Nida Jazz

NIDA JAZZ MARATHON 2025

July 23-27, 2025

Dear friends!

This year, on July 23–27, the “Nida Jazz Marathon” celebrates its 25th anniversary – and it promises to be a spectacular musical event by the sea!

The festival will last a full 5 days, filled with jazz, encounters, sunsets, and unexpected improvisations. This year brings a special surprise – we’ll invite you to a brand-new concert hall, AGILA, where the music will sound truly extraordinary. As always, we’ll also meet at the Thomas Mann House, where jazz will reign for three unforgettable evenings.

Nida, the sea, and jazz – for 25 years, we’ve been creating joy together. Join us and let’s celebrate this milestone loudly, live, and from the heart!

See you at the festival!

Leonidas Šinkarenka
Producer and organizer of Nida Jazz Marathon

Line-up

2025

23rd of July

Wednesday

7:00 PM Thomas Mann Museum, Skruzdynės st. 17, Nida

The Storytellers: Antonio Forcione and Cenk Erdogan duet (Bulgaria)

FREE

2025

24th of July

Thursday

7:00 PM Thomas Mann Museum, Skruzdynės st. 17, Nida

All Reeds Duo (Lithuania)

FREE

2025

25th of July

Friday

8:30 PM AGILA, Taikos st. 4, Nida

Ellister van der Molen & Femke Mooren Quintet (The Netherlands)

Boney Fields & the BFB (United Kingdom)

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2025

26th of July

Saturday

8:30 PM AGILA, Taikos st. 4, Nida

NORÐURGLÓÐ (Faroe Islands / Estonia)

Viktorija Pilatovich Quartet (Lithuania / Spain)

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2025

27th of July

Sunday

7:00 PM Thomas Mann Museum, Skruzdynės st. 17, Nida

Jan Maksimovič / Dmitrij Golovanov (Lithuania)

FREE

2025

27th of July

Sunday

9:00 PM AGILA, Taikos st. 4, Nida

21st Century Quintet (Lietuva)

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The Storytellers: Antonio Forcione and Cenk Erdogan Duet

The Storytellers brings together two extraordinary guitar masters – Cenk Erdoğan from Istanbul and Antonio Forcione from London – blending Eastern modes with Mediterranean jazz in a poetic musical encounter. They first met 17 years ago in Istanbul at a masterclass – a teacher and a student longing to collaborate. Life took them on separate paths, until 2019, when they finally reunited. Their musical connection is instant and deep – a meeting of emotion, creativity, and pure expression. Antonio Forcione, often referred to as the “Jimi Hendrix of the acoustic guitar”, transforms his instrument into a full percussive and melodic…

All Reeds Duo

Two outstanding Lithuanian musicians – saxophonist Vytautas Labutis and accordionist Andrius Balachovičius – join forces to create a vibrant and colorful musical experience where jazz improvisation meets the expressive world of the accordion. Their program features original compositions and imaginative arrangements, forming a fresh connection between jazz and contemporary accordion music. Formed in 2018, the duo has performed at Vilnius Mama Jazz, the Birštonas Accordion Festival, Vilnius Street Music Festival, Tauragė Jazz Days, and in venues such as St. Catherine’s Church, Užutrakis Manor, Vilnius University, and more. Andrius Balachovičius is an active concert artist and multiple prize-winner of national and…

Ellister van der Molen & Femke Mooren Quintet

Ellister van der Molen is a gifted trumpeter and flugelhorn player who was accepted into the Royal Conservatory of The Hague’s classical pre-college program at the age of ten—on the condition that she would give up jazz. Despite this, her lyrical voice and deep musicality eventually secured her a prominent place on the European jazz scene. In 2014, she released “Smalls NYC”, which earned her and her quartet a coveted slot at the North Sea Jazz Festival. The following year, she returned as a featured soloist with the legendary Spok Frevo Orchestra. Since then, she has performed globally and is…

Boney Fields & the BFB

Boney Fields is a charismatic American trumpeter, vocalist, and born performer – a proud member of the African-American generation of artists destined to win over any audience. He masterfully fuses funk and blues – the two inseparable sides of Great Black Music – drawing from decades of touring the world and performing with music legends like Lucky Peterson, Luther Allison, James Cotton, Buddy Guy, Little Milton, Jimmy Johnson, Fred Wesley, and many others. Boney lives and breathes the stage. Wherever he and his band perform, they leave behind a powerful trail of jubilant energy, groove, and musical fire that captivates…

NORÐURGLÓÐ

Norðurglóð is one of the most active jazz bands on the Faroese music scene and a central project of renowned Faroese bassist Arnold Ludvig. The band mainly performs Arnold’s original compositions, along with works by other members. Their sound is rooted in jazz, yet open to influences from various genres – always leaving room for improvisation and musical experimentation.

Viktorija Pilatovich Quartet

Viktorija Pilatovic is a vocalist, composer, bandleader, and educator whose original music reflects her deep love for jazz. Originally from Lithuania, she is based in Spain, where she teaches at the prestigious Berklee College of Music (Valencia) and Musikene (San Sebastian). She has released four albums of original music: “Skybridges” (2023), “The Only Light” (2019), “Stories” (2017), and “Nica’s Blues” (2013). Her work has been featured on NPR Live Sessions, DownBeat Magazine, RTVE, and other international media. Albert Palau – a pianist and composer from Valencia, known for his leadership of projects such as Flight Mode Quintet and Albert Palau…

Jan Maksimovič / Dmitrij Golovanov duet

Marking the 150th anniversary of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, his work remains a powerful source of inspiration. The project “Following Čiurlionis” presents a contemporary musical interpretation by two acclaimed masters of improvisational music – Dmitrij Golovanov and Jan Maksimovič – who reveal the beauty, fragility, and grandeur of Čiurlionis’ music through the lens of modern jazz. The program consists of arranged piano preludes by Čiurlionis. As a historically improvisational genre, the prelude naturally resonates with jazz philosophy, offering fertile ground for creative musical dialogue. The performers incorporate original motifs and harmonic elements from Čiurlionis’ compositions, avoiding jazz clichés and creating vibrant,…

21st Century Quintet

21st Century Quintet is a progressive jazz band formed in 2019 at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. The group unites five talented young musicians who are active performers on both the Lithuanian and international jazz scenes. What started as an accompaniment for a drum exam soon led to a performance in the “Jazz Scene” competition at Kaunas Jazz and an ongoing presence in jazz festivals across the country. Over the past six years, the quintet has performed at major festivals such as Vilnius Jazz, Vilnius Mama Jazz, Klaipėda Castle Jazz Festival, MO Museum Christmas, as well as internationally…

July 23-27, 2025

About the Festival

NIDA JAZZ MARATHON 2025

Line-up

The Storytellers: Antonio Forcione and Cenk Erdogan Duet

All Reeds Duo

Ellister van der Molen & Femke Mooren Quintet

Boney Fields & the BFB

NORÐURGLÓÐ

Viktorija Pilatovich Quartet

Jan Maksimovič / Dmitrij Golovanov duet

21st Century Quintet

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Special thanks to Gediminas Laurinavičius