21st Century Quintet (Progressive Jazz / Folk)

21st Century Quintet was founded in 2019 at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, where it initially accompanied drummer Mihails Novikovs at his graduation concert. Shortly after, the quintet competed in the "Jazz Scene" contest at the "Kaunas Jazz" festival and has since become a regular performer at jazz festivals and venues throughout Lithuania.

Over the past seven years, the group has performed at festivals including "Vilnius Jazz", "Vilnius Mama Jazz", "Jazz Jaunystė" in Elektrėnai, "Klaipėda Castle Jazz Festival", "Vievis Jazz Keys", "Utena Percussion and Jazz Festival", "MO Museum Christmas", "Alytus Jazz Festival" and "Nida Jazz Marathon", as well as repeatedly at the jazz club "Jazz Cellar 11". Internationally, they have appeared at "Jazz Fest" (Norway), "Jazz'n Chisinau" (Moldova) and "Guoyu pa Jazz" (Latvia). In 2025, their International Jazz Day concert was broadcast by LRT Radio to listeners in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Armenia.

In March 2024, the quintet released their debut album "On Ararat", which draws from Armenian folk music, progressive jazz, rock, jazz-fusion and blues. In 2025, the group released two singles: "Footprints" and "Erzrumi Shoror". Radio host Laima Slepkovaitė (LRT Jazz) described them as "an excellent example of Lithuanian jazz among emerging European talents".