User:Smilte1/Saulės Kliošas

"Saulės kliošas" is a Lithuanian music group, founded in the summer of 2000. The band plays jazz, funk, disco style music. The beginning of the group could be considered a music competition organised by the cafe "Prie universiteto", in which "Saulės kliošas" took 2nd place. Since then, the group has participated in many national and international competitions, where they have won various prizes.

Achievements

 * 2000 republican artist competition "Laiptai" - 1st place
 * 2001 Broadway Music Club Young Jazz Competition - 1st Place and Audience Award
 * 2001 Nida Festival audience sympathy prize
 * 2002 jazz, blues band of the year
 * 2002 artist competition "Durys 2002" - 1st place
 * 2002 Song Contest of European Countries (Poland, Zielona Gora) - prize for the most promising group


 * 2000 and 2003 participation in the Šiauliai Jazz Festival
 * 2001 and 2003 participation in the Kaunas Jazz festival
 * 2005 participation in the Estonian festival "Tudengijazz'05"

Members

 * Lauryns Šarkinas (percussion)
 * Justė Starinskaitė (vocals)
 * Giedrius Nakas (keyboards)
 * Julius Valančauskas (bass guitar)
 * Tomas Botyrius (saxophone)
 * Paulius Volkovas (guitar)