Toms Rudzinskis

Toms Rudzinskis, called “most impressive discovery in Latvian jazz” and “a talent in finding the unbeaten path where tradition meets extremely intellectual, free, complicated and interesting musicianship” is one of Baltics’ leading award-winning Jazz saxophone players, composers and educators. Rudzinskis' latest cut INTERCEPTION with Toms Rudzinskis Quartet was released late 2024 on vinyl, on worldwide streaming on January 2, 2025, receiving Latvian Music Awards nomination for Best Jazz Album. Debut album ABRA (2014) with Toms Rudzinskis Quartet received critical acclaim and double “Latvian Grammy” nominations as Best Jazz Album and Best Debut. Best Album nominated all-analogue recorded vinyl LP Locomotion! on Jersika Records followed in 2017, and and the collaborative Knudsen/Rudzinskis Space Big Band album Space Big Band in 2021, receiving Latvian and Danish Jazz Music Awards nominations. The self-released jazz/fusion journey ABYSS (2023) received "Latvian Grammy" as the Best Jazz Album of 2023. Prestigious Conservatorium van Amsterdam graduate, Keep an Eye, Meer Jazz, Burghausen Jazz competition, Dutch Jazz Competition Grand Prix winner, a well-respected soloist and sideman, Toms resides in Riga and Berlin, performs and collaborates internationally. www.tomsrudzinskis.com