November 17, Saturday

Rudninku Knygynas I Rudninku str. 20, Lithuanian Russian Drama Theatre I J.Basanaviciaus str. 13

15.00 – 16.00
DISCUSSION: Planning a festival programme. How to retain your ID?*
Moderator Laima Slepkovaitė, Host of jazz radio shows

Coffe Break

16.30 – 17.30
DISCUSSION: What it takes for the idea to meet its patron?**
Moderator Julijus Grickevičius, Lithuanian Jazz Federation

* In English
** In Lithuanian

VILNIUS MAMA JAZZ MARGINS

LITHUANIAN RUSSIAN DRAMA THEATRE

19.00
DOMAS ŽEROMSKAS QUINTET
LITHUANIA
Domas Žeromskas – p
Leonardas Pilkauskas – s
Mindaugas Vadoklis – tr
Arman Isojan – b
Jonas Gliaudelis – dr

Domas Žeromskas is an 18-year-old jazz pianist and composer who has already performedat some of the biggest jazz stages and received praise from many notable jazz musicians. He began studying jazz piano with Oleg Molokojedov in 2013, later he became a co-leaderof Vytautas Labutis’s project “Silent Blast”, which has performed at festivals like “Lotos Jazz”, “Jazzkaar”, “Nisville”, ect. He has just finished recording his debut album, which features many Lithuanian jazz musicians and special guests from abroad. Last summer Domas was selected to participate in Jazz Workshop program with Terri Lyne Carrington and Rick DiMuzio in Boston and awarded a full-tuition scholarship to Berklee College of Music. His unique approach combines multiple elements from different styles and genres and influences of such pianists as Jacky Terrasson, Bob James, Taylor Eigsti, Orrin Evans, Kenny Barron, Keith Jarrett.

NOW VS NOW
USA
Jason Lindner – keyb
Panagiotis Andreou – b
Justin Tyson – dr

New York-native keyboardist, composer and producer Jason Lindner comes to Vilnius with his band Now Vs Now. In his ever-evolving career, Jason Lindner has been sought out by many forward-thinking artists including Chick Corea, Meshell Ndegeocello, Lauryn Hill, Mulatu Asktatke, Donny McCaslin and David Bowie. Lindner collaborated closely with the legend on his final album “Blackstar”, which won five US Grammys.

Now vs Now is a progressively evolving live-electro-future-wave band of Jason Lindner joined by founding bassist, Panagiotis Andreou, and drummer Justin Tyson (Robert Glasper, Esperanza Spalding).