All Compositions by Thelonious Monk, arranged by Dominic Duval and Jimmy Halperin.
We are happy to introduce a new piece of music of the planetary value and significance – the last recording of the legendary David S. Ware Quartet. The performance took place in Vilnius in March 2007 and will be remembered among the most exciting musical acts ever. It’s our pleasure to deliver this music as a double recording to a wider audience worldwide and share the joy with you!
An outstanding performance by two gross masters of European free improvisation Barry Guy and Mats Gustafsson recorded live in January 2009 at St. Catherine’s Church, Vilnius. This recording is a document of ultimate beauty and imagination, enlightenment and eternity.
In this hard for the recording industry time we see our mission in delivering to listeners an experience of what we consider the “true art of music”. It is our ambition to produce and release exceptional creative acts giving priority to live performances which take place in Vilnius. We are also looking to promote Lithuanian jazz musicians. The first release on NoBusiness titled “The Vilnius Explosion” is a clear mission statement in itself.
Lithuania seems to have a relatively active jazz life with at least 4 annual festivals and intensive club life. However appearances of truly great internationally recognized musicians performing creative music are rather rare and irregular.
We had been passive participants (spectators and listeners) until our love to music and an experience gained from listening and collecting records prompted a simple solution: to invite our favourite artists to Lithuania.
Since 2004 we have organized 14 concert events of non-commercial music. We are proud to name our guests: William Parker, Matthew Shipp, Piotr Mamonov, Leonid Feodorov, “Aukcyon”, Max Nagl, Steven Bernstein, Noel Akchoté, Bradley Jones, Joe McPhee, Dominic Duval, Jay Rosen, Sergey Letov, Yuri Jeremchuk, David S Ware, Jameel Moondoc, Roy Campbell, Hill Green, Klaus Kugel, Mats Gustafsson, Barry Guy, Liudas Mockūnas, Roman Stolyar and others!
