“I'm an Upright Bass virtuoso, a composer and a successful YouTuber with more than 4 million views on my videos.”

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”. [...]

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 [...]

Tenor and Soprano Saxophone Born in 1991 in Austria. Started playing classical violin and Flute at the age of 9 in music school. After hearing jazz giants like Joe Henderson, Dexter Gordon or John Coltrane he started playing Saxophone. Studying Jazz Saxophone in Graz with Prof. Karlheinz Miklin since 2010. Influenced a lot by Dexter [...]

My name is Tim Finoulst, I am 26 years old and from Belgium. I studied at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, where I graduated in 2010. I took master classes with Philip Catherine, Nelson Veras, Jonathan Kreisberg, Wayne Krantz, Hilmar Jensson... On the international jazz competition Jazz Hoeilaart 2011, I ended up fourth place with [...]

The saxophonist Juozas Kuraitis received Master Degree from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (2008). Juozas was studying at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. He was a prize winner in J. Pakalnis Young Performers’ Competition (1999) and jazz competitions in Nida (2004), “Jazz Hope” (2005) and “Vilnius Jazz Young Power” (2006, 2007). Now he is [...]

Gnessin State Musical College alumnus. He played with various prominent musicians such as Dennis Rowland, Paskal Fon Wroblevsky, David Fiuczynski, Eric Legnini, Bob Mintzer and many others.

"I'm a vocalist born in Jakarta, Indonesia. My passion in music especially jazz has brought me to several local jazz scenes and festivals. I met and worked with several local jazz musicians such as Indra Lesmana, Idang Rasjidi, Tjut Nyak Deviana Daudsjah, Sandy Winarta, Barry Likumahuwa, etc. I studied vocal at Institut Musik Daya Indonesia [...]

Performer and composer Miqayel Voskanyan was born on the 26th of August, 1986, in Yerevan. Tar isn’t just an instrument for Miqayel. It is a special part of his life, which he is given full. Numerous concerts, festivals and different projects follows each other. Miqayel Voskanyan is an author of some musical projects and a [...]

ne of the best young jazz musicians in Moscow, multi-instrumentalist Vladimir Nesterenko is nearly the only professional jazz organist in Russia - Laureate Prize of the Jazz Journalists Association in Russia 'JazzUho' in the nomination 'Russian Jazz Prospect', laureate of many other jazz contests: the First International jazz contest 'DoDj' Grand Prix (Donetsk, 2001), the first prize in the All-Russian jazz musicians contest (Rostov-on-Don, 2003) and other festivals and contests, such as:
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He studied double bass at the Music Conservatory of Seville and at the Academy of Orchestral Studies of the Barenboim-Said Foundation, with Manfred Pernutz, principal double bass of the Staatskapelle, Berlin. At the same time he started studying and playing jazz music. He studied at workshops with musicians like Ray Drummond, Ben Street, Jerry Bergonzi, [...]

in Russia.
Jazz-Odessa had guided me through my 14 years of exceptional music education journey. I studied and performed in this musically outstanding city with country's most creative and inspiring Music Masters. I have graduated from Odessa State Pedagogue Institute with Bachelor of Music Education degree. Russian Gnesin's Academy of Music in Moscow (Contemporary and Jazz Vocal studies) have also left a valuable footprint on my overall musicianship development. I have traveled my sounds the World and currently settled in Australia. [...]

Chaka Priambudi Wicaksono is a Double Bass player from Jakarta, Indonesia. He studied music at Institute Music Daya Indonesia from 2006-2010, majoring in Double bass and Piano as a minor instrument. He is a member of many jazz groups such as Riza Arshad Trio, Sandy Winarta Quartet, Robert MR Quartet. Besides that, he also plays [...]

“I am a professional jazz musician. My main instrument is clarinet, but I also play the piano, drums, percussion and double-bass. I play in different jazz styles from Dixieland and early swing to modern jazz. I like Latin jazz very much. At the moment I constantly play with David Goloschekin and other jazz musicians of [...]

“I am a New York based jazz pianist, originally from Germany. You can hear me perform in the US, Canada or Europe with my own group or as a sideman with Peter Kronreif Wayfarers or Subtone. Please check out my site: www.florian-hoefner.com”

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.
He gives recitals around Ukraine a[...]

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.

I'm a musician who always searches for a new way to play any kind of music and also jazz. I try to experience through interplay and therefore communication with other musicians.

Viktorija Pilatovic is a jazz singer, arranger, composer.
In October 2012 Viktorija of just 23 years old performed her original composition “We Could Solve That” with internationally renowned bassist Victor Wooten as well as at the Berklee Yamaha All-Stars Concert with Abraham Laboriel, Perico Sambeat and Victor Mendoza.
Earlier this year, Viktorija found herself the only student[...]

Piotr Pawlak aka Pete Black Born in Poland. 2008 – Bachelor of Arts – Classic Percussion at the Academy of Music in Poznan / Poland. Percussion teachers: prof. Edward Iwicki and prof. Jacek Wota. Drum teacher: dr. Krzysztof Przybylowicz.

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 [...]

Irsa started her musical journey at the age of four through classical music. In her teen age jazz really 'distracted' her, and curiously she started to learn playing it. She is now a professional musician in Indonesia. She performs a lot at festivals, concerts, musicals, special events with her Shadow Puppets Quartet, Bandanaira duo, as [...]

JAMIE BAUM, NYC jazz flutist/composer/recording artist/clinician has toured the US and over 30 countries working with renowned musicians ranging from George Russell, Randy Brecker, Donald Brown, Kenny Werner, Mick Goodrick, Tom Harrell and Fred Hersch to Dave Douglas, Uri Caine, Karaikudi Mani, Wadada Leo Smith and V. M. Bhatt. Ms. Baum has received critical praise [...]

rns academical and jazz piano and also ethnic music of Central Asia. He is keen by experiments on mixing jazz and traditional music of Uzbekistan.
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Kevin Yosua is a double bass and electric bass player from Cirebon, Indonesia. He studied music at Conservatory of Music Universitas Pelita Harapan, receiving a degree in contemporary performance in 2012. Together with his group, Hemiola Quartet, he has released an album titled «Oddventure» and wrote some music for it.

My name is Roni Zadik. I am a musician, drummer and percussion player. I got my musical education in the USA. Last year I moved into Israel. I own a music center, teaching, playing and recording with artists from my country and from all over the world.

I am a professional drummer, composer, songwriter with over 20 years of studio and onstage experience on a Pro level. Also I am teaching percussion at a local Musical college as well as for my private students. I consider myself as a seeker and sharer of professional knowledge and experience. I am the founder of the critically acclaimed Russian jazz/fusion Omnium-Band and also co-founding member o[...]

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.

My name is Elias Habib. I'm a percussionist since an early age. I studied at the Rimon School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, in Tel Aviv. I love to play many kinds of music and I hope to meet a lot of colleagues at the festival. See you all soon!!!

At first a self taught rock electric bass player when he was a teenager, Adam has come to play a wide range of music styles and instruments. From being a rock singer, or a punk bassist, to a jazz and improvising double bass player and working as a composer, arranger and performer in numerous bands [...]