Simonas Kaupinis

 is one of the most exciting young contemporary, jazz and improvisational musicians of the younger generation, who has rehabilitated the tuba as an expressive instrument suitable for a wide range of musical styles. He holds a Bachelor's degree in tuba and a Master's degree in contemporary music and improvisation from the LAMT, and has studied at the Gioachino Rossini Conservatoire in Italy as part of an exchange programme. He participates in projects with composers, is active in various improvisational music ensembles, including the Improdimensijos Orchestra, the Oak Birches, Laivo Troupe, Kanalizacija, the contemporary music ensemble Synaesthesis, and the Rakija Klezmer Orkestra. In 2021, the tuba player released an album of his works for solo tuba, Tubism. He participates in various art projects, jazz and academic music festivals in Lithuania and abroad.