The group of Evita Cololo and Vytautas Skudas
Evita COLOLO - vocals
Vytautas SKUDAS – trumpet, flugelhorn
Paulius VOLKOVAS - guitar
Eugenijus KANEVIČIUS – bass guitar
Linas BODA - percussion
Evita Cololo is a young generation performer, songwriter, studying music sciences at Vilnius College. 2020 "Voice of Lithuania" winner, who started her musical career in national and international competitions.
Vytautas SKUDAS is a trumpeter who debuted on the jazz scene in 2000. Vytautas plays with various groups at many national festivals. The trumpeter cooperates with many Lithuanian and foreign jazz artists and projects. Vytautas acquired his jazz skills at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, where he obtained the qualifications of a jazz performer and pedagogue, as well as improving himself at seminars of famous trumpet players in Poland and Italy. Currently, the musician teaches trumpet at the Bronius Jonuš School of Music in Vilnius
Paulius Volkovas He started learning to play the guitar on his own, later he studied with Jonas Jurkūnas and Valdas Grendas. He became interested in jazz music early. He was especially interested in guitarists Pat Metheny, John Scofield, Kurt Rosenwinkel. Actively participates in various musical projects as a composer and performer. He has won the first places in the Vilnius Jazz Young Power and Jazz Fontanas competitions. He has played in various projects in Germany, France, Poland, Turkey, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, participated in most of the major Lithuanian jazz festivals and the activities of the Vilnius Jazz Orchestra.
Eugenijus Kanevičius, one of the most versatile Lithuanian bass players, made his debut on the jazz scene in 1986. He is a long-time partner of Arkadijus Gotesmans, Skirmantas Sasnauskas, Artūras Anusauskas, Egidijus Buožis, Arvydas Jofės, Gediminas Laurinavičius and other musicians. The bass player participated in significant projects of Petros Vyšniauskas, Juoz Milašiaus, Liuds Mockūnas, Vytautas Labutis, Vladimir Tarasovs, Tomas Kutavičius, played in the Kaunas Big Band, the Vilnius Jazz Quartet, collaborated with Estonian saxophonist Raivas Tafenau's quartet and Dream Big Band.
E. Kanevičius plays in the "Traffic Trio" with Liuds Mockūnas and Dalius Naujokaitis, as well as a trio with A. Gotesmans and Juoz Kuraičius, participates in V. Tarasov's "Lithuanian Art Orchestra" programs. Eugene's compositions are played by the R. Tafenau Quartet, L.V.K.A. and in the albums of other groups. He constantly writes music for Alytus Drama Theater performances.
The musician represented Lithuania in many European countries, regularly participates in the country's jazz festivals. In 2004, the activities of Eugenijus Kanevičius were evaluated with the "Golden Disc" of the Lithuanian Musicians' Union.
Linas BŪDA is called a legendary representative of the Lithuanian rock and metal scene, but he is perhaps most famous as a percussionist of the jazz scene. A creative, versatile musician is inseparable from the work and image of the LRT group.