Time: 19:00 - 20:40
Location: Lyceumklubi
Väliaika
Kestutis Vaiginis and Joonas Haavisto are among the most famous jazz musicians from Lithuania and Finland. The history of these outstanding musicians goes back to 2006, when they met in Lithuania at one of the biggest piano competitions Jazz Improvizacija, where Joonas participated and won the 1st prize. For over 15 years they have performed as a duo, quartet and chamber orchestra soloists. Both musicians also lead their own groups and have performed worldwide at venues such as the Blue Note Jazz Club NY, the Tokyo Jazz Festival and the North Sea Jazz Festival.
Moon Bridge features mostly original compositions by Vaiginis and Haavisto and two jazz standards by Wayne Shorter and Billy Strayhorn. The duo’s sound varies from sacred spaces to wild flacks with different combinations of grand piano, Fender Rhodes, soprano and tenor saxophones. The dynamic duo of Nordic and Baltic gives the listener crystal clear melodies and melancholy with some wild bubbling grooves.
Joonas Haavisto, piano
Kestutis Vaiginis, saksophone
