Saulkrasti Jazz Festival

Saulkrasti Jazz Festival

Dates	End of July
Location(s)	Saulkrasti, Latvia
Years active	1997 - present

Saulkrasti Jazz Festival is a jazz festival in Latvia. It is held annually in late July in Saulkrasti. The week-long festival consists of educational camp for young musicians and concerts.

Guitarist David Becker, who has participated several times.

Competitions

Baltic Drummers’ League is international competition for young drummers held within Saulkrasti Jazz Festival. It is organised in cooperation with the Riga Dome Choir School and Paiste.

The competitors are divided in two groups: Juniors of 14- to 17-year-olds and the Seniors of 18- to 25-year-olds.

Competition Finals are judged by an international panel of judges.

Programme of the competition:

Solo small drums (up to 3 minutes);
Solo percussion set (up to 4 minutes);
Playing on a phonogram or with an ensemble (up to 5 minutes);
Seniors only: OPEN SOLO (upt to 3 minutes).

The overall duration of the program may not exceed 15 minutes.

Competition Winners

2010 Baltic Drummers’ League – Finalists:
Age group: 14–17 years

1st Prize: Nikolay Toshev (Bulgaria)
Reinis Ašmanis (Latvia)
Krišjānis Bremšs (Latvia)
Rinalds Maksimovs (Latvia)

2007 Baltic Drummers’ League – Finalists:
Age group: 18–25 years

1st Prize: Marijus Aleksa (Lithuania)
2nd Prize: Andris Buiķis (Latvia)
3rd Prize: Azuolas Paulauskas (Lithuania)

Age group: 14–17 years

1st Prize:
2nd Prize:

International panel of judges: Eric Moore (USA), Aleksandr Murenko (Ukraine), Venko Poromanski (Bulgaria), Zaza Tsertsvadze (Georgia)

Performances

3Stick – 2011
A-Band – 2011
Apple Tea – 2011
Ari Peka Antilla – 1998
Arvidas Jofe – 1997
Audrey Motaung – 1999
Billy Cobham & Culture Mix – 2000
City Jazz Band – 2008
City Jazz Youth Band – 2011
Christoph Titz Band – 2007
Dainius Pulauskas – 1997
Dave Weckl Band – 2005
David BeckerTribune – 2011
Djabe feat. Steve Hackett – 2008
Dom Famularo – 2012
Evergreen – 2011
Gin Gas – 2011
Gunārs Rozenbergs – 2011
Harri Ihanus Quartet – 2007
Hedvig Hanson – 1997
James Taylor Quartet – 2011
Johnny Manhattan Taylor – 1999
JMRMV – 2011
Kalniņš, Pabērzs, Grunte, Orubs – 2011
Karlheinz Miklin, Heiri Kaenzig & Billy Hart Trio – 2008
Kestutis Vaiginis Quartet – 2010
Latvijas Radio Big Bends – 1997
Laura Polence Project – 2011
Marija Naumova – 1998
Matīss Čudars Quartet – 2011
Mel Gaynor – 1999
Mezzoforte – 2007
Michael Kuettner & "Coyote Trio" – 1997, 1998
Mirrage Jazz Orchestra – 2011
Mirage Octet & Assembly Singers – 2010
Mo' Blow – 2012

Ola Onabule – 2012
Olga Pīrāgs – 1997
Patina – 2010
Raimonds Pauls – 1997, 1998
Raimonds Raubiško – 1997
Raita Ašmaņa Jelgavas Big Band – 2010, 2011
Raul Sööt – 1997
RDKS Combo – 2011
Retro Music Quartet – 2011
Riga Libre – 2011
Riga Retro – 2011
Siguldas diksilends – 2011
Simone Moreno & "Os Lourinhos" – 2011
Sinkope – 2011
Sophie Bernado & "Sir Chac Bulay" – 2011
Steinar Aadnekvam Quartet – 2011
Steve Smith & Vital Information – 2008, 2012
Teppo Makinene – 1998
The Briefing – 2010
Tiago Loei & Friends – 2011
Toomas Rull – 1997
Twin Town – 2010
Vein – 2011
Ventspils Big Band – 2010, 2011
Victor Bailey Group feat. Lenny White – 2007
Victor Solomin Band – 2007
Wolfgang Haffner – 2003
Wolfgang Haffner's Zooming Band – 2005
Wolfgang Haffner Shapes – 2007
Xylem Trio – 2010, 2011
Yuval Ron and Residents of the Future – 2008

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