See you in Berlin, Helsinki, Riga, Hamburg, Weimar, Erfurt, Wurzburg, Munich, Rosenheim, Vienna!
10. – 13.10 ???? hittin’ it with an amazing drummer and wonderful guy Alessandro D’Anna in Berlin The Hat Bar Berlin and Helsinki Garden by Olo + Harju8
14.10 ???? touching base in #Riga for a RIGA ROOM jam session Teātris – Jazz klubs Hamlets
23.10 ???? then back to Berlin with some Birthday news on ABYSS project (can’t wait to tell you all!)
23.10 – 11.11 ???? Alex’s Hand ‘Hungarian Spa’ Album Release concert embarking on a 20ish show tour with Alex’s Hand absolutely crazy orchestral (avant, prog, post, mod, exp, you name it, etc) jazz project “Hungarian Spa” release tour across Germany, Slovenia, Hungary, and Austria.
Come out if you’re about! Let’s hang!
ABYSS live at Riga City Festival – Rīgas Svētki 2019
Video captured by a friend and great musician Ilona Kudiņa. A special feeling when friends and colleagues come to support. I’ll be returning to Riga on August 31 to play with more of the material and with great Latvian musicians at the Latvian National Library Centenary Gala. Looking forward!
On stage this time with Arne Braun (guitar), Povel Widestrand (piano), Josh Ginsburg (bass), Fabian Rösch (drums). Videographer Elīna Lieljukse.
ABYSS Live at Funkhaus studio – Day 18
Our second track from the Live EP “Day 18” with ABYSS
live from Funkhaus studio in Berlin is live.
Looking forward to going into the studio this November to record the whole of this album, invite guest instrumentalists and vocalists, do post-production and play with electronics!
Toms Rudzinskis (Latvia) – saxophone, compositions
Igor Osypov (UA) – electric guitar
Povel Widestrand (Sweden) – keyboards
Tom Berkmann (Germany) – electric bass
Fabian Rösch (Germany) – drums
Frida Ekerlin – Lead Sound Engineer
Dima Vavilov – Recording Engineer
Sturla Friðriksson – Assistant
Krišs Veismanis – Mix & Master
To support the new album, visit https://tomsrudzinskis.bandzoogle.com!
ABYSS Live at Funkhaus studio – Day 16
Excited to publish our first track “Day 16” with ABYSS
live from Funkhaus studio in Berlin.
Project ABYSS brings together some of the most exciting and fresh faces from Jazz in Europe. Heavily rhythmic and melodic, fusion of avant-garde and jazz exploring the possibilities of electronics, ABYSS paints their musical journey with expressive strokes and intense improvisation.
Toms Rudzinskis (Latvia) – saxophone, compositions
Igor Osypov (UA) – electric guitar
Povel Widestrand (Sweden) – keyboards
Tom Berkmann (Germany) – electric bass
Fabian Rösch (Germany) – drums
Recorded in collaboration with dBs Music Berlin at Funkhaus Berlin studio
Frida Ekerlin – Lead Sound Engineer
Dima Vavilov – Recording Engineer
Sturla Friðriksson – Assistant
Krišs Veismanis – Mix & Master
ABYSS debut recording is to be recorded in November 2019
To support the album, visit https://tomsrudzinskis.bandzoogle.com!
NEW MUSIC, MERCH and TOUR DATES
I’ve resurrected my Newsletter!
With new material in the making, planning a tour, merch line and all that jazz, I’ve decided to reach out to you guys and share what’s going on in Toms Rudzinskis Music HQ 1-2 times a month via e-mail.
Those who had subscribed since I launched my website in 2012 – you’re still on the list! But very welcome to update your info so I don’t miss you when sending out the New Newsletter.
I’ll keep posting updates from the shed, jam sessions and the casual inspirational quote (let’s call those #jazzspiration quotes) on Instagram and my Facebook page.
