Dalius Naujokaitis & Nojo Airlines Ensemble

A live music concert dedicated to Jurgis Mačiūnas – 95!

"Dalius Naujo is a brilliant percussionist who has recently turned to conducting and composition. He is not normal! He is completely possessed by art – nothing else matters to him! The muses of music have made him lose his head; he moves forward unpredictably and dangerously, like all poets." – Jonas Mekas

At Dalius Naujokaitis-Naujo's concert, the spaces of the Kaunas Picture Gallery will be flooded with live jazz music, improvisation, and fellowship. The Nojo Airlines Ensemble consists of Dalius Naujokaitis' friends from Lithuania, New York, and Naples (including Jonathon Haffner, Eugenijus Varkalis, Giuseppe Zevola, Dovydas Stalmokas, and many others) with whom the musician has been performing for many years. The ensemble's members are constantly changing and growing – new faces appear, and with them, new instrumentations. And every concert is full of uniqueness. This concert, dedicated to the 95th anniversary of Jurgis Mačiūnas' birth, will be filled with new compositions and surprises.

Dalius Naujokaitis-Naujo is a percussionist, composer, and conductor who has lived in New York for three decades. In his creative work, he has collaborated with Jonas Mekas and other New York artists, creating music for films, performances, and theater. In Lithuania, Naujokaitis also performs actively, collaborates with musicians of various generations, and organizes projects that combine Lithuanian musical tradition with contemporary music.

Performers: Jonathon Haffner (saxophone, conducting), Aurelijus Užameckis (double bass), Eugenijus Varkalis (saxophone, recorders, percussion), Dovydas Stalmokas (saxophone), Rokas Pralgauskas (harmonica, saxophone), Dominykas Vyšniauskas (trumpet), Simonas Kaupinis (tuba), Klaudija Indriliūnaitė (electric guitar), Mėta Pelegrimaitė Kaupinė (flute), Adomas Budrevičius (drums), Dalius Naujo (drums, conducting). Vocals: Vilte Gustytė, Elena Laurinavičiūtė, Ieva Lebedytė, Liepa Grušaitė.