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DENIS PASHKEVICH & MADARS KALNINSH (piano)

Deniss Pashkevich is one of the leading jazz musicians in the Baltics - saxophonist, flutist, composer, producer and teacher of contemporary improvisation and jazz music. Deniss Pashkevich is one of the few artists from the Baltic region to be included in the European Jazz Family Tree, where he is mentioned as the founder of his own unique style in Latvia. During his career to date, he has already gained significant international recognition, becoming an official artist of five saxophone brands and currently representing four of them. Deniss has participated in more than 50 albums. The album "Variations", recorded with legendary musicians Vyacheslav Ganelin and Arkady Gotesman, received a 4-star rating in the world's most prestigious jazz magazine "Downbeat" and is included in the 2019 edition of the "Downbeat Jazz Awards". The latest album "Asta In Madrid" was recorded with Danish musicians and released on vinyl by Riga Room Records. Both albums - "Variations" and "Asta Madrid" have been nominated for the Latvian Music Recording Award "Golden Microphone" as the best jazz albums in Latvia in 2019. His latest solo project TEN KA album "sonic geometry: structures, patterns and forms" (Jersika Records, 2021) received a four-star review on one of the most popular jazz music portals allaboutjazz.com.