I am fond of drums, like to romp with electronic: Roland SPD30, Roland TF15like. Styles, it isn’t important when you have interesting musicians next to you, though I like mainstream (jazz), bebop, progressive, funky, cool jazz. Favorite drum performers are Maxwell Roach, Buddy Rich, Rufus Jones, Havi Mason, Dave Weckl, Dennis Chambers, Steve Gadd, John [...]

"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 [...]

Mourot is a french pianist from Strasbourg. He plays in several bands: jazz, rock, improvisation.. and just released a first piano solo album.
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I am Ori Dakari, My debut CD “Entrances” is out on John Zorn's label, tzadik records. I studied in Berklee College of Music and resided in New York.

Alexey Samarin is a talented Russian pianist and composer, who takes direct part in Russian jazz music development. In 1997 Alexey formed a funk band «Sool Food». After moving to Moscow the band was renamed into «Alexey Samarin Band». At present the band performs only original songs written by Alexey. In 2002 he recordered an [...]

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. Basically my activities are connected with music, but in spare time I sit in[...]

“Alexander Pasechnik graduated from music school, then mainstream department of Grodno University. For 7 years worked in the Big-band of the local Philharmonic, playing in a symphony orchestra at the same time. I was offered to work a musician on the ship, and couldn’t refuse this proposition, because I wanted to work with different musicians [...]

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 [...]

I study drumming skills. My favorite styles of music are jazz, metal, drum’n’bass.

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Evgeny Pobozhiy is a teacher of the Rostov College of Arts, the participant of various projects, such as “Project Combo” (fusion), “Rostov Fusion Band” (jazz-fusion), “Jazz Travel Big Band” (jazz), and also various local Rostov projects in different styles. In 2007 he studied at Berklee College of Music within the 5-week summer performance program. He finished Rostov State Conservatory[...]

Alexander graduated from Gnessin Russian Academy of music on double bass (prof. A. Belsky). He is a winner of the 2nd contest of bass players "BaraBASS "(2012). Worked in symphony orchestras "Russian Philharmonic" MGASO under direction of P. Kogan, GASK directed by V. Polyansky. At the moment, he works as a bass-guitarist in the theater with G. Chikhachev, and as a bassist in the theaters "ApARTe"[...]

Marina Zadora is an Siberian jazz musician, saxophonist, vocalist, composer, arranger and songwriter. She finished Novokuznetsk Musical College as a clarinetist in 1998. From 2001 till 2013 she has been a lead alto of “New Kuznetsk Big Band” of “Helicon” jazz club, one of the hugest in Siberia. She was a participant of the jazz festivals and live sets with various musicians from Russia, Eu[...]

He began playing the saxophone at age of 13 in the children’s jazz school led by T.Zaripov. As a participant of the orchestra he performed in International Jazz Festival 1998 in New York, and finally caught jazz bug. He studied in the College of Music named after P.I.Tchaikovsky, become a laureate of Young performers contest 2000 in Kazakhstan and got a diploma of Young performers contest 2001 i[...]

Marsel Barannik won the first prize for composition on the contest “Samal” in Astana city, Kazakhstan. He finished Musical College named after Chaykovskiy in Pavlodar city as a pianist. He got a diploma for the best performing of piano ensembles – the first prize in the conservatory named after Kurmangazy in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Marsel studied as a composer in the state conservatory named aft[...]

“I finished State University of theatre and cinema. I participated in the International festival in Dubai (2009). I performed in «Jazz Town» club in Moscow and in Kiev and Odessa at the festival “Days of Armenia in Ukraine”.
I love jazz, blues, funk, fusion and classical music.
My favorite performers are Ray Charles, Oscar Peterson, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker, Keith Jarre[...]

In 2007 he was the finalist of the competition Dodj Junior, marked out as the best keyboard player, two times the winner of the first place at Rostislav Kabanchenko’s competition. He has graduated from the Donetsk Musical Academy, trained in the mainstream department. He is also a bachelor of classical departament of the Odessa Music Academy. Alexander was the participant of the Jazz Carnival in[...]

Mike Kaufman-Portnikov is a pianist, educator and arranger. He graduated from the branch of Moscow conservatory (Nizhniy Novgorod) – the highest qualification of piano faculty. The prize-winner of Russian and international contests of pianists. He won R. Saint-John’s casting (composer), participated in Moscow project “CATS” (pianist, educator, arranger). He is a participant of numerous jaz[...]

Gilad began composing music at six years of age. Soon he was accepted to the music conservatory in Tiberias where he began his formal musical education learning piano and trumpet. He continued his education at the music department of the prestigious Talma Yellin high school of arts. During his senior year Gilad was already composing and arranging music for theater and films, as well as recordin[...]

"Since his arrival in New York in 2005, Israeli guitarist Yotam Silberstein has made an impact on the scene with his precision bebop lines and fleet-fingered improvisations." JazzTimes

 

In only six years since landing in New York, internationally-acclaimed guitarist Yotam has earned a well deserved spot among the Jazz elite by collaborating with legendary musicians such as James Mo[...]

Sergio Baban Barbosa De la Garza is a trombonist from Guadalupe in Mexican state Nuevo Leon. He plays trombone and sings for more than half of the life. “I would like to become a part of this project, this conception, - says Sergio about MJF, - since I love swing and Latin jazz very much”. Sergio plays in the municipal orchestra of Monterrey (the capital of Nuevo Leon state).[...]

Andrey Zyl is a jazz trumpeter, sideman, improvisator, arranger. He is a leader and founder of the big band ‘Big JazZyl Band’. The student of Gnessin State Musical College (Moscow, Russia). Andrey is the winner of the first prize on the International Jazz Competition of talented young musicians named after Kim Nazaretov, the best trumpeter-improviser of the contest Panevezys, Lithuania, 2012.[...]

Bach Trumpet Artist, John Dover, based out of Portland, Oregon, fuses his classic sound with a modern edge. John’s influences range from the jazz sounds of Miles Davis and Chet Baker to the modern pop of Sting and Jamie Cullum. John takes the trumpet’s full spectrum of sound and delivers a contemporary approach to a romantic instrument. John was schooled on the legends of West Coast Cool, Fun[...]

Sergey Dolzhenkov is a remarkable trombonist from St. Petersburg (Russia). The winner of numerous jazz festivals. The finalist of “Master-Jam Fest - 2013”. 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 [...]

Oleg Yangurov is the founder of “Funky House Band”. He went in for music when he was 10, having heard the recordings of “the Beatles”. In 1979 he came to the concert of Aleksey Kozlov band “Arsenal” and discovered such music styles as jazz-rock, fusion. In 1985 he graduated from Ufa State Aviation Technical University. [...]