No Name Jazz Fellas
No Name Jazz Fellas is both an artistic phenomenon and a social ideology that wryly critiques the contemporary fame culture in the music industry and on social media.
What began as an artistic statement has gradually become synonymous with top-level performance and creativity. And it’s no wonder. Although their name declares an “anti-fame” philosophy, the trio is well known in Lithuania and is growing their reputation beyond its borders.The trio’s leader, Dmitrij Golovano, is one of the most influential and active figures in modern Lithuanian jazz, an engaged community activist and educator, the president of the Lithuanian Jazz Federation, a recipient of both Lithuanian and international awards, and rightly acclaimed as one of today’s best Lithuanian jazz pianists.
The trio’s music is built on elements familiar to the listener—rhythm, harmony, melody—but their bold experimentation and openness to surprises prevent them from being confined to a single genre. They defy the modern trend that values popularity over creative content, and their name is part of that message.
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Dmitrij Golovanov - piano
Artūrs Duckis - bass
Domantas Razmus - drums
