Toms Rudzinskis – ABYSS
Baltics release tour
Tour Dates
17.11. ABYSS x Kemaca Kinetic – JazzCellar11, Vilnius, Lithuania | TICKETS HERE
18.11. Workshop – Vytautas Magnus University, Kaunas, Lithuania
18.11. ABYSS x Kemaca Kinetic – Teatro Klubas, Kaunas, Lithuania | TICKETS HERE
19.11. ABYSS x Kemaca Kinetic – Wiktorija, Liepaja, Latvia | TICKETS HERE
20.11. ABYSS x Kemaca Kinetic – Concerthall Latvija, Mazā zāle, Ventspils, Latvia | TICKETS HERE
22.11. Jazz Jam Session w/ Rudzinskis Quintet and guests – M/Darbnīca, Riga, Latvia | TICKETS HERE
23.11. ABYSS x Kemaca Kinetic – TJZK, Riga, Latvia | TICKETS HERE! LIMITED OFFER!
24.11. ABYSS x Kemaca Kinetic – Philly Joe’s, Tallinn, Estonia | TICKETS HERE
NEW ALBUM
available now!
Album Lineup
Toms Rudzinskis (Latvia), saxophone, compositions
Igor Osypov (Ukraine), electric guitar
Povel Widestrand (Sweden), keyboards
Tom Berkmann (Germany), electric bass
Fabian Rösch (Germany), drums
Mette Nadja Hansen (Denmark), voice
Composed and produced by Toms Rudzinskis
Recorded at Blackbird Music studio and various home studios, Berlin, 2019-2021
Recording engineer Sebastian Ohmert, Tonstudio Sonic-Impulse
Mixing by Charis Karantzas
Mastering by Doug Henderson, micro-moose-berlin
ABOUT
Toms Rudzinskis ABYSS plays jazz and improvised music exploring the possibilities of electronics. Heavily rhythmic and melodic, bending jazz, rock and contemporary music influences, the quintet paints their musical journey with expressive strokes, exciting improvisation and intense yet intricate live sound.
Having stirred up the local Berlin jazz scene and Rudzinskis’ country of origin Latvia, the project brings together some of the most exciting and fresh faces in Europe. Called “a talent in finding the unbeaten path where tradition meets extremely intellectual, free, complicated and interesting musicianship” Rudzinskis’ compositions open a musical conversation meant to be explored, highlighting all musicians’ personalities and backgrounds. Melodic, emotive and musically compelling, ABYSS is an act to keep an eye on.
Inspired by mythologist Campbell’s “hero with a thousand faces” their new self-titled album “ABYSS” tells a multi-layered story of a contemporary person’s search for meaning and answers through the abyss of the unknown, with music as one’s guide and teacher.
Now, with their debut album ABYSS recorded in Berlin at the Soundfabrik Berlin studio (previously known as Blackbird Music Studio) and with a successfully crowdfunded campaign for album release, the quintet is set to tour the Baltic states in November 2023.
“Toms Rudzinskis’ ABYSS spoke with creative imagination, emotional plasticity and intensity of the artistic dramaturgy”
Armands Znotiņš, The Latvian Grand Music Award juror at the “Latvijas Avīze” newspaper
Baltics Tour Lineup
Toms Rudzinskis (Latvia), saxophone, compositions
Igor Osypov (Ukraine), electric guitar
Rudolfs Macats (Latvia), keyboards
Kenneth Dahl Knudsen (Denmark), electric bass
Matias Fischer (Denmark), drums
Tour Intro
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Toms Rudzinskis ABYSS (LV/DE) is the Berlin-born electro-acoustic project by Latvian jazz saxophonist and composer Toms Rudzinskis. Heavily rhythmic and melodic, bending jazz, rock, contemporary music influences and exploring the possibilities of electronics, the quintet paints their musical journey with expressive strokes, exciting improvisation and intense yet intricate live sound.
Called “a talent in finding the unbeaten path where tradition meets extremely intellectual, free, complicated and interesting musicianship” Rudzinskis’ compositions open a musical conversation meant to be explored, highlighting all musicians’ personalities and backgrounds.
The new self-titled album “ABYSS” will be released November 2023 and tells a multi-layered story of a contemporary person’s search for meaning and answers through the abyss of the unknown, with music as one’s guide and teacher. The album release tour in the Baltics will feature special guests in each of the locations.
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Latviešu džeza saksofonista un komponista Toma Rudzinska kvintets ABYSS piedāvā avantgarda un džeza saplūsmi ar elektronisko mūziku. Klausītājus gaida izteiksmīgas melodijas, spēcīgi ritmi un spilgta mūziķu saspēle – džeza mūzika, kas dodas ārpus kluba pie plašāka klausītāju loka, līdzi ņemot džezam raksturīgo bezbailību eksperimentēt ceļā pēc pilnīgas muzikālās brīvības.
Koncertā tiks atklāts mitoloģijas un mūsdienu cilvēka meklējumu iedvesmotais jaunais albums “ABYSS”, katrā Baltijas koncerttūres vietā piedaloties īpaši uzaicinātiem viesiem.
Media
Demo sessions @ Funkhaus Studio, Berlin
Live @ Kuhlspot Social Club, Berlin
Live @ Side Ways Series, Berlin
Support
Supported by Latvian State Cultural ministry, Latvian State Culture Capital Foundation, The Council of the Creative Unions of Latvia, SIA “E.G.I.”, Hugo Pāvuls.
Special mention album crowdfunding supporters: Inese Upe, Pekka Pylkkanen, Paula Lazdina, Marc Schreiner, Daiga Muizniece, Ronja Burve, Alessandro D’Anna, Connie Nicklaus, Eric Pan, Yannik Sieburg, Gerhard Ornig, Mariya Yaskorski, Baron Arnold, Aengus Hackett, Rayub8, Marta Zīverte, Elīna Viļuma, Malcolm Roberts, Kaspars Ansons, Jānis Bižkovskis, Krišs Veismanis, Jakub Doležal, Kari Antila.