Jazz Articles about Misha Tsiganov

Misha Tsiganov: Spring Feelings

by Andrew Luhn
March 17, 2016

Those who appreciate and follow the art of arranging and orchestration in jazz often point to big band and large ensemble arrangements as examples of excellence, while the art of arranging jazz for the small ensemble is frequently overlooked. Horace Silver, Wayne Shorter, and Andrew Hill are a few who have achieved recognition for their intelligent small-group arrangements, and with his newest release, Spring Feelings, pianist Misha Tsiganov brings his talent to this under-appreciated art. For his second ...

Misha Tsiganov: Misha Tsiganov: The Artistry Of The Standard

by Edward Blanco
March 30, 2014

Veteran Russian pianist Misha Tsiganov has an extensive discography featuring original compositions and, like most musicians, blending a few standards for familiarity along the way. With The Artistry Of The Standard, the pianist presents an entire album of standards reprising the music of jazz greats Wayne Shorter, Charlie Parker, Wes Montgomery and John Coltrane among others. Jazz standards however, is not the only genre represented on the nine-piece repertoire as Tsiganov also includes music from the Great American Songbook drawing ...

The Artistry of the Standard

by Andrew Luhn
March 2, 2014

On the homepage of Misha Tsiganov's website is a quote that reads “Falling in love with jazz is exactly like falling in love with a person... Except with jazz you never get over it..." This quote serves as an appropriate introduction for the Russian-born pianist's Criss Cross debut, The Artistry of the Standard. On this album Tsiganov and his quintet of first-call New York players present a program full of love and respect for the history and tradition of jazz, ...

Misha Tsiganov: The Artistry Of The Standard

by Dan Bilawsky
February 23, 2014

Standards represent so many things. They can be a fallback for those short on ideas or a springboard for those willing to invest a bit of themselves into the music. They're a representative historical sampling of what jazz has been and done, reminding all of those on the bandstand of who and what came before, but they can be so much more. Considering all of that, it's hard to imagine why a segment of players often prefer not to address ...

Misha Tsiganov: Dedication

by Glenn Astarita
February 6, 2012

Relocating to New York City from Russia in the early '90s, pianist Misha Tsiganov extended his studies at the Berklee College of Music and has since gained steam as a solo artist, session ace and TV composer, among other projects. With prominent Russian artists including bassist/Grammy Award-winner Boris Kozlov and trumpeter Alex Sipiagin also calling The Big Apple home, Tsiganov's band abides by a no-nonsense, '60s-era Blue Note campaign via these tightly arranged works, designed with alternating flows, hard-hitting rhythms ...

Misha Tsiganov: Always Going West

by Glenn Astarita
May 12, 2007

Pianist Misha Tsiganov became smitten with the jazz art form as a youngster in Russia. Residing in New York City since the early 1990s, the artist has acquired an impressive resume via stints with percussionist Norman Hedman and trumpeter Randy Brecker, for example, while scoring and recording for TV. Here, Tsiganov drives his band into the fast lane amid a string of rapidly-flowing and vivacious bop workouts, while sustaining a group-centric vibe throughout.

With the opener “Anthony, Tsiganov's ...

Misha Tsiganov: Always Going West

by Michael P. Gladstone
May 11, 2007

Russian-born pianist/composer Misha Tsiganov is one of many emigrated jazzmen who have come to make their fame and fortune in the United States. Born in St. Petersburg and playing piano by the age of six, Tsiganov was invited to record an album in 1989, and by 1991 had relocated to Boston, studying at the Berklee School of Music with vibraphonist Gary Burton two years later.

Today, Tsiganov maintains several musical connections including holding down a long-standing gig with ...