Balticness

CD Digipack Promotional Use Only Riga Groove Electro: Deniss Pashkevich - sax, flute, bass clarinet Madars Kalnins - rhodes piano, piano Norberts Skraucis - el. bass Kaspars Grigalis - drums Neff Irizarry II - el. guitar DJ Monsta vinyl Guests: Villu Veski /Estonia/ - sax Sofia Rubina - /Estonia/ - vocal Karl Martin Almquist - /Sweden/ - sax Ulf Adaker /Sweden/ - trumpet David Goloschokin /Russia/ - trumpet, vibes Jukka Eskola /Finland/ - trumpet Erling Wicklund /Norway/ - trombone Seth Sharp /Iceland/ - vocal Gianni Bardaro /Denmark/ - sax Jan Freicher /Poland/ - vibes Sebastian Studnitzky /Germany/ - trumpet Liudas Mockunas /Lithuania/ - sax Jolanta Gulbe /Latvia/ - vocal Project "Balticness" is one of the central activities of the Latvian Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States in 2007/2008. As part of this project series of jazz concerts and performance by the eminent Latvian saxophone player Deniss Pashkevich and his band "Riga Groove Electro" (RGE) togeather with local jazz artists from all Baltic Sea Region countries - Estonia, Finland, Russia, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Lithuania - playing original compositions and national themes in jazz settings is important part of this project. This CD collection of 14 live recordings made during this tour in 11 concerts in 11 cities in 11 countries. Special thanks to Rock Cafe Tallinn, Malmitalo Festival Hall in Helsinki, Jazz Philharmony Hall in St. Petersburg, Fasching in Stockholm, Herr Nilsen Jazz Club in Oslo, Gaukur A Stong in Reykjavik, Copenhagen Jazz House in Copenhagen, Quasimodo in Berlin, Akwarium Jazzarium in Poland, L'amour in Vilnius and the Latvian National Opera in Riga. *recorded live concerts from November 2007 - May 2008 credits released January 1, 2008 produced by: Deniss Pashkevich produced in co-operation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia Mixing, mastering: Gatis Zakis (Sound Division Studios) Design: Arturs Tigulis Project management: Sandra Martinsone, Indulis Dzenītis Digipak