Roman Miroshnichenko is one of the most prominent virtuosos in Russian contemporary jazz. He subdues his audiences by virtuoso performance skills, improvisational flight and rich melodies. Roman performed, recorded or cooperated with world-renowned music stars: Al Di Meola, Djivan Gasparyan, Frank Colon, Joao Donato, Saskia Laroo, Richie Cole, Milcho Leviev, Hernan Romero to name a few.
His guitar is heard in soundtracks for popular Russian TV series and movies, on the albums of Russian pop music stars. Roman's playing is characterized by bright melodies, clear improvisational thinking, ability to use multiple stylistics, rich technique and equal control over acoustic and electric versions of the instrument. Roman is the official Ovation Guitars and Camps Guitars endorser in Russia and ex-USSR countryes.
Roman Miroshnichenko started to study drums at the age of 11, but in wasn't until he was 14 when he picked up the guitar for the first time. From 1994 to 1999, Roman was the member of his father, Maxim Miroshnichenko's Big Band, while he attended classes at the Dnepropetrovsk State Technical University (Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.) After graduation in 2000, Roman enrolled in the Moscow State University of Culture and Performing Arts, Jazz Guitar speciality.
Since 2003, Roman founded RMProject, his own band he tours CIS and Europe with ever since and is a frequent visitor and headliner to most prestigious jazz festivals.
”...in down town Moscow last week, young guitar virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko was busy doing miracles. His fingers were flying at the speed of sound, and the sound he created was dazzling. No wonder one of the world's guitar gurus, Al Di Meola, who toured Moscow, was impressed enough to join Roman on stage ant to anoint him “brilliant”...”
/Salt Lake Tribune, USA, August , 2003/
“...There are a lot of personalities who are famous in the filed of jazz guitar. Some of the significant jazz guitarists are Duck Baker who was a well renowned acoustic jazz guitarist, George Benson who is known as one of the first jazz guitarist, Charlie Byrd who was the person who played jazz on a nylon string guitar, Ted Greene who is a solo jazz guitarist without any band backing him, Lage Lund who is the winner of 2006 Thelonious Monk competitions, Roman Miroshnichenko who is a Russian jazz guitarist, John McLaughlin who is was a famous Jazz-rock fusion pioneer in the 1970s, Pat Metheny who is a Missouri based guitarist and who leads his own band, Les Paul who is a Grammy winner as jazz guitarist, Howard Roberts who is guitarist who plays it in a funky style, Benjamin Rodefer who is the youngest guitarist known today, Kurt Rosenwinkel known to be the best new voice in jazz guitar play etc. Other players include Stanley Jordan, Barney Kessel, Allan Holdsworth, Jim Hall and many more...”
/ http://www.dreamsofanartist.com/jazz-guitar /
“...I am flattered when Roman uses his ideas with my influence...” /Al Di Meola/
Awards
The winner of "Grand prix", nomination "The Best jazz ensemble" (as a member of "Bril Brothers" band) at the international jazz festival-competition DoDж 2004, Ukraine
According to the results of "Music Box" monitoring Roman Miroshnichenko's original compositions were included in "The Best Russian Guitarists" CD collection.
The 1st prize winner in "Guitar" nomination at "DoDж 2004" international jazz festival-competition, Ukraine.
The 1st prize winner, "The Best music band" nomination at the international competition of the Latin American music players "Viva La Fiesta Latina 2002", Moscow
The prize winner at "Moscow 2000" young jazz musicians festival-competition, Moscow (chairman of jury - Jury Saulsky, the national artist of Russia)
The winner of "Grand prix", "The Best concert performance" nomination at competition of musical video of the most popular Russian internet-portal Top4Top 2008.
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