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"Kinva" in Ukrainian means a traditional wooden mug-like vessel, used both for storing and consuming liquids. The band Kinva is such a vessel: they preserve traditional ethnic Ukrainian melodies ivn order to serve them in a fresh, jazz form.

Beautiful melodies full of melancholy and longing for the homeland, this is what KINVA's 2023 debut album sounds like. The Ukrainian trio was formed in Poland right after Russia invaded Ukraine. A couple of musicians – pianist Anastasija Litvinyuk and drummer Igor Hnydyn (creators of ethno-jazz group ChockolaD) formed a trio with a Polish musician with Ukrainian roots, Roman Chraniuk

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A Brief Guide To Ukrainian Jazz: Part 4

by Ian Patterson
August 5, 2025

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 The fourth installment of A Brief Guide To Ukrainian Jazz--a series developed with the cooperation of the Ukrainian Institute--introduces four more highly talented jazz artists/groups from Ukraine. The vast range of personal musical identities attests to the strength, depth and ...