Janis Rubiks
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 on the Baltic music scene. Playing both the double and electric bass, he has worked in a variety of genres ranging from jazz and improvised music to classical, popular, and singer-songwriter. Music written by Rubiks has been performed by the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the Latvian Radio Big Band, the Liepāja Big Band, singer Beāte Zviedre, the Chamber Jazz Collective, Equanimity Trio, and others.