Riga City Festival 2020

A STROLL THROUGH THE PATHS OF THE HISTORY OF JAZZ

14. AUG.7 pm, Friday
PlaceVEF Culture Palace, Great Hall

Participants:

Orchestra RIGA bigband

Conductor Valdis Butāns

Soloists: Beāte Zviedre, Rūta Dūduma-Ķirse and Elīza Evalde

Jazz concert A Stroll Through the Paths of the History of Jazz in the Riga Festival 2020 program is intended as a historical look back at the era of jazz and swing music. Programme: music from The Andrews Sisters repertoire, songs performed by Marylin Monroe from Some Like It Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, as well as retro jazz by Glen Miller and Benjamin Goodman. Soloists: Beāte Zviedre, Rūta Dūduma-Ķirse and Elīza Evalde.

All safety regulations appropriate to the situation will be observed at the concert venue. The listeners of the concert are provided with seats with a distance of two meters and in compliance with the maximum number of visitors allowed.

Complimentary admission tickets available from 07.08.2020. at the box offices of VEF Culture Palace.