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Usein Bekirov
Usein Rіzaiovych Bekirov is a pianist, keyboardist, violinist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. A graduate of the Petro Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine, he experiments mainly with jazz fusion, funk, and ethno-jazz styles. His original compositions are strongly influenced by Crimean Tatar, Ukrainian, Azerbaijani and Balkan folk music. In the early 90s, Bekirov’s family returned from Fergana, Uzbekistan to their homeland in Crimea, Ukraine.
1In 1997 Bekirov started performing with many established jazz musicians and participated in several international jazz festivals, demonstrating his ability to work with a variety of musicians and bands. In 2016 Bekirov released his debut album, taterrium. In 2019 Bekirov recorded his second album, Inspiration, in which compiles a concert for piano with orchestra, 10 miniatures for a symphonic orchestra, and 10 jazz etudes for piano, alongside the many jazz compositions in it.
Usein Bekirov is one of few artists endorsing KORG synthesisers in Ukraine. He studies at the Petro Tchaikovsky National Music Academy in the Faculty of Composition and is a postgraduate student of the National Academy of Сulture and Arts Management in Kyiv.
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New music from Japanese bands Jizue and Dezolve Stephan Thelen, Usein Bekirov, Max Walker more '90s music
by Len Davis
We dive into fresh Japanese fusion with Kyoto's Jizue and Dezolve originally formed by Akira Jimbo and Tetsuo Sakurai after their departure from Casiopea. From Zurich guitarist Stephan Thelen brings minimalist textures, while Ukrainian pianist Usein Bekirov teams up with Frank Gambale on his latest release. From LA, Seattle-born guitarist Max Walker delivers rocky fusion. Italian drummer Alfredo Golino collaborates with Simon Phillips, and Latin Fusion comes via drummer Salomon Guitierrez. Our '90s feature continues with Bob Belden, Scott Kinsey, ...
Continue ReadingUsein Bekirov: Qizilciqlar
by Ian Patterson
Head of the jazz department at Lviv National Academy of Music (LNMA), Usein Bekirov is a Ukrainian jazz-fusion/ethno-jazz keyboardist who draws on his Crimean Tatar musical roots as well as influences from Azerbaijan and the Balkans. As titles go, “Qizilciqlar" might not roll off the tongue, but the music does the talking. Lilting folkloric melody and jazz-fusion architecture combine with notable contributions from the leader on piano, Randy Brecker, Ada Rovatti and Turkish guitarist--here on acoustic--Cenk Erdoğan. Rounding out the ...
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