Rick Margitza/Vanessa Liftig

Schedule

Fri Oct 17 2025 at 06:30 pm to 11:00 pm

Location

Unity Jazz | Gothenburg, VG

This will be the third collaboration between Margitza and Liftig and will take place at Unity Jazz 17,18/10. There will be 2 shows each night 18.30 and 21.00. Book tickets at unityjazz.se and please check out artist info below!
In 1989 saxophonist Rick Margitza joined the Miles Davis Band filling in for Kenny Garrett who couldn’t make part of a tour with Davis. Margitza would be the last tenor sax player to be a member of a Miles Davis group. After Margitzas stay with the band, Kenny Garrett would return with Miles until the trumpeters death in 1991. Prior to joining Miles Group Margitza had toured with, among others, Maynard Ferguson and Flora Purim, he has also been a member of Maria Schneiders big band and has recorded with, among others,Tony Williams, Eddie Gomez, Bobby Hutcherson, McCoy Tyner and Chick Corea. Rick’s first three records under his own name were released on Bluenote Records.This will be Margitzas third time playing in Gothenburg.
It was at Unity Jazz that singer/composer/producer Vanessa Liftig first connected with Margitza. Liftig had been a fan since childhood when she fell in love with his record ”Hope". That record had a huge influence on how Vanessa hears both melody and harmony. But it took many years for the two to hook up, in between Liftig would be involved in many different musical situations, from opera ("The Magic Flute", ”Porträttet"), musical ("Kristina Från Duvemåla"), Hip Hop ( Wu-Tang Clan, Cilveringz, Embee), and as composer/producer/arranger and vocalist of her own (and others) pop music (2 releases under her own name: "When Will Is Silent” and "Göteborgs Pyramider" m.flera). The hooking up between the two happened after Vanessa sent an arrangement of Rick's tune ”Princess" from the album ”Hope". Liftig had written a text and arranged the melody in voices. After hearing it, Margitza wrote: ”We have to do something together! This will be Ricks and Vanessas 3rd collaboration together and will feature music from both artists. Hope to see you at Unity Jazz on the17th or the 18th of October. Book tickets at unityjazz.se
Rick Margitza-saxophone
Vanessa Liftig- vocals
Simon Westman-piano
Johannes Bäckström-bass
Lade Källfelt-drums

Where is it happening?

Unity Jazz, Kyrkogatan 13, SE-411 15 Göteborg, Sverige, Gothenburg, Sweden

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