Contra Jazz Quartet - Arūnas Šlaustas (keyboards), Valerijus Ramoška (trumpet), Leonidas Šinkarenko (bass guitar) and Linas Būda (percussion) - come together for the first time to perform together at the Magic of Music Club! Although all musicians are well-known on the jazz scene and have played in various projects, this unique quartet of musicians will be joining forces for this special occasion.
The programme fuses jazz improvisation and academic music structure, combining respect for musical tradition and creative freedom, a subtle retrospective look at the classics and contemporary sonic thinking. Drawing on classical motifs, the performers stylise, recreate and develop them in improvisation, often resulting in completely new and authentic jazz pieces.