I’ll keep it tight, fresh and in good timing ???? ???????? Life is #jazz.
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Endorsed by Gamechanger Audio – Plus Pedal
PLUS Pedal, the world’s first sustain and sostenuto pedal for all melodic instruments, based around a proprietary audio algorithm that lets users capture and sample small parts of the connected instrument’s signal in real time and loop them into a seamless, warm, and responsive sustained tone. More about PLUS Pedal: https://www.gamechangeraudio.com/pluspedal/
Support Gamechanger Audio newest creation, Motor Synth:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/motor-synth#/
Gear I use:
Selmer SBA saxophone
Gottsu mouthpiece
Rigotti reeds
In this video:
Edna microphone by Ear Trumpet Labs
PLUS Pedal by Gamechanger Audio
Marshall MB30 amp
See me live and catch the pedal in action!: Toms Rudzinskis LIVE
Filmed at Liebig12, a non-profit atelier/projectspace in Berlin Friedrichshain, www.liebig12.net.
Gamechanger Audio was founded by four friends committed to exploring the uncharted territories music electronics, to create devices that provide real value while stretching the imagination of both musicians and engineers.
The company has been praised for innovation in creating its inaugural PLUS Pedal, the world’s first sustain and sostenuto pedal for all melodic instruments, based around a proprietary audio algorithm that lets users capture and sample small parts of the connected instrument’s signal in real time and loop them into a seamless, warm, and responsive sustained tone; and its PLASMA Pedal follow-up, forming the basis of a unique approach within the realm of overdrive and distortion by transforming the connected instrument’s live signal into a series of continuous high-voltage discharges within a xenon-filled tube. The latter has since been applied to a 19” Rack format and Eurorack modular format.
The company intends to continue this path with it’s next product, MOTOR Synth, the world’s first electro-mechanical desktop synthesizer. Theircrowdfundign campaign is live until the 28th of June – back it and give youself an amazing Christmas gift!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/motor-synth#/
ABYSS first video trailer is out!
Happy to publish to a wider audience the first ABYSS video trailer featuring
Toms Rudzinskis (LV) – compositions, sax
Igor Osypov (UA) – guitar
Povel Widestrand (SWE) – piano
Tom Berkmann (DE) – bass
Fabian Rösch (DE) – drums
Filmed at Side Ways Series, BERLIN.
Excited to continue this project, play, tour, record and more! Stay tuned for more!
– Toms
ON TOUR – May 2019 in the Baltics
Happy to announce upcoming dates in May – touring in Baltics!
Exited to see & play with my friends in Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn with Rob Duguay Songevity and Tuomo Uusitalo band. Come out and enjoy the music & play with us at Jam sessions!
04.05 Jazz Cellar 11/ Vilnius
06.05 Teātris – klubs Hamlets / Riga
07.05 Folkklubs Ala Pagrabs / Riga
09.05 Trompete Taproom / Riga
10.05 Trompete Taproom / Riga
17.05 Philly Joe’s Tallinn / Tallinn
21.05 Folkklubs Ala Pagrabs / Riga
23.05 Trompete Taproom / Riga
31.05 The Hat Bar Berlin / Berlin
ABYSS LIVE @ Donau115 April 20
Excited to play live with my new acoustic/electronic improvised jazz project “ABYSS” featuring some of the Berlin’s finest musicians. A fusion of avant-garde and jazz exploring the possibilities of electronics. Heavily rhythmic and melodic, incorporating the improvised and unexpected. The material I have been working this year!
Facebook event ???? https://www.facebook.com/events/360027268188121/
Lineup:
Toms Rudzinskis (LV) – compositions, sax
Igor Osypov (UA) – guitar
Povel Widestrand (SWE) – synths
Felix Henkelhausen (DE) – bass
Fabian Rösch (DE) – drums
ABYSS at Side Ways Series (GALLERY)
Thank you all for an amazing gig!
Photos by (c) Mari Poller via Side Ways Series
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