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Egidijus Buožis, jazz pianist, composer, producer and music professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, jazz department. The performer has mastered a wide repertoire: from well-known jazz standards to original compositions of modern jazz with be-bop, hard-bop, cool, fusion, acid and ethno jazz elements. During the concert, he will perform his original jazz compositions. We invite all jazz fans to spend a jazzy spring afternoon together at the manor!

Egidijus Buožis was born in 1965. in Kaunas. He became interested in jazz at the age of 12. in 1983 he graduated from the M. K. Čiurlionas Arts Gymnasium, and in 1988 - Lithuanian Academy of Music. While still a student, he won the first prize at the international jazz improvisation competition in Vilnius in 1984.

E. Buožis has organized a number of solo piano music concerts, performed with the State Symphony and Lithuanian Chamber Orchestras, as well as the most famous jazz performers in Lithuania and abroad.

In 1995. he released his first self-titled jazzy-pop music album called Town of Love. in 2000 he and Valerijus Ramoška (trumpet) recorded a CD of jazz standards "Solos and Duos". The album was rated 5 out of 5 gramophones by the most prestigious Lithuanian music magazine "Gramofonas" for music and sound mastering. in 2002 Egidijus Buožis started a series of spontaneous jazz improvisation concerts "Impro vizijos" together with the most famous Lithuanian performers. in 2003 he was nominated "Jazz Interpreter of the Year" and awarded the "Golden Disc" of the Lithuanian Musicians' Union.

In 2005. Egidijus Buožis delighted jazz lovers with his new album "At First Sight". E. Buožis performed compositions together with Valerijus Ramoška (trumpet, flugelhorn), Eugenijus Kanevičius (double bass) and Darius Rudžis (drums). in 2007 a new album "Spontanica" was released, recorded by E. Buožis and saxophonist Petros Vyšniauskas. This album contains completely spontaneous compositions recorded at the concert in St. Catherine's Church in Vilnius. in 2011 Egidijus Buozis' solo album "ONE" was released, recorded during his concert in 2010. December 18 in Vilnius during This album contains jazz standards, several original compositions and one spontaneous improvisation.

2015. Egidijus Buožis released the album "Pictures". It was produced by great Scandinavian jazz professionals Caecilie Norby and Lars Danielsson. The album was created together with Arve Henriksen, Vytautas Sondecki, Stefan Pintev, Matias Gronroos and Tommy Holmgren. The album contains several Lithuanian folk songs (registered as cultural heritage by UNESCO), a Danish folk song and original compositions by Caecilie Norby and Lars Danielsson. in 2015 Egidijus Buožis also entered the Guinness Book of Records for performing the longest spontaneous jazz composition (72 minutes) in the world. The composition was performed in 2015. April 9 in the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius.

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