Cityscapes
Summer Concert Series
Atomos Saxophone Quartet (Latvia):
Arvydas Kazlauskas (soprano, alto saxophones), Aigars Raumanis (alto saxophone), Valters Šmits (tenor saxophone), Rūdolfs Pēteris Rubenis (baritone saxophone)
Programme: Mike Mower, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Ritvars Garoza, Roberts Martini, Bob James, Rebeca Mauleón, Jim Hartog
In this concert programme, Latvian saxophone quartet, the Atomos, and percussionist Ernests Mediņš offer their listeners an entertaining pastime with jazzy rhythms, harmonies and tunes collected while touring the American and European cities.
In the beginning of the 20th century New York was a dream city for many jazz musicians. It was a meeting place for the pioneers of bebop, composers-performers Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, and Dizzy Gillespie. The programme will feature works by these influential artists in the arrangements for saxophone quartet and percussion.
The same level of rhythmic energy and whoop-de-doo will accompany the works by Mike Mower, founder of the legendary British saxophone quartet, The Itchy Fingers, and American record producer and jazz keyboardist Bob James.
On this musical journey we will also visit sunny California represented by the colourful compositions of Rebeca Mauleón and Jim Hartog. These illustrations of busy urban hustle and bustle will be contrasted with atmospheric Latvian jazz. This camp will be represented by the member of the Atomos Quartet, Roberts Martini, and his composition Doubt and compositions by Latvian jazz keyboardist and composer Ritvars Garoza who often reflects on life beyond the hustle of the city in his music.
- 50% off for schoolchildren, students, senior citizens and people with disabilities (appropriate cards to be shown);
- 50% off for children under 7 years of age (admitted only to the educational programmes);
- Admission free for persons in wheelchairs (appropriate cards to be shown ) and 50% off for one accompanying person;
- 10% off for group bookings (20 and more tickets for one event);
- 100% off for schoolchildren and students of the Klaipėda art schools (appropriate ID cards to be shown), which include: Klaipėda Stasys Šimkus Conservatory, Klaipėda Juozas Karosas Music School, Klaipėda Eduardas Balsys Gymnasium of Arts, Klaipėda Jeronimas Kačinskas Music School, Klaipėda Faculty of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Klaipėda Adomas Brakas School of Art. A transaction fee of € 1.20 is applied when purchasing tickets via the BILIETAI ticketing system.
