I was born in Sumy city. I have graduated from the Sumy Higher College of Arts and Culture named after D. S. Bortnyanskiy with honors, then the faculty of Arts in the Sumy State Pedagogical University. I am engaged in teaching and performing activities. I love all styles of jazz.

Jazz guitarist. 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.

Alexander 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 [...]

Anrey Pletnev is a saxophonist, composer, arranger, one of the organizers and a conductor of jazz jam-sessions in the Yekaterinburg “EverJazz” club, the leader of Anrey Pletnev’s quintet, the conductor of the Afro-Cuban music orchestra “Muchachos Band”, the leader of the project “Old School”, which performs jazz music of 50-60th, the soloist of the big [...]

Professional jazz musician (drummer), composer and leader of his own ensemble “IGNAT KRAVTSOV QUINTET”. The winner of international jazz festivals in the USA, Poland, Ukraine and Russia.

Sergey Dolzhenkov is a remarkable trombonist from St. Petersburg (Russia). The winner of numerous jazz festivals. 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 Yelena Vaenga. «I don’t have [...]

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.

American saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist with Colombian origins Hernan Jay Rodriguez is musical director/founding member of New York City’s phenomenon Groove Collective (www.groovecollective.com), has been nominated twice for a Grammy under the best jazz solo category.

I was born in Barranquilla Colombia and grew up in NYC from the age of 3. I began playing when I was 7. I am a Grammy Nominated composer, saxophonist,flutist and clarinetist. I have worked with everyone from Celia Cruz, Eddie Palmieri to Gil Evans band, Chucho Valdes, Elvis Costello, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Craig [...]

Eugeniy is a trombonist appreciated in jazz circles. Participates in various projects. Open to new experience and collaborations. Permanent member of trombonists group of Odessa big band under conduction of Nikolay Goloshchapov. Eugeniy participated in numerous Ukrainian festivals. Plays in cultic Odessa group “Fidel’s Children” as a member of which several times performed with Ashley [...]

Nikolay Goloshchapov is a member of the Organizing Committee and jury of the first International Festival-contest of Jazz Improvisational Skills "Master-Jam". In philharmonic hall during a break between rehearsals with the big band, Nikolay Yakovlevich answered questions from our project coordinator Vlad Chubarev.

Vladimir Tarasov, outstanding jazz musician and composer, who wrote the participants in our Festival Competition: «Finding a partner not playing ahead, not behind, but together with you — it is worth much...».

С 21 по 23 сентября 2012 года в Одессе будет проходить очередной Международный джазовый фестиваль Odessa JazzFest, проводимый под патронатом губернатора Одесской области Эдуарда Матвийчука. В этом году программа фестиваля разнообразна и интересна. Вот лишь несколько имен из фестивальной афиши.

24, 25 и 26 августа уютный московский сад Эрмитаж в пятнадцатый раз распахнет свои двери Московскому фестивалю «Джаз в саду Эрмитаж», который из городского мероприятия за 14 лет своего успешного существования стал крупнейшим джазовым OpenAir форумом, получил широкую известность в своей стране и за рубежом.   Юбилейный фестиваль соберет звезд джаза из России, Польши, Израиля, [...]

Higher education. Jazz guitar teacher in the College of Arts, musical school. Musical preferences: bebop, jazz-rock, fusion, rhythm and blues, country. Favorite musicians: J. S. Bach, W. A. Mozart, K. Debussy, I. Stravinsky, Jimmy Hendrix, John Mayall, Alan Jackson, J. D. Cale, Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Joe Pass, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, John Scofield, Pat [...]

Ofer Assaf, jazz saxophonist, composer and educator, member of the Bernie Worrell Orchestra (P-Funk and Talking Heads) was born in Israel where he attended the Thelma Yellin High School of the Arts dividing his time between music and dance. In 1991 he won the Israeli National Competition in Jazz and Contemporary Music for young musicians. [...]

На начальном этапе подготовки концептуально нового Международного фестиваля «Мастер-Джем» медиа-партнерами фестиваля уже стали

Natalya is currently a fourth-year student at the Odessa National University, majoring in management of foreign-economic activity. She has been singing and playing the piano since she was 6 years old, and has taken part in many regional, national and international festivals and competitions.

I have come from Omsk, where I’ve got my first musical education. I was graduated from the St. Petersburg University of Culture and Arts as a guitarist at the mainstream department (state provision).

Maxim Vatutin (Guitar, Ukraine) I am 29 years old. I live in Kiev. Together with music I professionally do art pottery and also make ceramic music instruments (darbuka, oud). I am an artist by education. I have got diplomas of art pottery and art metalwork.

Alain Claude Mbena Ongolo (bass, Cameroon) My alias is Alino. I was born on the 17th of November of 1965 in Paris. At the momentI live in Yaound?,Cameroon. I play bass guitarandupright bass. I am interested in Jazz and Jazz-rock musicand Martial Art: Pride FC and MMA. Research in spiritual matters since 35 years...

Это похоже на шок. Это похоже на взрыв… Нежной мелодии шёлк. Плач саксофона навзрыд. Хриплое соло трубы. Неумолкающий бас. Светлая тема судьбы, — Кажется, это о нас... Роман Бродавко по особому относится к джазу. Он говорит, что джаз — это культ внутренней свободы и раскрепощенности. Прекрасное стихотворение Романа Исааковича и не менее прекрасные фотографии Сергея [...]

“Eduaction – Moscow state Conservatory named after P. I. Tchaikovsky. Hobbies – reading books, nature, sport, art, physics, philosophy, psychology. Favorite styles of music – all of them”

Very experienced bass-guitarist, who has been playing in various Odessa jazz ensembles since 80’s of the previous century. He had an opportunity to play with musicians in clubs of Valparaiso, Bangkok, New-York during the decade-long period of working on cruise ships. Lately he is a member of Alexey Petukhov Trio, with which he participated in [...]

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Sergey Nagorniy (alt-, soprano-sax, Russia) Sergey was born in 1981 in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Since he was 7 he learned to play sax with his father Meritorious Artist of Russia - the saxophonist, composer Valeriy Nagorniy. During his education in the musical college he was awarded with the Second Prize in the All-Russia competition of wind [...]

Israeli guitarist with Moroccan origins. Initiator of a special project called Putty Buff where he combined Moroccan music with B-Pop music, all Meir original wrote. Also Meir participated in Le Turiga Festival in Jerusalem, Israel Festival, the Dead Sea Festival, JVC Festival. He studied at Berkley, his teachers were Jane Brtochony, Atilla Zuller and Wilkenes [...]

Где родился джаз Как вы думаете, где родился джаз? Не спешите отвечать, возможно, ваше мнение очень далеко от истины. Леонид Утесов, певец, музыкант, актер, создатель «Теа-джаза», с чисто одесским юмором доказывает, что родина джаза — именно Одесса. Спешите видеть!  

Михаил Павлович Фрейдлин, автор и продюсер "Джаз-карнавала в Одессе", член организационного комитета "Мастер-Джем-Феста", обращается к джазовой общественности и ко всем, любящим и ценящим джаз с рассказом о том, что для него лично значит джаз и "Мастер-Джем-Фестиваль".