
MJF2014 Participant: Dmitriy Dukhnich (violin, Ukraine)
September 8 2013

MJF2014 Participant: Mikhail Duhnitch (harmonica, Ukraine)
September 8 2013

Two years ago, when I was studying in the school, I started to go in for harmonica. At first I played diatonic harmonica and then when I started being interested in jazz I started playing chromatic harmonica. And now the most part of my spare time and attention I spend playin[...]
MJF2014 Participant: Malte Benjamin Durrschnabel (saxophone, Germany)
September 7 2013

Malte Durrschabel studied Saxophone at Berlin University of the Arts and at the Royal Conservatories of The Hague and Brussels. He's now a freelance musician and music teacher. As a guestprofessor he worked for the PUJ-University in Colombia and he was awarded with the prize for the best instrumentalist at the international Jazzcompetition «Tremplin Jazz de Avignon». As a lead alto player he worked for the WDR Big Band Cologne, the Glenn Miller Orchestra and for the German National Youth Jazzorchestra (BuJazzo). Besides numerous engagements as a sideman he frequently performs with the Group «Subtone»; and is a permanent member of «The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra».
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MJF2014 Participant: Alexey Leon Reyes (saxophone, Russia)
September 7 2013

MJF2014 Participant: Paolo Donati (clarinet, Italy)
September 7 2013

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MJF2014 Participant: Petr Kroutil (saxophone, Czech Republic)
September 7 2013

Berklee College alumni. Tenor sax and clarinet, vocals. More info, please, read here:
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MJF2014 Participant: Adam Ben Ezra (bass, Israel)
September 7 2013

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MJF2014 Participant: Pavel Ilushin (guitar, Russia)
September 6 2013

At the moment I actively perform on different jazz stages of the country. Collaborate with different jazz musicians.
I am the conductor of my own instrumental project “Illusions band”. We recorded an album in 2008. I also do composing, teaching and studio activities. My musical preferences are traditional jazz, fusion, jazz-funk.
MJF2014 Participant: Sergey Chashkin (guitar, Russia)
September 6 2013

I have been influenced by oeuvre of such musicians as John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Joe Henderson, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Bill Evans very much.
MJF2014 Participant: Tobias Pustelnik (saxophone, Austria)
September 6 2013

Born in 1991 in Austria.
Started playing classical violin and Flute at the age of 9 in music school.
After hearing jazz giants like Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon or John Coltrane he started playing Saxophone.
Studying Jazz Saxophone in Graz with Prof. Karlheinz Miklin since 2010.
Influenced a lot by Dexter Gordon and Joe Henderson as well as modern sax guys like Seamus Blake.
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MJF2014 Participant: Tim Finoulst (guitar, Belgium)
September 6 2013

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MJF2014 Participant: Juozas Kuraitis (saxophone, Lithuania)
September 6 2013

MJF2014 Participant: Sergey Geyer (bass, Russia)
September 6 2013

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MJF2014 Participant: Nesia Ardi (vocals, Indonesia)
September 6 2013

I studied vocal at Institut Musik Daya Indonesia under guidance of Tjut Nyak Deviana Daudsjah. Now I am working on my solo and trio project with my fellow musicians."
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MJF2014 Participant: Miqayel Voskanyan (tar, Armenia)
September 6 2013

Miqayel Voskanyan is an author of some musical projects and a founder of several music groups such as "Colors of music" ethno Jazz band, " Miqayel Voskanyan & Friends' band", " Miq`s Art Acoustic Band " and " Voices of peace project " .
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MJF2014 Participant: Vladimir Nesterenko (piano, Russia)
September 6 2013

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MJF2014 Participant: Javier Delgado (bass, Spain)
September 6 2013

At the same time he started studying and playing jazz music. He studied at workshops with musicians like Ray Drummond, Ben Street, Jerry Bergonzi, Barry Harris, Dave Santoro, Dave Phillips or Perico Sambeat.
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MJF2014 Participant: Yuriy P’yankov (vocals, Australia)
September 6 2013

