Dāvis Jurka
Hamburg Germany
Dāvis is finishing up his master’s at Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. He also studied a year in Hamburg, Germany an in Tallinn, Estonia. Has performed in various festivals, including "Elbjazz" in Germany, "Rīgas Ritmi" and "Saulkrasti Jazz" in Latvia, as well as has collaborated with Kenny Wheeler, John Taylor, Diana Torto ("HfMT Big band", Hamburg, Germany), Jojo Mayer, "New York Voices", Kurt Elling, Roberta Gambarini. Since 2012, Davis plays alto saxophone in the Latvian Radio Big Band.