NoBusiness Records

• Name — NoBusiness Records • Founded — 2008 • Founder — Danas Mikailionis and Valerij Anosov • Genre — Free jazz, free improvisation • Country — Lithuania • Location — Vilnius • Url — https: nobusinessrecords.com NoBusiness Records is an independent record label, based in Vilnius, Lithuania.

The label was founded in 2008 by Danas Mikailionis and Valerij Anosov. The latter is the owner of a jazz-oriented record store in Vilnius named Thelonious; according to Mikailionis, it is "probably the only store in Vilnius where one can find non-commercial music." Prior to starting the label, Mikailionis and Anosov put on concerts that featured artists such as William Parker, Matthew Shipp, Howard Riley, Joe McPhee, and Barry Guy. However, it was saxophonist Mats Gustafsson who, after performing a solo set, as well as one with Lithuanian musicians, encouraged them to found their own record label. Gustafsson's performances were issued as The Vilnius Implosion (solo), the label's first CD release, and The Vilnius Explosion (ensemble), their first vinyl release. In 2010, NoBusiness began working with musicologist Ed Hazell on historical multiple-CD collections, such as The Complete Recordings 1981–1983 by the band Commitment, featuring William Parker, Will Connell, Jr., Jason Kao Hwang, and Zen Matsuura, Jemeel Moondoc's Muntu Recordings, and William Parker's Centering: Unreleased Early Recordings 1976–1987. In 2017, the label initiated a collaboration with the Japanese Chap Chap label, starting with the release of The Conscience, by trombonist Paul Rutherford and drummer Sabu Toyozumi. In 2019, NoBusiness issued the first CD in a six-volume Sam Rivers archival series.l In a 2023 interview, Mikailionis stated that the label will also continue to document early European free jazz, with releases by groups such as Total Music Association, Modern Jazz Quintet Karlsruhe, and Free Jazz Group Wiesbaden.