www.janisrubiks.com - Bassist & Composer - Jānis Rubiks is a Latvian bassist, composer and arranger based in Riga, Latvia. Over the years he has become an actively sought musician in the Baltic music scene. Playing both the double and electric bass, he has worked in a variety of genres ranging from jazz & improvised music to academic, popular, singer-songwriter and others. In 2022 he was nominated for The Latvian Grand Music Award (GMA) for "Outstanding work in ensemble". As a member of various bands over the last decade Janis has performed with such renowned artists as Randy Brecker, Shayna Steel, Sebastian Studnitzky, Anthony Strong, David Gazarov, Raimonds Pauls, Rokas Zubovas, Kestutis Vaiginis, Liudas Mockunas, Dima Golovanov, Sofia Rubina, Jason Hunter and many others. Music written by Jānis has been performed by The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Latvian Radio Big Band, Liepaja Big Band, singer Beāte Zviedre, Chamber Jazz Collective, Equanimity Trio and others.