Jazz Articles about Andrii Pokaz

Pokaz Trio: Voices

by Ian Patterson
May 3, 2025

Pokaz Trio: Kintsugi

by Friedrich Kunzmann
August 27, 2019

A melancholic wistfulness seems to wrap itself around every bar and each note of this trio date by the Ukrainian talents pianist Andrew Pokaz, bassist Vitaliy Fesenko and drummer Yakov Taruntsov. The three virtuosi forming the Pokaz Trio dig deep into the repertoire of Eastern European melodies and rhythms to create seven original pieces that make up the gripping ride that is Kintsugi. The group's sensitivity towards dynamics, and tactful handling of shuffling rhythms in exchange with subtle melodies gives ...