Jazz-Odessa had guided me through my 14 years of exceptional music education journey. I studied and performed in this musically outstanding city with country's most creative and inspiring Music Masters. I have graduated from Odessa State Pedagogue Institute with Bachelor of Music Education degree. Russian Gnesin's Academy of Music in Moscow (Contemporary and Jazz Vocal studies) have also left a valuable footprint on my overall musicianship development. I have traveled my sounds the World and currently settled in Australia. [...]
MJF2014 Participant: Chaka Priambudi (double bass, Indonesia)
September 6 2013

He is a member of many jazz groups such as Riza Arshad Trio, Sandy Winarta Quartet, Robert MR Quartet. Besides that, he also plays as sideman for many Indonesian female singers like Mian Tiara, Monita Tahalea, and Sierra Soetedjo.
He is also a member of Jakarta Concert Orchestra with conductor Avip Priatna.
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MJF2014 Participant: Konstantin Khazanovich (clarinet, Russia)
September 6 2013

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MJF2014 Participant: Florian Hoefner (piano, the USA)
September 6 2013

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MJF2014 Participant: Georgiy Matviyiv (bandura, Ukraine)
September 6 2013
Georgiy Matviyiv is a bandura player-innovator, the soloist of the European Jazz Orchestra, the soloist of “Tchayka” ensemble, composer, arranger, and the winner of more than 30 international jazz competitions and the competitions of academic music, he is a teacher in Odessa Music Academy named Nezhdanova and an inventor of new bandura playing methods.
He gives recitals around Ukraine a[...]
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MJF2014 Participant: Andrey Zloyan (guitar, Russia)
September 6 2013

MJF2014 Participant: Paolo Stella (guitar, Italy)
September 6 2013

MJF2014 Participant: Viktorija Pilatovic (vocals, Lithuania)
September 6 2013

In October 2012 Viktorija of just 23 years old performed her original composition “We Could Solve That” with internationally renowned bassist Victor Wooten as well as at the Berklee Yamaha All-Stars Concert with Abraham Laboriel, Perico Sambeat and Victor Mendoza.
Earlier this year, Viktorija found herself the only student[...]
MJF2014 Participant: Piotr Pawlak (drums, Poland)
September 6 2013

Born in Poland.
2008 – Bachelor of Arts – Classic Percussion at the Academy of Music in Poznan / Poland. Percussion teachers: prof. Edward Iwicki and prof. Jacek Wota. Drum teacher: dr. Krzysztof Przybylowicz.
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MJF2014 Participant: Aleksander Bulatov (bas, Russia)
September 6 2013

At 11 he entered the mainstream music studio at the state-paid educational institution “Palace of Youth” of the Sverdlovsk region where he started to learn bass-guitar playing. At the age of 15 Alexander was invited to Open Sound, the popular city jazz band. Since his first musical experiments with this band, he’s been an active follower of the modern jazz culture.
MJF2014 Participant: Irsa Destiwi (piano, Indonesia)
September 6 2013

She is now a professional musician in Indonesia. She performs a lot at festivals, concerts, musicals, special events with her Shadow Puppets Quartet, Bandanaira duo, as well as a session player.
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MJF2014 Participant: Jamie Lynn Baum (flute, the USA)
September 6 2013

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MJF2014 Participant: Sanjar Nafikov (piano, Uzbekistan)
September 6 2013

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- Everything About the Contest
- Brief description
- Project Goals
- General Information
- Concept of the Festival-Contest
- Stages of Development and Jazz Styles
- Award Ceremony
- Criteria for Evaluation of Jazz Skills
- Composition of the Jury of Festival-Contest
- Nominations MJF 2013
- Nominations MJF 2014
- Concept of TV Version and Spin-Off
- Master-Jam Fest 2013
Press-Announcement - Master-Jam Press-Release
- Accreditation




