Various – LIVE AT THE M/DARBNĪCA vol.1 | JAZZ IN RIGA | LATVIA 2022 / 2023
Label: Jersika Records – JRA020-001-1000
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Stereo
Country: Latvia
Released: 2023
Genre: Jazz
Style: Fusion
TRACKS:
A1 Kārlis Auziņš Trio– Folk Song
A2 Kārlis Vanags Trio– The Concept Of Truth
A3 Pauls Pokratnieks Quartet– The End Is The Beggining
B1 Līva Dumpe Sextet– Compromise
B2 Alise Golovacka's Orbitrons– The Big Dripper
B3 M.A.S.A.– Prayer
C1 Lupa – Elvi
C2 Atis Andersons Organ Trio– Variation 1
C3 Miķelis Dzenuška + Uzvaras Bulvāris– Five Miles High
D1 Vadims Dmitrijevs Quintet– Integration
D2 Matīss Čudars Trio– Medus Bauska
D3 Vestards Šimkus / Endless Roar– VI
D4 Double Yuriy Trio– Hope
DESCRIPTION
The burgeoning Latvian jazz scene is captured at Riga's famous jazz venue and cultural centre M/Darbnīca. 13 concerts recorded live, all-analogue and direct-to-tape, from August 2022 to January 2023 showcases who is who in Latvian jazz today
This is the first compilation album in the Jersika Records catalogue, as well as jazz venue M/Darbnīca's first double-LP. Already when I founded my publishing company in 2017, there was a feeling that a kind of jazz Renaissance was taking place in Latvia. Jazz concerts were happening more often at various concert venues and local houses. The musicians themselves became more prominent, many of whom had returned from their studies abroad. The achievement of the Latvian Academy of Music Jazz class was noticeable. During this time the jazz scene has become even more prominent in Latvia.