Vilnius Jazz Festival

The Vilnius Jazz Festival is the oldest annual jazz festival in Vilnius, Lithuania. It has been organized since 1987. Vilnius Jazz has a 3-4 day program (concerts, workshops and jam sessions ). Festival founder and producer is Antanas Gustys. Many international projects are organized in collaboration with international cultural institutions and foundations, including the Goethe Institute, British Council, Svenska institutet, Pro Helvetia, Arts International U.S. and Japan Foundation.

The festival is a European networked as a member of the European Festival Association, since 2005, the Europe Jazz Network.

Participant

Under international artists have included The Zawinul Syndicate, Sonny Simmons -Oliver Lake Quartet ( USA), Courtney Pine Group (UK), Billy Cobham band (USA), Arthur Blythe Quartet (USA ), Steve Lacy (USA), Leroy Jenkins ( USA), Vyacheslav Ganelin (Israel ), Otomo Yoshihide (Japan), Fred Frith (UK ), Carlos Ward Quartet ( USA), Defunkt (USA), Django Bates (UK), Cinematic Orchestra (UK), Iva Bittová (Czech Republic), Myra Melford Quartet ( USA), Cuong Vu Trio ( USA), Willem Breuker Kollektief (NL ), Marc Ducret Trio ( FR).