JAZZ SUITES: REIMAGINED! The making of the album

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Documentary about the making of the album JAZZ SUITES: REIMAGINED! by Raimonds Pauls / Latvian Radio Big Band. Subtitles in ENG and RU

Composition HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL from the album ACCLIVITY by Vestard Shimkus / Endless Roar. Filmed, edited and directed by Théo Poncet.

Looking back to the JERSIKA RECORDS STAGE in the jazz, world and improvised music festival RIGAS RITMI at the art center NOASS July 2 - July 3, 2021. 

Producer and Jersika Records founder Mareks Ameriks talks with maestro Raimonds Pauls during recording session of album JAZZ SUITES: REIMAGINED! Conversation about the first Latvian jazz 12 inch or Long play (LP) vinyl record REO - In The Rhythm of Jazz and the Latvian jazz scene in the 1960s,. Filmed on January 20, 2021 at the Latvian Radio Studio Subtitles in ENG and RU.

Pianist and composer Raimonds Pauls, producer and founder of Jersika Records Mareks Ameriks talks with radio DJ Uldis Rudaks about vinyl LP THE LOST LATVIAN RADIO STUDIO SESSIONS 1965/1966 by Raimonds Pauls Trio at the radio NABA. Filmed on January 26. 2021. Subtitles in ENG and RU.

Official Music Video for the composition кроме музыки by klausies from the album "9".

Russian saxophonist Alexander Pischikov is an important influence on the Latvian jazz scene of the 1960s. We can listen to his strong and open hard bop saxophone sound on Raimonds Pauls Trio jazz suite Southern Watercolours from THE LOST LATVIAN RADIO STUDIO SESSIONS 1965 / 1966.

Zilās Sūnas (Live At The Peat Amphitheater SOLSTICE)

It Doesn't Coun't When You Believe (Live At The LIELAIS DZINTARS)

From the movie IDENTITIES. THE RECORDING

Music writer and saxophonist Mikus Solovejs talks with guitarist Jānis Ruņģis about his solo recording session at Nurme church. About story behind the album YGGDRASIL, life in music, influences, teachers, sound and inventions, J.S. Bach and more. Filmed on November 30. 2020. Subtitles in ENG and RU.

From the concert Live At The Peat Amphitheater SOLSTICE.

Conversation with saxophonists Liudas Mockūnas and Arvydas Kazlauskas before their duo performance and recording session in the peat amphitheater "Solstice", in Drabiņi bog, Jelgava region, Latvia. Interviewed by Mikus Solovejs. Filmed on September 16. 2020. Subtitles in LV and RU.

Jersika Records founder Mareks Ameriks discover the story behind Charles Lloyd Quartet album " In The Soviet Union. Recorded At The Tallinn Jazz Festival" and controversy around Latvian jazz combo "Zvaigznīte" and talking with festival witnesses Mārtiņš Saulespurēns and Juris Āķis, who was also festival representative in Latvia back in 1967.

Filmed on April 18. 2019, January 6., 23. 2020. Subtitles in ENG and RU  

Music writer and saxophonist  Mikus Solovejs talks with saxophonist, composer and Latvian Radio Big Band leader Kārlis Vanags about his latest vinyl release on Jersika Records and life in music. Filmed on May 23. 2020. Subtitles in ENG and RU.

JAZZ.RU look back at the Reel-to-Reel analog recording session of Kārlis Vanags / Latvian Radio Big Band album IDENTITIES

Official music video for composition "Op.2" from Stanislav Yudin / Asnate Rancane  album "Op.2"

Music writer and saxophonist  Mikus Solovejs talks with Latvian bassist and composer Stanislav Yudin about his releases on Jersika Records, about his roots and future goals, life and music. Filmed on October 14. 2019. Subtitles in ENG and RU

Music writer and saxophonist  Mikus Solovejs talks with Latvian musician, composer, saxophonist Deniss Pashkevich about his latest release on Jersika Records, about his roots and future goals, life and music. Filmed on July 31. 2019. Subtitles in ENG and RU

Jersika Records founder Mareks Ameriks talks with Latvian double-bassist, composer Ivars Galenieks about his recordings published on vinyl so far, about stories behind each of those records etc. Filmed on May 27. 2019. Subtitles in ENG and RU