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The rhythm of nostalgia: Kaunas Jazz returns the first festival star Heinz Affolter

Kaunas Jazz festival will invite you to meet this spring with an old -fashioned buddy - even four Lithuanian cities will host a well -known Swiss Gitarist Heinz Affolter. After witnessing the festival's appearance 34 years ago.

The largest jazz festival "Kaunas Jazz" in Lithuania will take place this year-to celebrate the symbolic anniversary and includes performers in the past. P>

As announced earlier, renowned US saxophonist James Carter will arrive in Kaunas in April, returning to the festival after a 21 -year break. In 1991 and 1992, and after that after returning to the scene of this event.

In Lithuania, the guitarist will hold as many as four shows. On April 30, he will play at the Jurbarkas Exhibition and Concert Hall (Church), May 1-Volfas Engelman Gallery in Kaunas, May 3 at the Aquarius Music Club in Palanga, May 4-Joniškis White Synagogue. P>

Tickets to all Kaunas Jazz concerts are distributed by tickets.lt.

34 years ago, Lithuanian concert organizers lived in a completely different reality than today - for example, it was difficult to get a currency you could pay royalties And to invite a foreign star seemed an almost impossible mission.

Still, and then the curious and seeking to appear in Lithuania, who did not shy away from coming to the first steps, Kaunas Jazz.

One of them - one of them - one of them - Heinz Affolter, a Swiss guitarist and composer who composer of jazz, folklore, fank, Latin American music. When he arrived in Lithuania, he loved the country so much that he gave our country a song "Lithuania" in one of the albums later released. superstars.

Heinz Affolter, who has been on stage for decades, is deservedly called one of the most expressive guitarists in Europe. The musician, who graduated from the Bern Music Academy, quickly formed his band. The Swiss, who organized many concerts, won international recognition with a record of Realities, published in 1987.

It was thanks to it that the most prominent performers in the jazz world-Alex Acuna, the Acoustic Adventure album released in 1989, drew the 1989 album. Fernando Saunders and one of the world's best drummers called Vinnie Colaiuta.

This year's music gourmet awaits a real delicacy - Kaunas Jazz will do the Acoustic Adventure program presented in concerts tours in the US, Argentina, Germany, Poland, Poland, Poland, Poland, Poland. and in other countries.

It not only sounded in the first season of the festival, but also by the efforts of Kaunas Jazz organizers then released on a vinyl plate that many country lovers have so far.

This is a melodic And rhythmic music that fascinates listeners of different genres. Funk, Latin American, folklore elements blend into jazz sounds, creating a new musical world.

It is interesting that this time we will see not one but two Affolters. Heinz comes to Lithuania with two museums - drummer Dennis Blassnig and bassist Yannick Affolter, who is his son.

The musician of his trio called "Appletree". Because it is the English word "Apple" ("apple"), as the musician found out, is the historical basis of Affolter's name.

At the same time symbolic - since he plays with his son, it will be possible "Apple from an apple tree near rolls".

'I'm glad I can come back to my good friends. Kaunas and Lithuania will always take a special place in my heart, "says the musician. — - Michael League and Bill Laurance, the famous US Snarky Puppy stars.

More festival stars will be announced in the near future. More information about the festival can be found on the website www.kaunasjazz.lt