At the end of April, the Lithuanian jazz community returns to the most important international jazz networking platform in Europe - the jazzahead! fair in Bremen. It is not only one of the largest jazz industry trade fairs in the world, but also a significant cultural event, bringing together some 3,400 delegates from 64 countries and as many as 25,000 visitors. Live music, concerts, presentations, meetings, new contacts, collaborations and opportunities for the Lithuanian jazz scene to be heard far and wide in Europe and beyond.

The Lithuanian Jazz Union, which fosters our country's jazz culture, is a regular participant in jazzahead!, actively representing our talented artists and growing scene. This year, Lithuania will be represented by both young artists and established professionals:

Young artists:

Aistė Kalvelytė (Weird Ugly Fish)
Julius Čepkuėnas (Keista Bjauri Žuvis)

Professional musicians:

Veronika ChiChi (Veronika ChiChi, The Ditties)
Agnė Pasarvičienė (Pasaravičienė/Sedlák duo)
Jievaras Jasinskis (Vilnius JJAZZ Ensemble)

LJU board members who will be actively involved in the fair:

Dovydas Jonas Šulskis (Duck Saved Jones)
Tadas Pasaravičius (Jazz9tus Danija vice-president)
Karolis Šarkus (K. Šarkus Quintet, Collaborative Jazz Septet)
Dorotėja Būdaite (Chairwoman of LJU board)
Dmitrij Golovanov (LJU president, "Jazz Cellar 11" programmer)
Mindaugas Stumbras (LJU board member)

We are happy to continue this important mission - to promote Lithuanian jazz on the international stage. We invite you to follow our journey and support the talented jazz community of our country!

Project is financed by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.