Gustavs Vilsons, (b.2002) is double bassist, composer and teacher with a vison to break the boundaries between Jazz and Classical music and show the listener the world through his own eyes. His compositions embody his own emotional world as a way to express what can not be said.

His musical journey started at home, where music was not heard regularly, although with his father being an actor, he was not new to art. He did have a piano, which was rarely played by his father, but that was enough to inspire him to want to play the piano himself. He was brought to a music school and was suppose to start on the trombone, but after an accident which left him unable to play any wind instruments, he started on the cello transitioning to double bass later on. 

Starting age 7 and all the way through graduating in 2021 form Emīls Dārziņš Music school he played only classical music. After starting to gain interest in Jazz, he started his studies at the Latvian Music Academy Jazz department in 2023, and with teachers Taavo Remmel (EST), Toms Timofejevs (LV) and Andrew Downing (CAN) began to discover a new way to play his instrument.

Throughout the years he has worked at most of Latvian leading orchestras, such as Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta Riga and is currently working at the Latvian National Opera and Ballet orchestra, as well as part of Daniil Bulayev’s Davinspiro Camerata chamber orchestra.

His musical interests have given Gustavs a lot of opportunities for various collaborations, ranging from contemporary classic music to free improvised music. His collaborations include playing with some of the leading Latvian and world soloists such as Evilena Protektore, Paula Saija, Kristians Kalva, Enrique Thompson and many more.

Right now, Gustavs continues to discover the world of music through Jazz, combining influences from classical, contemporary, and free improvised music. Recently, he gathered a quartet of his colleagues and friends to explore his creativity by playing original compositions and arrangements of well-known jazz standards world through his own eyes. His compositions embody his own emotional world as a way to express what can not be said.