The jazz club “M/House of Jazz”, also known as the cultural venue “M/Darbnīca”, will be celebrating its sixth anniversary this week with a series of events. Unfortunately, this will also mark the beginning of the end, as this popular local jazz venue will be closing its doors – at least in its current premises – by the end of this year. The birthday celebrations will kick off on 7 October at 8.00 pm with a jam session packed with talent, led by Reinis Puriņš, Miķelis Dzenuška

This year, M/House of Jazz organised the YOUNG AND TALENTED competition for new bands for the first time, which took place over a series of eight concert evenings in July and August. Eight new bands took part in the competition: Jēkabs Reinis Quintet of Music ŠšŠšŠ Bogdans Mihailovs Synth Trio The R&R Project Bille! Džonija Elza Quintet Blurry Quartet Marsa kvintets Every Wednesday, one of the bands performed on the M/House of Jazz stage, representing jazz and related musical

Text Author: Maija Moira Mazanova Aarhus Jazz Festival From Coltrane and Late-Night Jam Sessions to New Musical Voices, Creative Communities, and Future Collaborations Just an hour and twenty minutes by plane from Riga – sometimes for less than €30 – you'll find Aarhus, Denmark's second-largest city. It is a surprisingly vibrant music hub where major concert halls, independent venues, educational institutions, and self-organized artistic communities function together as a sin