Sergio Baban Barbosa De la Garza is a trombonist from Guadalupe in Mexican state Nuevo Leon. He plays trombone and sings for more than half of the life. “I would like to become a part of this project, this conception, - says Sergio about MJF, - since I love swing and Latin jazz very much”. Sergio plays in the municipal orchestra of Monterrey (the capital of Nuevo Leon state).[...]

Andrey Zyl is a jazz trumpeter, sideman, improvisator, arranger. He is a leader and founder of the big band ‘Big JazZyl Band’. The student of Gnessin State Musical College (Moscow, Russia). Andrey is the winner of the first prize on the International Jazz Competition of talented young musicians named after Kim Nazaretov, the best trumpeter-improviser of the contest Panevezys, Lithuania, 2012.[...]

Bach Trumpet Artist, John Dover, based out of Portland, Oregon, fuses his classic sound with a modern edge. John’s influences range from the jazz sounds of Miles Davis and Chet Baker to the modern pop of Sting and Jamie Cullum. John takes the trumpet’s full spectrum of sound and delivers a contemporary approach to a romantic instrument. John was schooled on the legends of West Coast Cool, Fun[...]

The first Master-Jam season Internet voting for People’s Choice Award was held during 6 months until the first final day on the festival website in parallel with selection finalists by the jury.   Even the online phase participant, who didn’t become the finalist, but scored more votes of the Internet audience on the festival website, could become the winner of the vote.   By the audience online voting results [...]

Sergey Dolzhenkov is a remarkable trombonist from St. Petersburg (Russia). The winner of numerous jazz festivals. The finalist of “Master-Jam Fest - 2013”. Sergey was the participant of the program “Intellectual resources of Russia” in nomination “The best in the specialization”. Collaborate with leading musicians of Russia and abroad. Four years works with the popular Russian singer [...]

Gala Concert opening. June, 8, 2013   Dear friends! When we want to observe planets’ movements, we equip ourselves with telescope. When we want to follow notes’ movements, we get tickets to a concert. In both cases, we can become bystanders of the extraordinary events and, if lucky, to get unforgettable impressions of what we saw and heard!     On the 8th of June, 2013, guests of Odessa Russian Drama Theater was [...]

The International Festival-Contest of Jazz Improvisation «Master-Jam Fest» started the Online Preselection of the season 2013–2014.   The participants’ registration will be held until December 15, 2013 on our site master-jam.com   Registration is Free.   MJF is the first in the practice of the world jazz community annual year-round Festival-contest which uses global communication capabilities of the Internet. MJF is the International Festival-contest. The [...]

Young Kiev artist Kseniya Cheshirskaya, who works in the technique «Contemporary Sacral Art», became the bystander of jazz mystery «Master-Jam Fest». Her impressions she reflected in the short article, which we gladly publish.     Those, who create jazz know something, I don’t know.   I’ve never been listening to jazz, even if it sounded from the other side of the wall — in the sound [...]

New!   In the season 2014 an additional nomination called "New musical instruments and techniques" is found at requests of the MJF Internet audience.   Who can participate?   1. Performers, using contemporary techniques: e.g., scratch, beatboxing, beat making. 2. Musicians, using various electronic devices: samplers, effectors, loop stations, theremin, controllers, drum machines, synths etc.   MJF Organizing Committee has already [...]

Master-Jam Fest is on Soundcloud now! Follow and Listen! And surprise for СJs & DJs!   Soon we’ll start to upload to our Soundcloud channel the live audio from Master-Jam Fest Final 2013 jam-performances, where you can listen, share it and post comments! Now you can listen some music works of our finalists and contestants in our channel too.   [...]

Vladimir Feyertag “Letter pursuit. After the Ball. Several reasons ...”   From the letter to the Organizing committee of the “Master-Jam Fest” by Vladimir Feyertag, the widely known jazz historian, musicologist, jazz critic, the author of the encyclopedia “Jazz. XX century” (“Джаз. ХХ век”) and Willis Conover (“The Voice of America”) prize winner, Honored Artist of Russia, the first jazz lecturer on the professional stage and the first organizer of jazz festivals [...]

Odessa was one of the few “jazz” cities of the world, in which International Jazz Day established by UNESCO was celebrated for the first time in 2012     That time the celebration was initiated by author and general producer of “Odessa Jazz-Carnival” (from 2001 to 2010) Mikhail Freidlin and the founder, and permanent leader [...]

30 years ago Karen Shakhnazarov’s film «We Are from Jazz» released on the Soviet Union screens and immediately became a film distribution hit.   For 30 years the story of the Odessa Music College student Kostya Ivanov does not descend from screens. He chose jazz and was expelled from the college. But he did not lose heart: he created a jazz band, which overcoming numerous [...]

Dear friends, have you ever thought if it is possible to model jazz in clay? Sculpt from crystal, carve out of marble? Cast in bronze? And the «Master-Jam Fest» creators thought once. Because creating the grand prize of the jazz festival isn’t easy at all. Especially the prize of such an unusual, innovative, «jam» festival-competition of jazz improvisation. Therefore, the prize was to be unusual and unique, it was supposed [...]

