Fri, 27 Sep 2024, 20:00
Price:
15.00 €
The doors will open at 19:00. 5th floor, apartment 39, entrance through the black gate on the side of Konstitucijos Ave.
You can bring your own drinks, we will have glasses available.
Eglė Vakarinaitė is a professional jazz vocalist and vocal pedagogue who has studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and the Prince Claus Conservatoire in Groningen, the Netherlands. The owner of a deep and memorable voice, she has performed in Latvia, Spain and Portugal, and with Lithuanian jazz legend Petras Vyšniauskas at Expo in Zaragoza, Kaunas Jazz Festival and other events.She has recorded songs with G & G Sindikatas (one of the most popular tracks "1'as kraujoas"), electronic music stars Happyendless, Sinstation and other artists. She also participated in the TV music project "Singing Lithuania", last year she gave a series of successful concerts with the chamber ensemble "Musica humana" and the string quartet "Archi Quartett", and performs at Lithuanian jazz festivals and clubs with her own group "Jazz Between The Sheets".
A night of sensual jazz songs with a romantic and lightly naughty flavour. The duo performing tonight have included world-famous jazz pieces that tell stories of love, passion and spicy adventures. Music that doesn't get cold even in winter. Jazz that sounds best after dark - without constraints and obligations.
Vytautas Straižys is an exceptional pianist who studied at the M.K.Čiurlionis School of Arts, and graduated from the prestigious Royal Conservatoire of Jazz in the Netherlands. Vytautas is a versatile performer and composer, able to surprise the audience not only with his virtuosity, but also with his thick harmony and his ability to masterfully combine stylistic elements in his improvisations, ranging from Oscar Peterson, Bill Evans and Herbie Hancock to Sergei Rachmaninoff and Claude Debussy.
His musical palette is extremely broad - Vytautas also sings, plays percussion and is the founder of the renowned Downtown Piano Lab, where he daily reveals his piano expertise and creativity to anyone who wants to make music. His performances are like a musical odyssey, interweaving elements from different eras and genres, enriched with original improvisations and emotional depth.
Vytautas Straižys is not just a pianist - he is a musical alchemist, able to create a unique, immersive and inspiring musical experience that is hard to resist.