Sophisticated Lady Quintet

18th Galvė Jazz Fiesta
2025-07-04
Sophisticated Lady Quintet
Gabija Baužaitė - vocals
Vytautas Skudas - trumpet, flugelhorn
Vytis Smolskas - keyboards
Eugenijus Kanevičius - double bass
Linas Būda - percussion
Gabija Baužaitė's music debutant in the Jazz Fiesta - a delicate combination of jazz classics and modern influences that touches the soul strings.
It appears in both solo and various projects with talented musicians, including guitarists Vaidas Grišmanauskas, Deimantas Balys, Matas Ričkus, pianists Andrej polevikov, Vytautas Straižys, Edgar Sabilo and guests as supportive vocals to Godo York, Gabrieliai, Rokas Yan. Virtuosity and sincerity of Gabija vocal, which give the listener an unforgettable musical experience. This is a great opportunity to experience real jazz magic and discover a new, inspirational artist. Trumpeter Vytautas Skudas made his debut on the jazz scene in 2000. With the legendary Jazz Pictures, winning many jazz prizes in various competitions. 2007 He became the winner of Vilnius Jazz Young Power with Untitled. With various collectives, V. Skudas played many festivals in the country, including more than once in Birštonas. Here he presented one of his most mature projects, Italian Jazz Colors, featured in other concerts, club scenes and Italy. Also 2016 At the Birštonas Jazz Festival, the project was presented by Tribute to Miles Davis. The trumpeter cooperates with Jazz pianist Paolo worshiper, saxophonist Tommaso Troncon and drummer Enrico Smiderle of Italy, with double bassist Arman Isoyan, repeatedly participated in concert programs with Rūta Ščiogolevaite, Evelina Sashanko, Paulius Zdanavičius Būda, rapper Pushu and other renowned musicians in the country. Vytautas took jazz skills at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, where he acquired the qualification of a jazz performer and educator, as well as improved trumpeter Paul Brody and Frank London in Poland, Italian trumpeter Marco Tamburini masterclasses. Currently, the musician teaches the trumpet at Vilnius Bronius Jonušas Music School.
Vytis Smolskas, a keyboard, is a pianist, keyboardist, educator, musician, participant of many innovative projects attributed to jazz genre games, but is well -heard far beyond it. M. K. Čiurlionis' School of Arts became the gateway to the music world, and he was already much into the research of improvisation opportunities, the pianist joined the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, prof. Petras Geniušas' classic piano class. After the classic piano's undergraduate pianist, the pianist graduated from the Bachelor of Jazz Piano and received his master's degree at the Hague Royal Conservatory. He is one of the musicians who go to the famous sea as a fantastic chain of adventure, where there is no occasion. He says "yes" to jazz standards evening format, accepts invitations to participate (beige) in alternative music projects, take a solo recital challenge, test tango, disco and electro style. He is a true local chameleon, a man-clay, capable of extracting any content musical phrase as needed, but always with a very distinctive, vivid character. Groups inviting to play together know - he is the one with whom the soloists will have to share the space of self -expression and the attention of the audience honestly. V. Smolskas participated in Vilnius Jazz, Vilnius Mama Jazz, Birštonas and Kaunas Jazz festivals, visited Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Iceland, Latvia, Estonia, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. One of the world's largest jazz festivals, North Sea Jazz, where V. Smolskas performed a composition program for New York Saxophonist Rudresh Mahappa with a selected two high school Big Band, which was attended by the author himself. Eugenijus Kanevičius, one of the most versatile Lithuanian bosses, made his debut on the jazz scene in 1986. He is a long -time partner of Arkady Gotesman, Skirmantas Sasnauskas, Artūras Anusauskas, Egidijus Buois, Arvydas Jofė, Gediminas Laurinavičius and other musicians. The boss participated in significant projects of Petras Vyšniauskas, Juozas Milašius, Liudas Mockūnas, Vytautas Labutis, Vladimir Tarasov, Tomas Kutavičius, played in Kaunas Big Band, Vilnius Jazz Quarter, cooperated with Estonian saxophonist Raiva Tafenau quarter and Bigbend. E. Kanevičius plays the Traffic Trio with Liudas Mockūnas and Dalius Naujokaitis, as well as the trio with Arkady Gotesman and Juozas Kuraitis, participates in Vladimir Tarasov's Lithuanian Art Orchestra programs. Eugenius' compositions sound like Raivo Tafenau Quartet, L.V.K.A. and other bands in albums. He constantly writes music for Alytus Drama Theater performances. The musician represented Lithuania in Bulgaria, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Austria, Italy, Great Britain and other countries, and is constantly participating in the country's jazz festivals. In 2004, the activities of Eugenijus Kanevičius were evaluated by the Golden Disc of the Lithuanian Musicians' Union. Linas Būda is called the legendary representative of the Lithuanian rock and metal scene, but is probably the most famous as a jazz percussion master. Since 1994, he has been a regular member of Dainius Pulauskas' groups and appeared with 120 jazz festivals on various continents of the world. The drummer is constantly participating in television projects, playing in the legendary rock band Antis. Trakai, Karaimų g. 57a, Vytautas Magnus Shore Pier
The ship sails at 7 p.m. The concert takes place while sailing in Lake Galvė in any weather. Under the roof of the jazz ship, a special emotion awaits!
Site http://www.trakaijazz.lt/
Facebook: Galvė Jazz Fiesta

Location: Trakai, Karaimų str. 57a, Vytautas Magnus Shore marinetas leaves at 7 pm to 10 pm or more tickets you can apply: vipklentai@bilietai.lt
Doors open: 30 min. before the start of the event
Event duration: 1:50
Breaks: No
Event language: Lithuanian
Children are admitted free of charge: not allowed
Age censorship: N-7
Discounts: Not applicable

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