I Love Modern Jazz!!!!!

I am Ori Dakari, My debut CD “Entrances” is out on John Zorn's label, tzadik records. I studied in Berklee College of Music and resided in New York.

Jazz guitarist. In adolescence came to jazz through his interest to rock and “The Beatles” music. Musical education: musical college (Krivoy Rog, Ukraine), Hochshule fur Music “Hans Eisler” (Berlin, Germany), the school of Hariprasad Chaurasia (7 months studied to play bansuri – Indian bamboo flute) in Bhubaneswar, India. Participated in numerous international jazz-festivals: Jazz-Koktebel (Koktebel, [...]

Sandy Winarta is Indonesian jazz drummer, who developed good musical ears by playing piano from early childhood. He can hear a melody line or harmony once and then just play it. It gives him an ability to feel the dynamics of musical pieces and to catch the beats immediately, playing drums.

Marina Zadorozhnaya is a musician: saxophonist, vocalist, and songwriter. She finished Novokuznetsk musical college as a clarinetist in 1998 Since 2001 till now she has been a bandleader of “Noviy Kuznetskiy” big band of “Gelion” jazz-club. She works with various ensembles and musicians of Siberia, participates in jazz festivals such as international festival “Jazz in [...]

“My father is a great fan of jazz. He instilled me love to this style. I finished Kishinev Theatrical Lyceum, Kishinev Musical school named after Styrchi as a pianist, and then entered into Kishinev Conservatorium to mainstream-jazz vocals faculty and finished it successfully in 2011. I am a soloist of jazz-group «HIT&BOSSA». My favourite singers [...]

I was born and grew up in Krasnodar. I finished the musical college named after M. P. Musorgskiy in St. Petersburg. Among educators I would distinguish Sergey Dikman, Hasan Baghirov, Alexandra Starostenko with special reverence. For about 7 years I was playing jazz standards along with practicing finger-style and classical guitar. The most important thing [...]

“I got academic education as a violinist. I’m the soloist of Organ Music Centre “Livadiya”, the winner of international competitions. I worked in both symphonic orchestra and in various mainstream and jazz ensembles, as well as I make my solo projects in classical, mainstream, jazz and electronic music. I am a founder and member of [...]

“I started playing the guitar at my 11. Since early age I became interested in rock music and blues guitar. Later influenced by the teacher Vladimir G. Voshkolupa I got interested in jazz and entered into the Kiev Musical Institute named after Gliyer in 2008, where I seriously engaged jazz guitar. I was taught by [...]

Yulia Perminova is a pianist, composer, she collaborated with numerous Russian musicians, she is a winner (laureat) of international jazz festivals and competitions. I like to listen and play everything associated with jazz.

Emilio Del Monte Jr. (Born on November 15, 1974 in Lawton, Havana, Cuba). Cuban percussionist & composer. "Emilito" began his musical studies in Guillermo Tomas Middle School of Art in Guanabacoa. Later he continued his studies at Amadeo Rold?n Conservatory in Havana.

Musician (guitar, contrabass, bass guitar, composer and arranger). Born on July 12, 1966, Havana, Cuba. Graduated from Amadeo Roldan Conservatory in 1985. He has worked with different Cuban groups like Emiliano Salvador & Quintet, Bobby Carcass?s & Afrojazz, Grupo “Afrocuba", and Alexis Bosch & Proyecto Jazz Cubano among others.

Roberto Garcia is a world-class Cuban trumpeter and musical director of The Academy band. He has shared the stage with Chucho Valdes, Emiliano Salvador, Omara Portuondo, Alexis Bosch, Pablo Milanes, Silvio Rodr?guez and Ern?n L?pez-Nussa among other musicians.

Yissy was born on May 29th, 1987, in Havana, bearing great musical heritage from her father and main inspiration, drummer Bernardo Garcia. As a young child, she had inclinations toward percussion, starting her elementary studies in music at the Manuel Saumell School and continuing on to high school at the Amadeo Roldan Music Conservatory.

Джазовая зима может согреть любого ценителя джаза. Встречайте! Jazz winter can warm any connoisseur of jazz. Meet! Jazz hiver peut rechauffer tout amateur de jazz. Rencontrer! Jazz Winter warmen jeden Kenner des Jazz. Meet! Zima Jazz moze ogrzac kazda konesera jazzu. Spelniaja!

