Carlos Bravo Ollague was born in Santa Rosa, El Oro province, Ecuador on January 5, 1983. When he was 14 years old, he began studying drums in his hometown. Later he traveled to Quito and started college at the Institute of Contemporary Music (IMC) Berklee International Network Member of the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, where he studied Music Production and Sound, and Contemporary Music, ge[...]

Abel Marcel is one of the most versatile Cuban piano players from his generation on the scene today: composer, arranger, producer, pianist, band leader and educator. He has been recording a dozens of albums from hip-hop to salsa, from jazz-to classical He is first and foremost an improviser. His classical background of education in addition to his musical heritage creates a musical dichotomy. This[...]

Education: Orlov regional music college (teacher- Andrey Efanov), at present Dmitriy is the fouth year student at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music (teacher - Ivan Avaliani). Takes regular classes with Igor Dzhavad-Zade, Andrey Pristavka. Dmitriy plays diverse music, appreciates work with emotions, passion, true feelings. Among the most interesting bands, that Dmitriy had an opportunity to wor[...]

Jazz performance, BA in Contemporary Music at IMC San Francisco de Quito, Berklee International Network. She participated in several music festivals in her country such as "Valdivia Jazz Fest", "Musimuestras", "Feria del Libro", and also won 2 times the 1st prize in "FAAL Festival" one of the most important festival in the city of Guayaquil. She played with Jeffry Eckels (USA), Paulo Moura (Brasil[...]

Teodor started playing the piano at the age of 4 by attending classical music lessons. He continued studying classical music until the age of 13, when he had the chance to move to a jazz-oriented piano studying class in "Francisc Hubic" Popular Art School in Oradea, Romania. He graduated from this program at the age of 17 with a perfect mark for the final exam. He started playing in jazz a[...]

I work in clubs of Kiev, compose music, and participate in recordings of various performers. I like Ping-Pong and listen to all kinds of jazz and fusion.[...]

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Hutch has been practicing for 6 years. After 2 formative years, he decides to take over his own career, and collaborates with many MCs and musicians. Hutch?s deep bass and slamming snare drum sounds are enhanced by mic only. His special sonorities and personal techniques provide a powerful showcase. [...]

Hailing from South Korea, Song Yi Jeon is a singer and composer, who deftly combines modern jazz harmony and odd time signatures with singable melodies that instantly catch the ear of the listener. Since studying jazz voice at the Music University in Basel, Switzerland Song Yi has impressed audiences with her clean, pure voice and unique improvising skill. She has performed with Guillermo Klein, J[...]

Sehyun Paik is a jazz singer, arranger and composer from South Korea. He was deeply into many kinds of music and took many lessons such as classical music, classical ballet, dance and singing, when he was young. Since 2009, he has been living in Europe to study jazz voice and has taken many jazz singing lessons by international teachers in Germany and in the Netherlands. Nowadays, he is studying u[...]

Vitaliy Zolotov was voted the best guitar player at the Jazz Festival Soriano nel Cimino (Italy) with the band «FUMMQ», became a laureate (2nd prize) and won an audience award at «Palmares Gibson Montreux Jazz Guitar Competition». Vitali received his award from the hands of the chairman of the jury, the great blues guitarist Lee Ritenour, while the applause of the jubilant audience. Vitaly per[...]

Ilya Shcheklein was born in Ivanovo in a family of musicians in 1988. Since his childhood he fell in love with music, improvised, began to study at music school from 5 years. Ilya ended Ivanovo musical school being trained in a classical piano. Ilya graduated from this college with honors. Ilya Shcheklein - the graduate of faculty "Musical art of variety" of the St. Petersburg university of cultur[...]

Music was his passion from childhood. He finished musical school in violin, and began to sing when he was 10 years old. Currently Tofig is studying at the final year of the Moscow College of Improvised Music. He loves jazz, and its different styles. He often improvises in different harmonies of jazz and in national Azerbaijan music – mugham. Doing solo he prefers to add different phrasing of mug[...]

