Albums - Viktorija Gečytė, jazz singer

MOTHER
Vik & Gene Perla
"MOTHER"

"Unhurried, softly lit, unfolding somewhere between memory and the present." – All About Jazz. Featuring two compositions by Gene Perla, with pianist Jesse Green and drummer Hugh Kline. Guitarist Steve Cardenas takes a yearning solo on the title track, joined by violin and trombone. Illustrations by Annie-Claire Alvoët.
© 2025 Vik & Gene Perla

In The Moment
Vik & Gene Perla
"In The Moment"

"Away we went and now it's twelve years later..." - Gene Perla
Three MOMENTS across two continents with singular musicians: Adam Nussbaum, David Jimenez, Edsel Gomez, Mourad Benhammou, Nicholas Thomas, Nicole Glover, Pablo Batista, Sean Gough and Vaughn Stoffey.
© 2020 P.M. Records

No Detour Ahead
Vik & Gene Perla
"No Detour Ahead"

A collection of souvenirs from the road, a story of love and life breaking free. It was born out of Vik's long-time collaboration with the American bassist Gene Perla and his Go Trio. Every year since 2008, they've traveled and toured, performing in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Paris, Edinburgh, Vilnius and other corners of the world.
© 2016 P.M. Records

Blue Lake
Vik & Julien Coriatt Orchestra
"Blue Lake"

A tribute to Lithuanian roots and lake-dotted landscapes. An ambitious big band project that Vik co-wrote, as lyricist and composer, with the French pianist Julien Coriatt for his Orchestra. An exploratory journey through jazz, classical and folk music, with songs in her native tongue.
© 2015 Absilone

Souvenir From San Francisco
Vik & Gene Perla
"Souvenir From San Francisco"

First record with Gene Perla and his Go Trio, while on tour in San Francisco.
© 2013

d.j.
Vik & Rokas Smilingis, Domas Jankauskas, Rokas Pralgauskas
"D.J."

This one is worth a million. If you ever find it.
© 2002

Guest appearances & compilations

Lithuania in Focus
Lithuania in Focus
jazzahead! special edition

© 2026 Lithuanian Jazz Union

Coffee Break
Coffee Break
Nicholas Thomas

© 2025 Fresh Sound Records

Jazz from Lithuania 2024
Jazz from Lithuania 2024
Annual jury selection

© 2024 Lithuanian Jazz Union

Jazz from Lithuania 2022
Jazz from Lithuania 2022
Annual jury selection

© 2022 Lithuanian Jazz Union

Nicholas Thomas 4 Plays the Music of Hank Jones
Nicholas Thomas 4
"Plays the Music of Hank Jones"

© 2021 Fresh Sound Records

Jazz from Lithuania 2021
Jazz from Lithuania 2021
Annual jury selection

© 2021 Lithuanian Jazz Union

Jazz from Lithuania 2020
Jazz from Lithuania 2020
Annual jury selection

© 2021 Lithuanian Jazz Union

Vaikai Vanagai
Vaikai Vanagai
Compilation

© 1994

New record "MOTHER" (Vik & Gene Perla)

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New record with bassist Gene Perla: six songs, including two Perla originals inspired by "Mother", a poem by avant-garde filmmaker and poet Jonas Mekas. Pianist Jesse Green and drummer Hugh Kline complete the quartet, and guitarist Steve Cardenas takes a yearning solo on the title track.

Every track is paired with custom artwork by Annie-Claire Alvoët, a French artist known for her ink and wash illustrations of live jazz shows. Her images – lungs blooming with blossoms, a woman in sunglasses blowing out the sun in a storm, a solitary mother, heavy with longing – offer another reading of each song.

“I met Annie-Claire about 15 years ago at the 38Riv’ Jazz Club in Paris, where she sketched musicians live during the Monday night jam sessions. Her drawings appear on my business cards, in Jazz Magazine reviews of my concerts, and on my walls at home. During lockdown, we even produced three ‘Amor, Boleros & Jazz’ livestreams together, with Annie-Claire sketching us in real time from my living room. I was THRILLED when she agreed to illustrate the songs of MOTHER – offering her own poetic reading of the music, for us all to see.” – Vik

"In The Moment" (P.M. Records)

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"Gene is turning 80 as this record is going to print, and everything about him blooms and buzzes. I call him Young Man - in admiration, not irony. The energy and joy of life that he radiates is unique. He’s fast to create, strong to play, happy to learn, sometimes wacky and stubborn, but mostly fun and wise. We talk a lot, argue a bit, chat about how busy we are with all the other million things... And then, when music begins, it feels like rain on a summer day, surprisingly simple, refreshing and smooth. In his every bass line and arrangement, there’s a melody and a story. In his every beat, a solid, instinctive, raw groove. To me, this is where music lives." - Vik

"Vik is someone I can trust to know exactly where we are. The connections with her audiences make her performances sincere and meaningful. The breadth of her music encompasses an ever-expanding panorama. From the beginning, her poise confounded me that she wasn't a full-time professional. The light bulb lit one day in Vilnius when her father showed me videos of her performing as a child on Lithuanian TV... I was in touch with an unknown but polished artist! Away we went and now it's twelve years later. It's so rewarding that she sinks into the arrangements I have crafted for her. These songs are extensions of our live performances... spontaneous and fun!" - Gene

Viktorija Gečytė - Vocals, Kazoo, Clay whistles
Gene Perla - Double-bass, arrangements

MOMENT #1
Sean Gough - Piano
David Jimenez - Drums

MOMENT #2
Edsel Gomez - Piano
Adam Nussbaum - Drums
Nicole Glover - Tenor Saxophone
Vaughn Stoffey - Guitar
Pablo Batista - Percussion

MOMENT #3
Nicholas Thomas - Vibraphone
Mourad Benhammou - Drums

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