Collaborative Jazz Septet (LT-PL-FI)

COLLABORATIVE JAZZ SEPTET

Saturday, 2nd March, 8 p.m. at Philly Joe's Jazz Club

Collaborative Jazz Septet is the only jazz septet in Lithuania that plays authentic jazz music inspired by the eras of bebop and hardbop. During this concert, the band will be presenting their third album — "Man Of Culture”.

Collaboration is probably the best way for a musician to improve or discover something new, whether through collaborations with musicians or artists from another art form – the more, the better. Needless to say, most artists understand this concept, but the key is not to forget its importance in your daily life. Two friends, Donatas Petreikis and Karolis Šarkus, who happen to compose, arrange, and play music, decided to collaborate. These musicians have known each other for many years and have spent countless hours listening to records together, engaging in discussions, and writing songs. While most of their work would typically stay inside the studio, this time was different. They put all their musical ideas on paper, and out of their love for jazz, Collaborative Jazz Septet was born.

Karolis and Donatas recorded all the music that became their debut album, which was digitally released in November 2020. Due to the pandemic, they did the CDs release shows live only in August 2021 at six cities in Lithuania. In 2022, they released their second album and video series called “That Groove,” available on vinyl and online.

Line-up:

Mindaugas Vadoklis – trumpet

Karolis Šarkus – alto saxophone

Donatas Petreikis – tenor saxophone

Jievaras Jasinskis – trombone

Tuomas Korhonen – piano

Mariusz Praśniewski – double bass

Augustas Baronas – drums