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Danylo Vinarikov

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Danylo Vinarikov is a Ukrainian jazz saxophonist, pianist and leader of the Ukrainian jazz band Danylo Vinarikov Ensemble (before – Dark Side trio) that is known for its unique expression of music inherent in modern society.

The musicians of the ensemble constantly organised tours and performed at various concert music venues in Ukraine, conquering numerous international and Ukrainian festivals, including Szczecin jazz in Poland, Leopolis Jazz Fest 2018, Jazz on the Dnieper 2020 and Am I Jazz? 2020. Since October 2021, he has been leading the Academic Symphony Orchestra of Dnipro Philharmonic — Dnipro Big Band, where he also plays saxophone.

Besides that, Danylo plays in a famous rock band in Ukraine Hromadianyn Topinambur that during the war recorded a song dedicated to the heroic past and present of Ukraine. When the full-scale war broke out, Danylo was volunteering and later joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine as a mortarman.

Danylo Vinarikov Ensemble: Ethiopian (DZ'OB Deconstruction)

by Ian Patterson
March 7, 2025

A danceable cocktail of Afro-Caribbean-cum-Latin rhythms, “Ethiopian" stems from a salsa-ish motif supplied by saxophonist and leader Danylo Vinarikov that burrows under the skin and refuses to budge. Vinarikov's tenor looks as old as the Carpathians, but his sound and that of his ensemble, whilst rooted in the jazz tradition, is refreshingly contemporary. Short and punchy solos from Misha Lyshenko on electric keyboard, and then Vinarikov, lead into a fiery rhythmic vamp, spurred by bassist Yuriy Buzilov and drummer Dmytro ...

Album Review

Dark Side Trio: Industrial Song

Read "Industrial Song" reviewed by Chris May

by Chris May
May 10, 2020

The sophomore album from Kiev-based tenor saxophonist Danylo Vinarikov's Dark Side Trio is a tuneful, burnished affair which belies the rather forbidding name of the band, the seriosity of the album title and the dark satanic mills evoked by the sleeve art. The name of the band is also paradoxical, for the Dark Side Trio heard here is augmented by three other young lions of the Ukrainian jazz scene. Jazz from countries formerly part or satellites of ...