Saxophonist Alexej Malakhau was born and raised in Minsk (Belarus). He graduated Minsk College of Music and Hochschule f?r Musik K?ln (Germany). Since 2003 he lives and is engaged in creativity in Germany. Alexej performed with such prominent musicians and collectives as: Kenny Wheeler, Diana Torto, John Taylor, Triosence, First Skyfloor, Bodek Janke, Matthias Schrifl, Olivia Trummer, German Natio[...]

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A graduate of the Institute of Contemporary Art (2013). Participant of such festivals as "Many Faces of Guitar 2013», «Gnesin-Jazz 2014" and the «The Modern Art Collective» project.[...]

Yuriy is composer and saxophonist, participant of all-Ukrainian jazz festivals. He finished Donetsk musical academy named after S. Prokofiev. He performs jazz standards and author’s music in different ensembles. He prefer performing and listening to music of Afro-American performers.[...]

Final of the 1st International Festival-Contest of Jazz Improvisation «Master-Jam Fest» Gala-concert, Odessa, Ukraine, June 8, 2013 The first part of the concert This playlist contains 9 tracks, total time: 1.19.47   You can find audio-records of live jam-performances from the Master-Jam Fest Final on our official channel on Soundcloud (http://soundcloud.com/masterjamfest).   You can listen to, download, share single compositions, which you [...]

    Dear friends!     Today, December, 27, is a birthday of legendary Vladimir Borisovich Feyertag.   Vladimir Borisovich is a jazz historian, author of the encyclopedia «Jazz. The Twentieth Century» and winner of Willis Conover Award, musician, musicologist, jazz critic, Honored Artist of Russia, Professor of St. Petersburg State University of Culture and Arts, the patriarch of Russian jazz journalism, member of the jury of the [...]

Arthur gratuated from the State College of Jazz Music in 2011. Now he is a 3rd course student at the Gnesin Russian Academy of Music. Arthur is a saxophone player. His professor is Alexander Oseychuk. As a musician of the "Academic Band" orchestra conducting by the People’s Artist of Russia Anatoliy Kroll he took part in different Russian and International jazz festivals such as: Usadba Jazz, Ja[...]

Alexey was born and lived for many years in Siberia. He finished the conductor-choir department of musical college, and also the academy of culture as “Director of Public Events”. He is a unique performer, who plays the two-row chromatic harmonica. He has been playing this instrument since 2005, accompanying himself with guitar and use this instrument in instrumental and vocal programs. He is [...]

Alex Correa is originally from Brazil but he is living in Groningen and doing the jazz master program at the Prins Clauss Conservatoire. He is an avant-garde pianist and would like to have the opportunity to show his improvisation skills to Master-Jam Fest audience.[...]

Igor is a 22 years old student of jazz department of Kharkiv State Kotlyarevsky University of Arts on alto sax. His favorite sax players are Bob Berg and Gerald Allbright.[...]

The guitarist, composer and producer Gabi Martinez, was born and raised in Zaragoza (Spain).From a young age he showed great musical interest. Influenced by his family (his grandfather was guitarist) he took the first spanish guitar lessons from this and after a brief period of classical learning of harmony and musical language, continued self-taught. He started playing guitar at age 8 and he boug[...]

Kristina Trezune is a jazz singer, arranger and composer from Latvia. Currently she is studying with American jazz singer and piano player Dena DeRose and trumpet player Stjepko Gut at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria. The musical life started at the age of 5 as a classical piano player, at the age of 15 she started the studies at Riga Dome Choir school, jazz department as[...]

Ivan Baryshnikov - a jazz-oriented musician, composer and arranger from Moscow. A leader of the jazz quintet. Currently performs at various concert venues from small jazz clubs to the Moscow International House of Music. Achievements: - Winner of the international contest Gnesin Jazz in 2013 and 2014 - Nominee of the international contest «Jazz World» in 2014 - A participant of Manhattan [...]

“ I’ve played the piano since I was 4,5 years old. When I was 7 I started playing drums and a trumpet, but the drums “won”. Now I’m playing in various ensembles and in the school orchestra held by Andrey Machnev. My drums teacher is Grigory Deratsuev.
I participated in the competition “Don Chento” in Kaliningrad, where I took the grand prix. In Sochy at “Jazz Step” I also [...]

