Jazz Articles about Evgeny Masloboev

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Evgeny Masloboev & Anastasia Masloboeva: Russian Folk Songs in the Key of New Jazz

by Glenn Astarita
April 5, 2013

The latest entry of the Russian Folk Songs series for UK-based Leo Records find the father and daughter team, Evgeny Masloboeva and Anastasia performing with Moscow's prominent new jazz artists, resulting in this fascinating gem. It's an unclassifiable brew in the literal sense. Russian folk is predominately evident throughout many of the abstractions and jazz-tinged momentums. They explore dark, creaky corridors, free-form improvisation, and infuse melodically satisfying modalities and stark tonal contrasts, as the ensemble alternates roles on various tracks. ...

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Evgeny Masloboev - Anastasia Masloboeva: Your Beautiful Face Makes Me Cry

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 21, 2013

Duo padre - figlia, titolo melenso, copertina bucolica che non lascia presagire niente di buono... Tuttavia, essendo l'album pubblicato per la Leo Records, solitamente garanzia di musica intrigante, abbiamo deciso di lasciare da parte questi brutti presentimenti e ci siamo messi all'ascolto. Ci si è così aperto un mondo sonoro fatto di musiche tradizionali gregoriane e bizantine, interpretate basandosi sulle strutture fonetiche della lingua russa. Una sorta di viaggio nella natura, ovviamente forte e sterminata come quella della Siberia, terra ...

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Evgeny Masloboev / Anastasia Masloboev: Russian Folksongs in the Key of Rhythm

by Glenn Astarita
December 15, 2008

It's music from the frigid environs of Siberia that is warmly evocative and magnetic. On Russian Folksongs in the Key of Rhythm, Evgeny Masloboev performs on drums, rainstick, small marimba, kitchen utensils, and almost everything short of the kitchen sink. And with the angelic vocals of his daughter Anastasia, who was only fifteen years old at the time of this recording, they transform Russian folk into curiously interesting and utterly enjoyable rhythmic works.

Evgeny Masloboev's credits include music ...