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| Founded in 1987, Vilnius Jazz is
the oldest annual jazz festival
held in Vilnius. It is an exceptional
event in Lithuania, providing a
broad perspective on contemporary
trends in jazz from all over
the world. Over the years Vilnius
Jazz has earned a reputation of a
radical avant-garde festival oriented
towards novelty and limitstretching
creativity.
The stylistic boundaries of jazz
and free improvised music are
often crossed and expanded here
by offering joint projects with
musicians from the academic,
ethnic, rock and industrial music
backgrounds.
Attracting an audience of around
7000 each year, Vilnius Jazz has
played a formative role for several
generations of jazz fans. It has
also to its credit helped develop
local players who have then
moved onto performing in other
European venues and international
jazz groups Vilnius Jazz is also
inextricably linked with the
development of a distinctive
Vilnius jazz school. Recognised as
one of the most important signposts
in Eastern Europe, Vilnius
Jazz remains devoted to nurturing
and promoting the living tradition
of improvised music in Lithuania.
In 2005, it joined the membership
of the Europe Jazz Network.
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