{"id":1047,"date":"2026-04-27T14:22:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/?p=1047"},"modified":"2026-04-27T14:23:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T12:23:05","slug":"baltijos-salys-jazzahead-2027-demesio-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/baltijos-salys-jazzahead-2027-demesio-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Baltijos \u0161alys \u201ejazzahead! 2027\u201c d\u0117mesio centre"},"content":{"rendered":"

         Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have been named the 2027 partner countries at the international jazz fair jazzahead!. This is a significant event not only for the music scenes of these individual countries but also for the entire Baltic region, which has been gaining increasing visibility on the international jazz scene in recent years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

         Held every April in the German city of Bremen, \u201cjazzahead!\u201d is the largest jazz fair of its kind in Europe and one of the most influential forums for this music.\u00a0Over two decades, it has grown into a carefully curated and designed platform where representatives of the jazz world\u2014from musicians and managers to festival organizers and music publishers\u2014come together. Alongside the fair, concerts and conferences take place, and the entire city transforms into a massive festival for several days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         The 2026 event received special attention, as it marked the 20th edition of \u201cjazzahead!\u201d. During the event, in keeping with established tradition, the next partner country was announced; Sweden was bid farewell, and the baton was passed to the Baltic states. This decision reflects the steadily growing visibility of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, as well as their ability to operate not only at the national and regional levels, but also internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         Lithuania has been participating in the \u201cjazzahead!\u201d fair for more than a decade. Over this period, connections with international partners have been forged, the visibility of the country\u2019s artists has grown, and participation in the fair has become an important part of jazz promotion and export. For several years now, the Baltic countries have been appearing at \u201cjazzahead!\u201d not as three separate countries, but with a single \u201cBaltic Booth,\u201d where joint presentations by Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia take place. This collaboration has borne fruit, as jazz in the Baltic region is increasingly referred to as a single phenomenon rather than three separate scenes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         \u201cWe\u2019ve been participating in the \u2018jazzahead!\u2019 fair since 2013, and for the past five years we\u2019ve been working toward becoming a partner of this event. We didn\u2019t expect it to happen so quickly, or that we\u2019d become one of the main pillars. This is exciting, but at the same time, it\u2019s clear that a lot of work lies ahead. We have the opportunity to show that Lithuanian jazz is vibrant, diverse, and worthy of international attention. This not only inspires us but also compels us to move forward,\u201d say representatives of the Lithuanian Jazz Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         Although Lithuanian musicians did not appear in the official concert program this year, the country\u2019s participation and representation were active. A delegation organized by the Lithuanian Jazz Federation traveled to \u201cjazzahead!\u201d, consisting of fourteen jazz industry professionals, including musicians, managers, and representatives from the press, festivals, and big bands. They participated in meetings, presented the Lithuanian scene, and forged new professional connections. Such activities often lay the groundwork for future collaboration, joint projects, and initiatives that not only expand the audience but also strengthen the region\u2019s identity. This partnership often takes on the characteristics of cultural diplomacy, as music becomes a tool for dialogue and improvisation a form of a shared language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

         The event featured a reception for the Baltic countries, attended by Giedrius Puod\u017ei\u016bnas, Ambassador of the Republic of Lithuania to Germany, and Irma \u0160imanskyt\u0117, Lithuanian Cultural Attach\u00e9 in Germany, as well as representatives from the embassies and ministries of culture of Latvia and Estonia. They welcomed the delegations, emphasizing the importance of culture in strengthening international ties through music and their countries\u2019 jazz identities. In the context of \u201cjazzahead!\u201d, the status of \u201cfocus countries\u201d signifies not only symbolic recognition but also greater opportunities, a curated concert program, increased international attention, and new professional connections.

The activities of the Lithuanian Jazz Union are funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photo: \u0112riks Rad\u017eelis<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

         Lietuva, Latvija ir Estija paskelbtos 2027 met\u0173 \u0161alimis partner\u0117mis tarptautin\u0117je d\u017eiazo mug\u0117je jazzahead!. Tai yra reik\u0161mingas \u012fvykis ne tik atskir\u0173 \u0161ali\u0173 scenoms, bet ir visam Baltijos regionui, pastaraisiais metais vis ry\u0161kiau matomam tarptautin\u0117je d\u017eiazo erdv\u0117je.          Kasmet baland\u017eio m\u0117nes\u012f Vokietijos mieste Br\u0117mene vykstantis \u201ejazzahead!\u201c yra did\u017eiausia tokio pob\u016bd\u017eio d\u017eiazo mug\u0117 Europoje ir vienas \u012ftakingiausi\u0173 \u0161ios […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-be-kategorijos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1049,"href":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions\/1049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jazzlt.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}