Live Music with Paula Saija

We continue to celebrate Wednesday evenings at our place at the Lounge Fenikss bar with live music concerts, and this time with an excellent line-up of young and experienced artists. This evening we will hear jazz standards and our Maestro Raymond Paul’s jazz songs performed by Paula Saija, Viktors Ritovs and Rihards Goba. We are waiting for all Jazz music connoisseurs on Wednesday, December 6 pl. 19:00!

Paula Saija is a new star in the Latvian music sky. In 2021, Paula started her studies at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. With a love of music in her heart, Paula enjoys her musical adventures attending masterclasses and sharing music with great performers on the jazz, soul and funk music scene.

One of her biggest influences is the Riga Gospel Choir, in which she has been singing since 2017, as well as the jazz-funk group “Very Cool People”, with which Paula currently collaborates. Paula has participated in several projects of Maestro Raimonds Pauls. She has performed at several jazz and blues festivals, such as Šiauliai Jazz, Klaipėda Castle Jazz, Taurage Jazz, Rigas Ritmi 2021.

Viktors Ritovs – the pride of Latvian jazz, one of the brightest and most versatile Latvian jazz pianists, a unique composer and a particularly sought-after arranger – a musician without whom today’s Latvian musical life would be unimaginable!

Rihards Goba – makes music together with artists of various styles and genres from all over the world, joint projects created with Latvian composers Raimonds Pauls and Jānis Lūsēns, plays in the musical group “Gray Velvet Trio”, additionally learns, improves and develops jazz skills in the City Jazz Big Band and Bunch of Gentlemen in lineups. For several years, Rihards Goba has participated in the biggest jazz festivals in Latvia, as well as in jazz festivals in Europe.

A special drink has been adapted for this evening – ANGOSTURA TAMBOO rum, which we will enjoy both in the tasting offer and in the compositions of various cocktails at a special price – 6 EUR.

This new fine golden spiced rum is created using Caribbean spices. It is a toast to the timeless pace of Trinidad and Tobago, with its dynamic and exotic nature.

Glass with large ice cubes and sweet and sour citrus fruits – this is a drink that takes you on a Caribbean journey.

See you on Wednesday, December 6, at 19:00 at the Lounge Fenikss bar, on the 2nd floor of ASTON Hotel Riga, Brīvības Street 48/50!