Sat, 12 Oct 2024, 20:00
The doors will open at 19:00. 5th floor, apartment 39, entrance through the black gate on the Konstitucijos Ave. side.
You can bring your own drinks, we will have glasses available.
Deimantas Balys - who has established his name as an exceptional, one of the most memorable figures in the history of Lithuanian jazz, is one of the most versatile and profound Lithuanian jazz guitarists. His virtuosity, melodicism and spontaneous, sensitive insights on stage are no longer indifferent not only among Lithuanian jazz lovers, but also among veterans of jazz art.
Deimantas Balys studied at the Vilnius Conservatoire, the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Aalborg, continued his studies at the rhythmic music department of the Vilnius College of Music, and completed his Master's degree in contemporary music and free jazz at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA).
The guitarist has played in various bands, including Soul Syrup, Such'a'Trip, TribalVibe, Diama, Maneuver and VR Quartet.
Deimantas has participated in Kaunas Jazz, Vilnius Mama Jazz, PIN Day, Druskomanijos, Ariogala Jazz festivals in Lithuania, Saeby Jazzfestival in Denmark, Freedom Jazz Festival in Poland, and in the concert series in the Baltic countries.
Vytautas Straižys is a pianist who studied at the M.K.Čiurlionis School of Arts and graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Jazz in the Netherlands. Vytautas is a versatile performer and composer who is able to surprise the audience with his virtuosity, thick harmony and ability to combine stylistic elements from Bill Evans, Oscar Peterson to S.Rachmaninoff, F.Chopin or C.Debussy in his improvisations. Vytautas also sings, plays percussion and is the founder of the renowned 'Downtown Piano Lab' where he daily reveals his piano expertise and creative experience to all comers.