08 09:19:27
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