LIUDAS MOCKŪNAS
Genres: Avant-Garde Jazz, Third Stream, Jazz Related Improv, Composition • Lithuania

Lithuanian reed player (born in 1976) during the last years has become an important figure on Lithuanian jazz scene, is a representative of a young Lithuanian jazz generation, he is a mature and experienced musician who has played in many parts of Europe, USA, Israel, Turkey and China. Mockunas graduated from Lithuanian Musical academy in 2002 MA degree and Rhythmic Music Conservatory in Copenhagen in Denmark in 2005, MA degree. He has won several classical competitions in Lithuania and Latvia. Together with trio M.A.P: Jacob Anderskov (piano) and Stefan music in Poirtiers, France. He has released 7 albums on his name and 15 as a sideman including Andrew Hill's Jazz Par Octet". LIudas album "Toxikum" featuring Marc Ducret and John Tchicai ("ILK" recods), which he released with Danish drummer Stefan Pasborg has won Danish grammy "Jazz Discovery of the Year 2004". He also got three prizes in Lituania: Vilnius Jazz read more...