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Ilona Kudina: Baltic Transit
by Katchie Cartwright
Born and raised in Latvia, Ilona Kudina was trained as a classical musician, earning a master's degree in flute performance from Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music in Riga and becoming a flutist and piccolist with the Latvian National Symphony. Pursuing her interest in improvisation, jazz and contemporary music, she moved to Boston in 2001, where she received a professional diploma from Berklee College. Kudina's self-produced debut album, On the Bridge (2006) offered chamber works by celebrated ...
Continue ReadingJazz Flutist Ilona Kudina Releases "Nothing But Illusion" with drummer Billy Hart, trumpeter Greg Hopkins, pianist Vardan Ovsepian and bassist Akili Jamal Haynes
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Sue Auclair Promotions
The Ilona Kudina Jazz Quintet Set to Perform at Scullers Jazz Club Tuesday, April 6, 2011, 8 PM Boston, MA—Ilona Kudina, who hails from the tiny Republic of Latvia and who has been living in Boston since 2001, is a fine flutist Informed by rigorous childhood classical training in Europe but equally comfortable in jazz genres. Her impeccable classical performances have been recorded on several CDs and she has been heard in many classical and jazz concerts throughout the Greater ...
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“And, yes, she’s a formidable flutist. Although she’s spent much of her career in classical music, her jazz playing is rough and ready. It’s not just the spur-of-the-moment invention of her improvisations but her enthusiasm for jazz’s idiosyncratic colors and rhythmic attack that keep her sound fresh and surprising.”
— THE BOSTON PHOENIX
