Home Jazz Band | Festival „Džiazuojantis Žvėrynas“

Festival “Džiazuojantis Žvėrynas” presents: “HOME JAZZ BAND”

August 22nd at 8:30 PM

Mindaugas Bikauskas – guitar, vocals
Marius Zaremba – clarinet
Vadim Stankevičius – guitar
Denis Murašov – double bass

“Home Jazz Band” – traditional jazz hooligans since 2011.
Like a time machine, it will take you to 1920s New Orleans or 1940s New York. They break standards, discover works hidden in the chests of history, and bring them to a new life. The listener not only immerses himself in the whirlwind of dance, but also takes away knowledge about New Orleans street marches, Vaudeville, ragtime, big band music, and European jazz after the concert.
The jazz of the Home Jazz Band is diverse – authentic, sometimes punk rock, soft as silk, and sometimes rough and dirty. The most important thing is that it is real.

Mindaugas Bikauskas – guitar, vocals. International dance teacher, performer and musician from Lithuania. He started dancing in 2006. In 2008 he formed the traditional jazz dance group Rhythm Junkies, and in 2011 the Home Jazz Five, now known as the Home Jazz Band. Inspired by his dance groups, they have different sounds of the jazz era and specialize in playing for dancers. Mindaugas is a self-taught musician, although music is deep in his family roots. His grandfather was a great Lithuanian accordionist, violinist and pianist, and his father is a great representative of Lithuanian traditional folk music who played the clarinet and the Lithuanian folk wind instrument Birbyn. Having written hundreds of folk arrangements, he has dedicated his life to teaching and popularizing folk music.

Marius Zaremba – clarinet. I have been with the band since its inception, and I began my musical journey at the age of six, when I entered the National M.K. Čiurlionis School of Art. I also studied at the Latvian Academy of Music. There I received a bachelor’s degree in performance. During my studies, I performed with a retro jazz trio, where I tried to acquire my first knowledge of improvisation. At that time, I was also an active figure in hip-hop culture. In 2009, we recorded the album “Retrospektyva” with the group “Eazee Shoq”. I also started creating electronic music, which was included in the collection “Ritmo kovos”. Since 2008, with the involvement of my colleague and friend Mindaugas, I joined the swing ensemble “Rhythm Junkies”, with whom we released three albums and toured half of Europe. A decade ago, we formed a new group “Home Jazz Band”. We are still working with it. I am also a journalist on television shows and projects.

Vadim Stankevičius – guitar. A talented Lithuanian jazz guitarist. In his hands, music comes to life through a virtuoso performance in the Gypsy jazz style, with which he captivates listeners at various festivals and projects. Vadim also creates unique acoustic and jazz guitars, appreciated even by international music stars. His precision in restoring instruments is trusted even when preserving the history of Lithuanian music, for example, when restoring the guitar of the legendary Vytautas Kernagis. He is an exceptional personality who combines a deep love for music, stage energy and unique craft into a single work of art.

Denis Murašov – double bass. He joined the group in 2013. He graduated from the Vilnius Juozas Tallat-Kelpša Conservatory and the Faculty of Arts of Vilnius College. Since the beginning of his studies, he has performed with the most active traditional jazz groups in Vilnius. He has gained experience on many of the most famous Lithuanian stages. He has toured a lot of European festivals with several groups, including Home Jazz Band.
He has performed and recorded albums with such groups as The Schwings, Andrej Polevikov Trio, The Swing Cats, The Gypsons, Ella Fitzgerald Tunes and many others. He has been a professional music teacher for 15 years.

The number of places is limited.
Information about table reservations – veranda.lt/meniu/home-jazz-band
A deposit of 30 EUR/guest is required for this concert, which you will use to cover the restaurant bill during the evening.

FESTIVAL “Džiazuojantis Žvėrynas“
This is a 3-day festival of the jazz community, Žvėrynas residents, Vilnius residents and city guests, which will unite in the courtyard of “Veranda” surrounded by greenery for a unified jazz rhythm, education and positive energy.

The program includes international jazz projects, Lithuanian performers, young talents, creative education and a cozy atmosphere for the whole family.
This is a festival where jazz, community and summer evenings create a special atmosphere of Žvėrynas.

Festival events are free.

→ 8.21 Friday
18:00 “Jazz In Case”
Kazlauskaitė / Selenis / Joknys / Zizas
20:30 “Silent Borders Jazz Quartet”
(Lithuania, Israel, Cuba, Hungary)
Vaiginis / Elnatan / Someillan / Somos

→ 8.22 Saturday
12:00 Interactive musical performance for the little ones “The Story of a Wardrobe” („Spintos istorija“)
18:00 “Northbound quartet”
20:30 “Home Jazz Band” (Lithuania)
Bikauskas / Zaremba / Stankevičius / Murašov

→ 8.23 Sunday
12:00-15:00 Jazz breakfast under the open sky “Piano Jazz”
13:00-15:00 Arts education for adults and children “We draw jazz”

More information – veranda.lt/festivalis

Festival organizer – VsI “Stirna pievoje”
Festival partner – Home restaurant “Veranda”
The festival is partially financed by Vilnius City Municipality