The program of the Rīgas Ritmi Festival 2022 has been announced

The program of the 22nd International Festival of Improvisation, Jazz and Global Music Rīgas Ritmi has been announced. The festival will take place from June 30 to July 2, when the jazz grand supergroup Modern Standards Supergroup with Billy Cobham, Randy Brecker and Bill Evans, the global music band Ayom from Portugal, American singer Clark Beckham, the Latvian band Very Cool People with singer Paula Saija, British singer, multi-instrumentalist Xantoné Blacq and other artists will perform. Ticket sales have also started.

Riga Jazz Stage 2022 is over

With an open-minded masterclass in the morning and a great performance by American singer and drummer Jamison Ross’ Organ Trio in the evening of April 9 at cinema Splendid Palace ended an international jazz artists’ competition Riga Jazz Stage 2022. The winners of the competition were announced before the concert by artist-in-residence and an international jury member as well.

The finalists of the jazz artists' competition Riga Jazz Stage 2022 are known

Seven singers have entered the list of the 13 best finalists selected by the international jury: Karīna Laugale, Katrīna Kabiņecka and Paula Saija from Latvia, Amanda Becker from Germany, Louise Balkwill from the United Kingdom, Eylul Ergul from Turkey and Valentina Fin from Italy, as well as six drummers: Mareks Logins and Pauls Pokratnieks from Latvia, Matias Fischer-Mogensen from Denmark, Yannick Ballmann from Belgium, Giovanni Paolo Liguori from Italy and Domo Branch from the USA. They will perform tonight on April 8 at the Splendid Palace Cinema.

Rīgas Ritmi Festival 2022

Rīgas Ritmi 2022 will take place this year from June 30 to July 2. Both jazz and global music artists from abroad and Latvia will perform at the Riga Cathedral Garden in Riga – Ayom from Portugal, American singer Clark Beckham, Italian singer Valentina Fin, Latvian band Very Cool People with singer Paula Saija and other artists.

Riga Jazz Stage 2022 tickets on sale!

Ticket sales for the international jazz artists' competition Riga Jazz Stage have started. The event will take place from April 7 to 9 at the Splendid Palace cinema in Riga. Both live and online tickets can be purchased at aula.lv.

Public voting for Tele2 audience award has started!

Voting for the participants of the international jazz artists' competition Riga Jazz Stage 2022 has started. The potential recipient of the Tele2 spectator sympathy award can already be voted on the event's website rigajazz.lv.

Website security improvements

Due to updates of security regulation protocol at www.rigajazz.lv voting for Tele 2 Audience Award has been suspended and existing results are canceled. We will announce the restart of the voting. We are very sorry for this issue!

Rīgas Ritmi Festival receives EFFE Label

Assessing the artistic program and organizational quality, as well as its importance in international music network, the European Festival Association has repeatedly awarded the Rīgas Ritmi Festival the prestigious quality mark EFFE Label.