Jazz pianist and composer Alexey Bogolyubov is one of “real music conductors”. He finished Kiev musical college and institute named after R. Gliyer (the jazz music detachement).

Igor Stetsyuk, Ukrainian composer and conductor, professor of a composition of The National Music Academy named aft. Tchaikovsky conducted the orchestra. The European Jazz Orchestra musicians were selected from 20 European countries. Ukrainian musicians took part at this project for the first time.  

Stas Grenader is a trombonist, composer, performer, session musician. He was born in the settlement Aktau, Kazakhstan, on the 15th of April in 1982. In two years his family left into the city Smela, Ukraine. Education: He finished the Cherkassy musical college named after S. Prokofiev and got a diploma at the trombone musical department. [...]

“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 [...]

I am a musician saxophonist, clarinetist. Tenor-sax is my basic instrument. I finished Surgut musical college as a clarinetist. I work in orchestra and play alt-sax part.

Oleg Velikanov is a saxophonist of Kim Nazaretov Orchestra (Rostov-on-Don), lecturer at the conservatory. Cut his teeth on different jazz styles.

“I am not a professional jazz singer, and to be certain I haven’t studied anywhere (professional schools, studios). But I have got some experience of communication, joint performances and collaborations with jazz musicians. I am very passionate about the Jane Monheit’s music. This woman sings out of her soul and from her heart, that is [...]

I am a trumpeter. I play jazz and classical music. I try to play in all styles, but prefer bebop and ballads. I performed at jazz festivals in the USA and Switzerland. My favorite trumpeter is Arturo Sandoval. Playing the trumpet I tried to follow his example.

"I grew up in Tel Aviv, Israel. I played piano and sang since a very young age. I studied in the Jazz department of my high school and later got a diploma of Bachelor of music at “The Royal Conservatory” in The Hague, Holland. I live in Athens playing here with my band; I also [...]

Graduated from Codarts (the Rotterdam Conservatory, Netherlands) and got a diploma of bachelor as a jazz guitar performer. Currently live and perform in Greece.

Carlos G. Bermudo es un guitarrista y compositor sevillano influenciado por el jazz, la m?sica cl?sica, y el flamenco. Comenz? sus estudios en el Conservatorio de M?sica de Sevilla, y los continu? en la Berklee School of Music de Boston. M?s tarde obtuvo la licenciatura de Profesor Superior de M?sica, en la especialidad de "M?sica [...]

Boris Plotnikov is a Russian musician and teacher of harmonica. The soloist of the jazz big band of the musical college named after Chaykovskiy under conduction of V. Vladimirov, gives recitals, plays as side-musician with different authors and performers (singers song-writers) such as Andrey Kozlovskiy, Pavel Fahrtdinov, Umka (Anna Gerasimova).

Andrey Zyl is a jazz trumpeter, sideman, improvisator, arranger. He is a leader and founder of the big band ‘Big JazZyl Band’, the soloist of the big band “Symphonic Drive Orchestra”. He is the winner of the first prize on the International Jazz Competition of talented young musicians named after Kim Nazaretov, the best trumpeter-improviser [...]

Alain Rodrigue OYONO is a young Cameroonian from the Centre of Cameroon. He was born in a Christian modest family of 6 children. His father’s choir’s melodies contributed to awake his senses to the music. The choir’s concerts from villages to villages continued to open his mind to the multiples sonorities of our land.

I 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”. [...]

Originally I graduated from the Institute of Arts in Cuba and got a diploma of Bachelor of Clarinet in 1987. I was an Assistant Professor from 1990-2003 in this Institute. I am a multi-instrumentalist (piano, saxophone, clarinet), Founder of the Jazz Plaza Festival, Chairman of the Competition Jury of JoJazz Festival in several editions, director, [...]

Alexis Bosch is prominent Cuban musician, composer, arranger and musical producer, one of the most authoritative representatives of the second generation of Cuban Jazz movement born in the wake of the sixties.

Jazz events guide for autumn   Summer is over, but jazz goes on. And it means that we are ready to present you the review of jazz events for this autumn.   September Koktebel Jazz Festival. This large Ukrainian Open Air fest is set on the 29th of August – the 2nd of September. It [...]

Summer is over, but jazz continues. This means that your attention is an overview of jazz events of autumn.

I’m a musician. I sing, arrange, play, improvise, teach. I have jazz everywhere: from punk-reggae covers till arrangements of Serbian Orthodox Echos. Spontaneity promises a lot of fun. I even passed my state exams in music academy without repetitions. It was in 2006 in Donetsk (Ukraine). I took place in DoDj International festivals there also [...]

«I finished Kyev musical academy in 2006, and got a diploma of classical saxophonist. After finishing music academy I start playing jazz, because I love it very much. I worked in “Art-Sax Quartet”, A. Fokin’s “Radioband”. I founded "Tequila Sax Quartet" in 2008. I play tenor- and baritone-sax more often, but try not to forget [...]

Good 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 [...]

I play conga and percussion. My specializations are Latin and Afro-Cuban jazz. The first video is an open solo and I added the other videos where I play solos. Thanks. Chen»

Hello! I am 19 years old. I engage in music already for 9 years. My favorite styles are post-bop, hard-bop, Latin music and fusion.

I have finished the Donetsk conservatory, perform in different ensembles. I love jazz in all its manifestations, but prefer Afro-American performers. I compose a little bit.

«I am a jazz performer, pianist and jazz melodica player, teacher, methodist, composer, arranger, couch of ensembles. In 1970 I participated in the biggest jazz festival of the Soviet time. In 1974 I participated in the Newport Jazz Festival with the ensemble. I played with such jazz and blues performers as D .D. Bridgewater, Chico [...]

Skornyakov Pavel Alexandrovich was born in 1987 in the Mayskiy-town, the Kabardino-Balkar Republic. In 1992 Pavel’s family went into Ufa, where he lives nowadays. Pavel exercises active concert activities, participate in numerous city, regional and international jazz festivals and contests, where he wins prizes. At the present time he regularly performs in Ufa jazz-club with [...]

“I started playing music when i was 9 years old, and since I turned 17 playing and writing music has been my life. I am now 29 years old, and I've been focusing on traditional jazz for the last 6 years. I love playing all kinds of music, but my heart is in improvisation.

"I love music. I grew up in Valencia (Spain), a land with a bunch of wind orchestras and I started study music at the local music society. I got my bachelor in classical saxophone from Valencia and Madrid Conservatories. And later on graduated from Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA) with a Diploma in Performance.

My name is Alexey. I’m looking for quality, beauty and most importantly originality of improvisation. Unlike most of my peers, I'm not crazy about the show, but I use just the part which is necessary. I’m looking for new features, new approaches, frets, methods. As a pianist I have more possibilities in this behalf.