Andriy finished Odessa musical academy named after A. V. Nezhdanova as a saxophonist. He works at the orchestra on the base of Military Institute of Kiev national university named after Taras Shevchenko. He plays in clubs and sings perfectly. He works under his own album creation.

"I'm a 21 years old jazz/impro guitar player from Latvia, currently living/studying in Amsterdam. Recently I've released my debut album “Melancholia”, which you can listen online here: matisscudars.bandcamp.com While living in The Netherlands, I've won a couple of prizes: in 2010 I won the Grand Prix at the young jazz talent competition “Prinses Christina Concours”

I’m a musician, saxophonist, future stage-director))

Декабрь   С 7 по 17 декабря пройдет Международный джазовый фестиваль «Jazz Bez», который охватит 16 городов Украины и Польши.  Jazz Bez  — это трансграничный музыкальный марафон, который ежегодно объединяет вокруг джаза десятки исполнителей и тысячи слушателей из культурных центров Украины и Польши.  Уже двенадцать лет подряд Jazz Bez провоцирует публику к размышлениям, а музыкантов — к поиску новых оттенков джаза и экспериментов. Изюминкой этого мероприятия является сочетание максимального [...]

Dmitriy Bondarev is a jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger, bright representative of Ukrainian and Russian jazz stages. He participated in numerous jazz festivals of Ukraine (Za-Jazz, Jazz in Kiev, Alfajazz etc.), Russia (Usadba.jazz, MuzEnergo etc.) and Poland (Ukrainian culture festival in). The winner of the Grand Prix of young jazz trumpeters contest named after Yevgeniy Savin [...]

“Anton Tkachov (born in 1980) is a Ukrainian saxophonist, composer and arranger. Anton Tkachov is one of the most promising saxophonists on the contemporary Ukrainian stage, who feel himself comfortable in groups of both young and experienced performers. Tkachov special performing manner always could be distinguished by individual sound, competent phrasing; he can be a [...]

I am fond of drums, like to romp with electronic: Roland SPD30, Roland TF15like. Styles, it isn’t important when you have interesting musicians next to you, though I like mainstream (jazz), bebop, progressive, funky, cool jazz. Favorite drum performers are Maxwell Roach, Buddy Rich, Rufus Jones, Havi Mason, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Steve Gadd, John [...]

"My name is Anton Zubarev and I'm a jazz pianist from Yekaterinburg (Russia). I've been playing piano since childhood. I finished Ural Musical College on the base of Ural State Conservatory named after Musorgsky, and then Musical department of Ural Pedagogical Institute (class of Natalya Srodnych). My musical preferences are mainstream jazz and be-bop, contemporary [...]

"Master musician and guitar virtuoso Doug Munro is an established veteran of the New York music scene. Since 1987 he has released eleven albums as a leader and has appeared on over 50 recordings as a sideman, producer, and arranger working with a diverse array of artists including Dr. John, Michael Brecker, and Dr. Lonnie [...]

Jerry Bergonzi mentioned once, that instead of the guitarists Mick Goodrick and John Abercrombie he would like to see Stepan Eritsyan in his compositions. Stepan is invited to the USA for participating in concerts together with Jerry and other stars such as Ron Carter and others.

"Hello! My name is Anton Kotikov and I am a representative of young jazz generation of Moscow. I’m an alumnus of State Classical Academy named after Maimonides, I finished postgraduate studies there either. The leader of an open project “JAZZ LAB”. The most important things in my life are certainly music, jazz, improvisation. Regular participation [...]

Andrey Sacheva – violin. I participate in electro-acoustic duo ELVioDuo, as well as in projects ViolinDj, French Connection Jazz Quartet, performed as a member of electro-acoustic projects of Alla Zagaykevich. I studied with the violinist Henryk Gembalskiy in the jazz academy of Katowice (Poland). I am fond of composition. I like travelling.

I love my family and jazz, classic and rock music. And piano: I love B. Mehldau, G. Rubalcaba, Sv. Richter, A. B. Michelangeli and others.

I'm a music teacher in a university and I'm also a PhD student. I'm a composer/arranger/trumpeter and I have one album out (Bobby Rice “Sandunga”) and I have a Latin jazz big band which regularly features the great Cuban pianist Hilario Duran, among numerous other great Canadian jazz players.