Jazz Articles about Andrii Pokaz

Take Five with Pianist Andrii Pokaz

by AAJ Staff
November 10, 2025

Meet Andrii Pokaz Andrii Pokaz holds Bachelor's and PhD degrees from the Odesa National A.V. Nezhdanova Academy of Music, where he later returned as a professor, teaching and mentoring young Ukrainian musicians for over 16 years. A laureate of numerous international competitions, he is also frequently invited to serve on juries at prestigious music contests. In 2016, Andrii founded Pokaz Trio, which quickly became a distinct presence on the jazz scene. Their debut album Kintsugi (Losen Records, 2019) ...

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 ...