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Latvian jazz singer Arta Jekabsone will perform her original material and other music at Múlinn Jazz Club with Latvian guitarist Edgars Rugajs, Sigmar Matthiasson on bass and Magnús Trygvason Eliassen on drums. Rising star Arta Jekabsone has won the prestigious Montreux Shure Jazz Voice Competition and has finished in the top three in multiple internationally renowned competitions. This year she added 3rd prize at the Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Voice Competition to her long list of achievements. A New York City-based vocalist, her compositions are infused with the folk melodies of her homeland, Latvia. The music on her album, “Light” and “Reflections”, brims with intimacy, warmth, and crystal-clear focus. A vocal artist of the highest order, Arta regularly presents new works at the Jazz Gallery, one of New York City’s premier venues. In fact, she was recently awarded the Jazz Gallery Residency Commission Grant 2021.

Arta Jekabsone, vocals
Edgars Rugajs, guitar
Sigmar Þór Matthíasson, bass
Magnús Trygvason Eliassen, drums