Jazz Articles about Misha Tsiganov

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...