Artbeaters 

SI

Friday, 12 July, at 19.00
CD Park

Peter Ugrin, violin
Marko Čepak Maki, guitar
Aleš Ogrin, keyboards
Ilj Pušnik, bas 
Aljoša Jerič, drums

CD Park + CD day pass,
12 July: EUR 15   

Day pass

Hailing from Slovenia, Artbeaters have been enriching the local music scene for the past thirteen years. The band, whose members furthered their musical training abroad, played the Jazz Festival Ljubljana once before, in 2017. Although grounding their music in stylistically varied, self-penned material that ranges from spontaneous polyrhythmic patterns to lyrical melodies, the group have crafted a signature sound mainly thanks to the inclusion of the leader Peter Ugrin’s jazz violin – an instrument seldom found in jazz line-ups. A stylistic fusion of instrumental jazz and contemporary urban music, their compositions alternate between electrified soundscapes and acoustic-lyrical juxtapositions of the violin and guitar. They gained international prominence by winning the 2012 International Jazz Competition in Romania. Right after, still as a quartet, the group released their debut album, Garden of Adventure. The quintet’s Life Compass On! came out in 2017. They are returning to our festival with their latest album, De Call, released this January and featuring eight original compositions. Musically consistent and wholly committed to their distinctive sound, Artbeaters address profound themes in an attempt to make sense of the senselessness of our times.