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10-01-2003

The band “Jazz Factory” was set up in June, 2001, when its members where about to finish the J. Karosas music school. As far as the members were filled with an unlimited sense of optimism and a great amount of professional skills, there was nothing else left but to launch on jazz...

 

At the moment “Jazz Factory” consists of:

 

Aušra Petrauskaitė (vocal)

Andrius Palec (trumpet)

Algirdas Grybas (saxophone)

Valdas Surdokas (trombone)

Rūta Varnaitė (keyboard)

Mantas Remesa (bass guitar)

Augustinas Jasilionis (drums)

  

Though the band exists for less than a year it has already won an award. On May 3-4^th the band „Jazz Factory“ won the 3rd place in the 3rd age group (14-18 years), „Bands, Orchestras” category in the Lithuania Youth Jazz festival “Panevezys-2002” in Panevezys.

 

The medium of “Jazz Factory” provides the following jazz-rock, swing, traditional jazz pieces:

 

1. „The girl from Ipanema“

2. „Basic Basie“

3. „Misty“

4. „Watermelon man“

5. „Mercy, mercy“

6. „Dream a little dream“

7. „Blues for Mr. B“

8. „Satin doll“

9. „How high the moon“

10.  "You can leave your hat on“

11. "Summer time"

 

We are grateful to: 

• Deividas Kontrimas, Audrius Laurynas (for the basics of jazz improvisations, and a pleasant mutual understanding);

• Vida Auglienė and Edmundas (for the first steps towards the stage);

• “Doudi Jazz Band” (for inspiration);

• Especially to Vytautas Grubliauskas (for his support and time devoted to our good);

• “West Coast Band” (for their support and glasses of bear in “Kurpiai” at 10 p.m., January 23, 2002) :)

• The Jazz Club “Kurpiai” (for a table, solid chairs and 20 LT (5 $));

• The J. Karosas music school staff, especially director S. Kusas (for the roof above the head, the right way, drums, patience, etc.), those on duty (for their overtime), night-watchman (for the hammered corner);

• Liudvikas (for Vytautas Grubliauskas’s photo brochure);

• Saulius (for the band name and the services in “Kurpiai” on January 23);

And to all those who adore jazz, because the life without jazz would be a mistake!