“Hello! My name is Igor Makarenko. I finished the Dnepropetrovsk musical college in 1997 and got a diploma of the choir conductor. In 2002 I finished Yuzhnoukrainsk pedagogical university, in 2010 – Odessa State Music Academy as a saxophonist. I was a participant of the youth jazz big band conducted by N. Goloshapov. At the moment I collaborate with composer and arranger V. Stepanov, we record[...]

Bilal got the Jazz Performance bachelor degree from Istanbul Bilgi University (2000-2004) and had chance to study with the greats such as Lawrence Butch Morris, Ricky Ford, Donovan Mixon and Aydin Esen. His musical studies not only including Jazz but also Turkish Music as well. In 2009 he won a Jazz Guitar competition in Istanbul/Turkey, sponsored by Yamaha and awarded the first prize. Released [...]

EDUCATION: 2012 | 2014: Bachelor of Instrumental Pedagogy at the University for Music and Picturing Art Vienna (Universit?t f?r Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien) 2009 | 2013: Bachelor of Arts Jazz-Saxophone at Vienna University (Konservatorium Wien Privatuniversit?t) Second Instrument: Flute EXPERIENCE: Performed at Jazzfestival Salzburg in 2008 Organised performances with bands in Austria,[...]

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Education: Nizhniy Novgorod State Conservatory Starting from 1989 Alexander participated in jazz festivals in such cities as Vladimir, Nizhniy Novgorod, Yaroslavl, Vologda, Obninsk, Vils (Austria) with Nikolay Pakhomov's Combo (Vladimir), Mikhail Petropavlovsky's Big band (Nizhniy Novgorod), Nikolay Kabanov's Yaroslavl Dixieland, Over Drive Blues Band under direction of Sergey Kuznetsov (Yaroslav[...]

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Norayr recently turned 12. He started playing the piano 2 years ago. He studies at an ordinary music school in Stupino district in a small town Mikhnevo. He was born in Armenian family where no one ever listened to jazz music, but they listened to mostly Armenian folk music. Now all the family listens to Armenian songs too, but with jazz adaptation and improvisation. After 3 years his parents noti[...]

Andres is a bassist from Argentina based in New York City. He graduated from Berklee College of Music in 2007 where he was awarded with the Outstanding Performer Award and the Charles Mingus Award. Andres plays in the Jazz, Latin Jazz, R&B and World Music scene and has played in venues such as Blue Note Jazz Club, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Latin Grammys, Apollo Theater, Nokia Theater and Bost[...]

To the address of Mikhail Freidlin, the Master-Jam Fest Author and Producer General it was received the letter from Ms. Mika Shino, the Director of International Jazz Day Program and International Outreach, Senior Adviser to Herbie Hancock, who serves as UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue..     Dear Mr. Freidlin,   Please allow me to wish you a very Happy New Year. I hope 2014 [...]

        Invitation   Dear friends,   We are pleased to invite you to celebrate the third International Jazz Day in your country.   In November 2011, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) officially designated April 30 as International Jazz Day in order to highlight jazz and its role in uniting people in all corners of the globe.   International Jazz [...]

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Mikhail Freidlin, author and producer of Master-Jam Fest, Ph. D. in Economics, chess player, yachtsman, author of scientific articles and books on the economy, is the hero of the author television program of known TV journalist Elena Mazur «Odessa stories with Elena Mazur», which introduces interesting people, who live in Odessa. January, 2014.   «It is human nature ... not to be bored — says Mikhail Freidlin — and each [...]

Carlos Medrano born in Havana, Cuba, began his musical studies by teaching himself to play Bongos and Congas using traditional Cuban music and Rumba as his guide. After a few years of studying, experience, and having participated in folkloric musical projects and timba, also known as Cuban Salsa, he decided to broaden his musical knowledge by beginning a course of musical studies in the Escuela de[...]

Pianist, keyboardist, composer, born in 1978 in Zajecar (Serbia). He began to study piano at six in the music school "Stevan Mokranjac" in Zajecar, but after a few years he leaves classical music education and continues to explore different musical genres and styles. In 1998 he started his professionall music career, and in 1999 he formed the Alegorian Jazz Band, which brings back jazz music to [...]