MJF2014 Participant: Dmitriy Dukhnich (violin, Ukraine)

September 8 2013
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I studied violin at specialized musical school. I am fond of jazz and blues. I like both playing jazz with violin and singing.[...]

MJF2014 Participant: Mikhail Duhnitch (harmonica, Ukraine)

September 8 2013
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“I have finished Lvov musical secondary school as a cellist, and I continue my education at the moment in Austria.
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
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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
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Alexey Leon Reyes is a jazz saxophonist born in Manzanillo, Cuba. During 2008-2013, he attended Alexander Oseichuk?s class in the Department of Modern Music of Gnesin Academy of Music. Since 2009, he played in Anatoly Krall?s big band. In November 2010, he became a laureate of the Russian “Jazz XXI New Generation”. In 2012, he also became laureate of The VIII International Young Performers Ja[...]

MJF2014 Participant: Paolo Donati (clarinet, Italy)

September 7 2013
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lassical studies, jazz workshops, private lessons. I perform in different ensembles. I like all kinds of jazz music from New Orleans to free. Swing and feeling, that's important for me. I play alto sax too. I like to compose.
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MJF2014 Participant: Petr Kroutil (saxophone, Czech Republic)

September 7 2013
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ro jazz musician focusing on swing and smooth jazz. I run my own band and I also compose music.
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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��I'm an Upright Bass virtuoso, a composer and a successful YouTuber with more than 4 million views on my videos.”
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MJF2014 Participant: Pavel Ilushin (guitar, Russia)

September 6 2013
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was born in Saratov. In 2006 I finished the St. Petersburg University of Culture and Art and got a diploma of a guitarist (mainstream-jazz department).
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.

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MJF2014 Participant: Sergey Chashkin (guitar, Russia)

September 6 2013
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ood afternoon! My name is Sergey Chashkin. I am a jazz guitarist. I play guitar since my 15. Musical education: Musical College named by P. I. Chaykovskiy (Yekaterinburg, Russia); Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music (Ramat HaSharon, Israel); Berklee College of Music (Boston, MA, USA).
I have been influenced by oeuvre of such musicians as John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Joe Henderson, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Bill Evans very much.

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MJF2014 Participant: Tobias Pustelnik (saxophone, Austria)

September 6 2013
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Soprano Saxophone
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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Tim Finoulst, I am 26 years old and from Belgium. I studied at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, where I graduated in 2010. I took master classes with Philip Catherine, Nelson Veras, Jonathan Kreisberg, Wayne Krantz, Hilmar Jensson... On the international jazz competition Jazz Hoeilaart 2011, I ended up fourth place with the band Sullivan Street Trio.
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MJF2014 Participant: Juozas Kuraitis (saxophone, Lithuania)

September 6 2013
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st Juozas Kuraitis received Master Degree from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (2008). Juozas was studying at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He was a prize winner in J. Pakalnis Young Performers’ Competition (1999) and jazz competitions in Nida (2004), “Jazz Hope” (2005) and “Vilnius Jazz Young Power” (2006, 2007). Now he is a jury member of Vilnius Jazz Young Power Competition. Juozas Kuraitis is very versatile player, can play mainstream jazz, free jazz, latin, contemporary, pop and other music. [...]

MJF2014 Participant: Sergey Geyer (bass, Russia)

September 6 2013
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ate Musical College alumnus. He played with various prominent musicians such as Dennis Rowland, Paskal Fon Wroblevsky, David Fiuczynski, Eric Legnini, Bob Mintzer and many others.
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MJF2014 Participant: Nesia Ardi (vocals, Indonesia)

September 6 2013
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alist born in Jakarta, Indonesia. My passion in music especially jazz has brought me to several local jazz scenes and festivals. I met and worked with several local jazz musicians such as Indra Lesmana, Idang Rasjidi, Tjut Nyak Deviana Daudsjah, Sandy Winarta, Barry Likumahuwa, etc.
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
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and composer Miqayel Voskanyan was born on the 26th of August, 1986, in Yerevan. Tar isn’t just an instrument for Miqayel. It is a special part of his life, which he is given full. Numerous concerts, festivals and different projects follows each other.
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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ne of the best young jazz musicians in Moscow, multi-instrumentalist Vladimir Nesterenko is nearly the only professional jazz organist in Russia - Laureate Prize of the Jazz Journalists Association in Russia 'JazzUho' in the nomination 'Russian Jazz Prospect', laureate of many other jazz contests: the First International jazz contest 'DoDj' Grand Prix (Donetsk, 2001), the first prize in the All-Russian jazz musicians contest (Rostov-on-Don, 2003) and other festivals and contests, such as:
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MJF2014 Participant: Javier Delgado (bass, Spain)

September 6 2013
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e studied double bass at the Music Conservatory of Seville and at the Academy of Orchestral Studies of the Barenboim-Said Foundation, with Manfred Pernutz, principal double bass of the Staatskapelle, Berlin.
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
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in Russia.
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
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di Wicaksono is a Double Bass player from Jakarta, Indonesia. He studied music at Institute Music Daya Indonesia from 2006-2010, majoring in Double bass and Piano as a minor instrument.
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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��I am a professional jazz musician. My main instrument is clarinet, but I also play the piano, drums, percussion and double-bass. I play in different jazz styles from Dixieland and early swing to modern jazz. I like Latin jazz very much. At the moment I constantly play with David Goloschekin and other jazz musicians of the world.”
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MJF2014 Participant: Florian Hoefner (piano, the USA)

September 6 2013
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New York based jazz pianist, originally from Germany. You can hear me perform in the US, Canada or Europe with my own group or as a sideman with Peter Kronreif Wayfarers or Subtone. Please check out my site: www.florian-hoefner.com”
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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[...]

MJF2014 Participant: Andrey Zloyan (guitar, Russia)

September 6 2013
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rist. The teacher of mainstream guitar in the college of art. I have finished the Tyumen State Academy and got the diploma as a classical guitarist. My favorite guitarists are John Scofield and Pat Metheny.

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MJF2014 Participant: Paolo Stella (guitar, Italy)

September 6 2013
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n who always searches for a new way to play any kind of music and also jazz. I try to experience through interplay and therefore communication with other musicians. [...]

MJF2014 Participant: Viktorija Pilatovic (vocals, Lithuania)

September 6 2013
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Viktorija Pilatovic is a jazz singer, arranger, composer.
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
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ak aka Pete Black
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
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lexander Bulatov is a professional jazz musician. He was born in July 24 1984 in Yekaterinburg.
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.

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MJF2014 Participant: Irsa Destiwi (piano, Indonesia)

September 6 2013
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ed her musical journey at the age of four through classical music. In her teen age jazz really 'distracted' her, and curiously she started to learn playing it.
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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AMIE BAUM, NYC jazz flutist/composer/recording artist/clinician has toured the US and over 30 countries working with renowned musicians ranging from George Russell, Randy Brecker, Donald Brown, Kenny Werner, Mick Goodrick, Tom Harrell and Fred Hersch to Dave Douglas, Uri Caine, Karaikudi Mani, Wadada Leo Smith and V. M. Bhatt. Ms. Baum has received critical praise for five CD's as a leader featuring her compositions with her most recent, Solace, on the Sunnyside Records label. She has two new recordings that will be coming out in 2013, one featuring her own compositions and the other the music of Jaki Byard.
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MJF2014 Participant: Sanjar Nafikov (piano, Uzbekistan)

September 6 2013
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rns academical and jazz piano and also ethnic music of Central Asia. He is keen by experiments on mixing jazz and traditional music of Uzbekistan.
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