    The Organizing Committee of «Master-Jam Fest» and Jewellery House «Lukatskiy» have agreed on the establishment of a series of jewelry musical instruments presented in the MJF instrumental categories with an option to purchase by all comers. More about this joint project of Jewelry House «Lukatskiy» and the Organizing Committee of MJF will be announced additionally.   Reference: Jewelry House «Lukatskiy» — a partner of MJF — produced a memorable gift — [...]

MJF is the first in the practice of the world jazz community annual year-round Festival-contest which uses global communication capabilities of the Internet. MJF is the International Festival-contest. The first season was attended by 271 talented improvisers from 41 countries of the world! MJF is the conceptually new project. It is based on the principle of jam session. This is both a serious professional skills competition and festival.   The Internet round — is completely interactive and takes place in the Internet space. Registration for participation in the Festival-contest [...]

All Master-Jam Jazz Portraits by Svetlana Grigorieva, 2013, see in album.   «Now I’d like to cast a glance back at the last festival without prejudice. What could be the reason that brought jazz soloists to this contest? In folk tales a similar motive is the struggle for the hand and heart of a beautiful Princess. It is the love, and the love which is driven by courage. Only [...]

Elmira Khozina, designer from Saint-Petersburg made this art work specially for Master-Jam Fest   http://cargocollective.com/drawjam                                                                                   [...]

  Michel Camilo is a composer and pianist extraordinaire, a bandleader, lecturer, and visiting professor. He is a chart-topping producer; a Grammy, Latin Grammy and Emmy award winner, the recipient of his native countryis highest civilian honors.   Michel Camilo's official website        

Dear friends!   Today, June 29th, is the birthday of Vladimir Tarasov — a legendary musician who sets the rhythm of beating jazz fans’ hearts from all over the world, and does so with the same skill for decades! We are lucky — Vladimir Tarsov is a co-organizer, jury member and essentially the art-leader of «Master-Jam Fest»!     We wish you, dear Vladimir, Happy Birthday! We wish you health, [...]

Now the First International Festival-contest of Jazz Improvisation is over. We all feel a bit sad, but we still have videos, photos, and, most importantly, your feedback! Many of those who visited this incredible celebration of jazz in the Russian Theatre or watched a broadcast on the Internet wrote about their impressions. You can find all the comments on the pages of the project in our social networks, and [...]

For the first time of the world jazz festivals’ practice more than 40 bright improvisers from 16 countries met and united in star music bands to determine the  improviser in the drive atmosphere. Also premieres, exhibitions, workshops, and music surprises were held during Festival days. MJF Final days were accompanied by TV and Internet broadcasts. The  project became a striking phenomenon of the jazz [...]

From the letter to the Festival Organizing Committe (June, 7, 2013)   «The news about this project became a sensation not only in Russia, Ukraine and all over the world jazz space! This is evidenced by the unprecedented interest of musicians all over the world and willingness to participate in this unique jazz forum!   The reason for its appeal was the uniqueness [...]

Results of the draw june 07, 2013 Latin jazz and fusion, composition

Results of the draw june 06, 2013 Ballad, jazz-rock/funk, composition

«Master-Jam Fest» will bring together more than 40 jazz improvisers from 16 countries in June 5-8, 2013, in Odessa (Ukraine)   For the first time of the world jazz festivals’ practice more than 40 bright improvisers from 16 countries will meet and unite in star music bands to determine the improviser in the drive atmosphere. Also premieres, exhibitions, [...]

9 Июня состоится семинар Бориса Плотникова — самого виртуозного харпера России и преподавателя игры на губных гармониках, финалиста Master-Jam Jazz Fest 2013 в Одессе (5–8 июня).   Отметим, что это будет первый в Одессе мастер-класс по губной гармонике, проводимый музыкантом такого уровня.       Семинар, по его словам, будет посвящен главным вопросам исполнения музыки:   * Звук и время как основа музыки — понимание [...]

art installation and a music duet with the legend pianist Sergey Terentyev (Odessa) during Master-Jam Jazz Festt   4 июня в 17:00 состоится открытие арт-проекта «Шестидесятые» Владимира Тарасова, художника, джазового музыканта, перкуссиониста, композитора, дирижера, автора инсталляций (Литва) в новой здании Музея современного искусства Одессы (ул. Белинского, 5) Проект будет открыт для просмотра с 4 по 11 июня.   А 8 июня легенда джаза Владимир [...]

June   June, 1–2 Junior Jazz Festival "ОКeshkin Jazz" (Kiyv, Ukraine) June, 5–8 Final days of the First Intrnational Festival–Contest of Jazz Improvisation «Master–Jam Fest» 2013 (Odesa, Ukraine) June, 8 – July 28 Paris Jazz Festival (Paris, France) June, 9 Youth Jazz Fest Cosmopolit (Kiyv, Ukraine) June, 9–11 Green–Jazz–Fest (Sevastopol, Ukraine) June, 12 Music Festival [...]