Vyacheslav Ganelin, Vladimir Tarasov and Vladimir Chekasin are the three pillars of Lithuanian jazz. The whimsy of fate brought all three Russian-born musicians to Lithuania, where they united, in 1971, to form a trio which has earned the international acclaim for Lithuanian jazz. One cannot overestimate their impact on the following generations of Lithuanian jazz musicians; their brave stylistic interplays, large-scale suites, theatrical extravagance, irony and self-irony became trademarks of the whole Lithuanian jazz school.
Jūratė Kučinskaitė
