"Finding Our Way Home" w/ Ike Sturm Trio
Arta Jēkabsone / voice
Krists Saržants / piano
Ike Sturm / double bass
Finding Our Way Home is a creative in-person gathering in New York City focused on writing, singing and composing as a spiritual practice. Our friends who gather have described our time together as "welcoming, Spirit-filled and healing." A close-knit fellowship has grown between friends across boundaries of generations, race, geography and faith and socio-economic backgrounds. We support one another in our spiritual and artistic journeys and celebrate the ways in which we're being formed and re-formed moment by moment. We listen deeply to God, one another and the voice woven within us, offering these unique, vulnerable and authentic expressions in vibrant worship.
Arta Jēkabsone & Krists Saržants
It is with joy and gratitude we welcome back Arta Jēkabsone for the premiere performance of her original work, composed here at The Church. The singer-songwriter is joined by her duo pianist partner Krists Saržants for an incredible evening of jazz music infused with Latvian folk and other traditions. Our former May artist-in-residence has since completed several of the works she began here and the two will present them as Songs from the Sag Harbor Diaries.
Arta’s ethereal voice takes audiences on a musical journey through light, warmth, and sound. Anyone who has heard her sing will assure you this is not a concert to be missed. As composer and Pianist Edgards Cīrulis says, “Arta Jēkabsone is a voice that will soothe any pain or suffering. She is the guardian and ambassador of light, love, and peace. Yet, she still can bedazzle you with complex, but not overwhelming lines and melodies, and she freely takes command of harmony and rhythm.” Be sure to reserve your tickets in advance before they are sold out!
Ticket link below
Arta Jēkabsone & Krists Saržants Nonet
Two shows at 7:30pm and 9:30pm with
Arta Jēkabsone - voice & compositions
Krists Saržants - piano & compositions
Ilona Kudina - flutes
Hamish Smith - bass
Keita Ogawa - drums
Sara Caswell - violin
Zosha Warpeha - violin
Kayla Williams - viola
Julie Kim - violoncello
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w/ Keenan Zach Trio
Arta Jēkabsone / voice
Krists Saržants / piano
Keenan Zach / double bass
Tickets available at the Jazz Loft website (link below)
Jēkabsone/Saržants Quintet
Arta Jēkabsone / voice
Krists Saržants / piano
Ilona Kudiņa / flutes
Sintija Grigorjeva / bass
Tommy Wu / drums
Inspired by both Latvian and American contemporary jazz music, Jēkabsone/Saržants Quintet will bring a brand new concert program with original compositions and arrangements by New York-based Latvian singer Arta Jēkabsone and Latvian pianist and composer Krists Saržants. This unique program includes musical stories about hope, reflection and home – accompanied by outstanding Boston musicians flutist Ilona Kudina, bassist Sintija Grigorjeva and drummer Tommy Wu, this concert will take you on an emotional journey.
Tickets available at the venue before the concert!
KRISTS SARŽANTS WITH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Krists Saržants’ debut album “THEN AND NOW” presentation concert with chamber orchestra, conducted by Artūrs Gailis.
Minox Jazz sessions #10
Minox Music Jazz Sessions Nr. 10 programmā tiks izpildītas dažādas gan labi zināmas džeza kompozīcijas, gan arī oriģināldarbi jau dzirdētos, kā arī jaunos skanējumos, iedvesmojoties gan no 1940., 50. gadu džeza tradīcijas, gan arī no laikmetīgās džeza mūzikas, kas dzirdama mūsdienās izcilākajos pasaules džeza klubos.
Koncerts "Bila Evansa iedvesmotie"
Bill Evans was an American jazz pianist and composer, whose use of impressionist harmony, inventive interpretation of traditional jazz repertoire, and trademark rhythmically independent, "singing" melodic lines have decorated jazz music stages for almost 30 years. Evans received 31 Grammy nominations and seven awards. Leaving a significant impression not only on the jazz music genre, but also its community and listeners, Evans has played his last notes to us in 1980, nevertheless they don't ever seize to sound. As a tribute to this amazing pianist, Latvian musicians are creating a program featuring some of the most beautiful compositions of Bill Evans.
Concert line-up:
Evilena Protektore (vocal)
Krists Saržants (piano)
Toms Poišs (double bass)
Kaspars Kurdeko (drums)
Click here for more info on VEF Culture palace website!
Tickets available at “Biļešu Paradīze”: www.bilesuparadize.lv/lv/event/82460
KRISTS SARŽANTS "THEN AND NOW"
KRISTS SARŽANTS LIVE – a digital concert from the Latvian National Library concert hall, featuring music from his upcoming album “THEN AND NOW” with Evilena Protektore (voice), Dāvis Jurka (saxophones), Krists Saržants (piano), Toms Poišs (double bass) and Artis Orubs (drums), hosted by Anete Ašmane. May 26 at 7pm EECT.