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Artem has been playing in mainstream-symphonic orchestra for about 6 years. He also participated in different rock, jazz, ethnical and folk ensembles. According to his opinion jazz and improvisation were given to people for expressing their feelings, emotions, characters, moods, when it is not enough words and that it is not easy to learn to play jazz, and it is more difficult to learn to improvis[...]

I’ve been studying music at the Kim Nazaretov Children’s Jazz School since I was 4 years old. From the beginning piano was my major. When I was seven or so I started playing flute, then passed to alto saxophone. When I was 10 I was taken to Kim Nazaretov children's orchestra conducted by Andrey Machnev to play alto saxophone, in a year I sat proceeded to baritone sax, and 2 years ago I finally[...]

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Innokenty Ivanov is a vibraphonist, percussionist, composer. Innokenty was born in Ukraine. Since 2004 he lives in Moscow. He works in Elena Kamburova Theatre. Session percussionist. As vibraphonist he performed with Igor Butman Big Band and Peter Vostokov Big Band. Bandleader of his own band Ivanov Vibe Band.[...]

Gazinur became interested in jazz music in his youth! He plays guitar and considers Clark Willis Conover as his teacher. Gazinur recorded his jazz radio broadcastings on tape, listened, learned! He participated in numerous Jazz festivals. He is a teacher, jazz studio "Caravan" director. He is an initiator and artistic director of the Jazz line "Trust your heart", dedicated to the memory of Willis [...]

Natalia Skvortsova is a well-known, on the Moscow stage, pianist, composer and arranger, a graduate of Moscow State University of Culture and Arts. She is a member and co-author of several ensembles: Post-Jazz Trio, Fusion Port, InNa. Natalia cooperated with "Asketics", "Stantsiya Mir", Make Elis, "Clone", Sergey Manukyan, Michael Voloh, Pavel Protasov, Dmitry Mospan, Anton Konchakov, Sergei Kra[...]

Djalil graduated from Gnesin college and academy in Moscow. Taught for 10 years in Ufa college of arts. Worked and performed in Israel, Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Vitebsk. Djalil is a prize-winner of international festivals and competitions.[...]

Lajos Toth is originally from Hungary. He is studying jazz piano at the Kunst Universitet Graz. He started his third year. Before the university Lajos played many style of music. For example rock, funk, bigband music, raggae, traditional Hungarin music. He learned classic for 12 years. Now he plays with different jazz bands in Graz. In 2011 he had a chance to play with his trio in a final round of[...]

Zoltan Balogh is a jazz pianist and composer. His favorite style of playing piano is modern jazz but he plays in many bands, which play different styles. He won the 3rd place on the Montreux Jazz piano competition in 2010 and won the 3rd place at the Jacksonville jazz piano competition in 2011. He founded a quartet with his twin brother, who plays guitar. The band’s name is Finucci Bros Quartet.[...]

Double/electric bass player. Florian studied in Graz (Austria) and Hamburg (Germany), participated in several workshops including: Bob Mintzer, Benny Golson, Bill Stewart, John Hollenbeck, and many more. He had an opportunity to tour around Europe with different ensembles. Now he is finishing studies with Morten Ramsbol (dk) in Graz and hoping for some new experiences.[...]

J?zsef Horv?th is a jazz bass player. He won the Peter Dando bass guitar competition where John Pattitucci was the president of the jury.[...]

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Benko Konyves (Ben Stone / 20 years old) - was born in Serbia in 93'. He came from a musician family. At the age of 6 started to play piano, later at the age of 9 he started to play drums on his father's influence. He was performing with his band (Ben Stone 5tet) around Austria, Hungary, Serbia. He won two times in a row in Serbia during his high school years the "Percussion Competition - Beograd"[...]

Moscow College of Improvised Music alumnus in jazz piano, pianist and leader of Lampa Ladino, a band that rearranges Judeo-Spanish songs in a variety of styles. Co-founder of Goat's Notes - an avantgarde improve combo. Pianist with Ensemble Priot. Plays blues with Jumping Cats and Dr. Nick. Took part in New School For Jazz And Contemporary Music workshops in Italy, has played with Eyal Maoz, Willi[...]