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The Second Approach Trio

Active since: September 1, 1998

The Second Approach project's origin is Russian culture, if we mean Fyodor Dostoevsky, Sergei Prokofiev, Marc Chagall and Slavic songs. Their style of improvised music was definitely and unmistakably born in Russia. What the band performs seems to go beyond standard definitions. It provokes controversy, interest and liking. The leader of the trio is an experienced composer, master of piano improvisation, {{m: Andrei Razin = 55620}}, a unique singer, member of well-known Gypsy band "Romen", Tatyana Komova, and one of the key acoustic bass players in Russia, Igor Ivanushkin, complete the band

M-ARTel Project

Born: November 16, 1975

M-ARTel - instrumental jazz-rock/fusion band with a pronounced Russian flavor, creative association that since 2010 is making a unique musical projects. It sounds like Charlie Parker jamming with Led Zeppelin, as Jimi Hendrix in John Coltrane's quartet. The author, inspirer and permanent member of the the band - a professional musician, saxophonist - Michael Levanov.

Vezhlivy Otkaz

Active since: October 15, 1985

“Vezhlivy Otkaz, which means “polite refusal” in English, is one of the most original and erratic rock bands in Russia. It was formed in 1985 with a then-popular reggae/ska blend. Since then, they have gone through numerous stylistic changes, flirting with everything from free jazz to Russian folk. Their sound, however, has always been unique and immediately recognizable. Roman Suslov’s rhythmic guitar work and unusual high-pitched vocals gives VO’s music a precisely constructed, crystal-clear sound that is completely devoid of any of the extra noise so typical of rock-n-roll. The sound is so well organized that sounds almost academic.” Artemy Troitsky @ “Moscow Times”) “Some imprints of various music styles from Prokofiev to tango nuevo and Soviet songs might be found in the music of Geese and Swans

Alina Rostoskaya

Born: June 4, 1987

Her music style can be described as acoustic fusion based on russian folk and classical music traditions and improvisation. Alina has participated in number of international jazz festivals and competitions, such as Moscow Competition of jazz vocalists (Grand Prix), Voicingers (Poland, second prize), Riga Jazz Stage (Latvia, third prize and special prize), Nomme Jazz (Estonia, special prize). She also became a finalist of TV show "Big Jazz" on Culture channel of the central television . For the last several years Alina works with her project Jazzmobile. She experiments with styles, sings both in Russian and English, but also she likes to use her voice as a musical instrument singing without any words

DARIYA

DARÏYA [DƏ‘RꞮ:Ə] – SOUL, JAZZ, BLUES & ROCK SINGER “RHYMES OF JAZZ, MELODIES OF SOUL, BLUES, AND OCCASIONAL ROCK DIRECT MY PASSION AND STYLE” MULTIPLE PARTICIPANT OF MUSICAL FESTIVALS SUCH AS “USAD’BA JAZZ”, “AFISHA’S PICNIC”, “FETE DE LA MUSIQUE”, “TOTAL FLAME”, “WAKE WEEKEND” AND OTHERS. DARIYA is a spectacular and incredibly talented Russian singer. A young star of jazz, soul, and blues with a strong, deep voice, recognizable timbre and voice. A variety of styles, freedom of expression, copyright material and sincerity in the performance and communication with the public are the main landmarks of her work. DARIYA & Jazz Masters Created in 2013 the band has already made a great way on the top of Moscow clubs and events

Andrei Razin

Born: May 20, 1963

Graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, composer, pianist and arranger, Laureate of the National Festival "Art of the Young", Laureate of the National Competition of Young Composers, Member of the Russian Union of Composers, Andrei Razin was destined for the career of an academic musician, but his creative interests have a much wider range. He produced music scores for the theatrical performances, modern chamber instrumental and vocal music, jazz compositions, music for TV shows and advertisement videos, symphonic music. Razin participated in Russo-French Festival of Modern Improvisational Music, and numerous other festivals, performed with Arkady Shilkloper, Mike Ellis, Vladimir Chekasin, etc

Sergey Letov

Born: September 24, 1956

Sergey Letov was born in Semipalatinsk, Eastern Kazakhstan, in 1956 and then lived in Omsk, Siberia, where lived his brother Egor Letov (1964 - 2008). Sergey Letov resides in Moscow region since 1975. First public performance as a soloist with Percussion Ensemble of Mark Pekarsky took place in The Central House of Artist in 1982 in Moscow . 1983-1993 - collaboration with Sergey Kuryokhin (duo, combo and big band POP MECHANICS). Concerts with POP-MECHANICS and Sergey Kuryokhin - all over Soviet Union, Finland, Italy, France, Denmark. Since 1986 - collaboration with the Gypsy singer Valentina Ponomareva

Yuriy Matveyev

Born: September 27, 1960

Yuriy hails from an unnamed village in Siberia, which was settled solely by the Matveyev family in the early 1500s. Their location was so remote that it lost contact with the rest of humanity until the mid-20th century. At that time, the Matveyev homestead was slated to serve as a nuclear testing site. Fortunately, scientists came out to the area to set up cameras and instruments before conducting the first explosion, and discovered that the land was actually inhabited.

Yuriy's generation was the first to be re-integrated into Russian society. Frustrated by the language barrier (the entire clan spoke an unintelligible, anachronistic dialect), young Yuriy took a vow of silence which he has kept to this day

Artyom Yakushenko

Born: June 23, 1969

Little is known of Artyom's origins. He was born somewhere in the Gulag Archipelago, and is believed to be the love child of none other than Solzhenitsyn himself. As a tiny infant, Artyom was smuggled out of captivity inside a violin case, by a soft-hearted railroad engineer. He was soon adopted by a kind family in Angarsk, Siberia.

Young Artyom refused to sleep anywhere but his case until his torso became too long to fit inside anymore, after which he became severely withdrawn and depressed. Upon discovering an actual violin inside his case at age 6, Artyom believed the instrument to be a long-lost twin brother and formed a special bond with it

Jazzator

The band Jazzator marries the freedom of jazz to the harmonic vocabulary of contemporary art music and adds the vigor of stadium rock to the mixture. The music of the band often shifts from the mainstream to the vanguard within one song and is based on powerful use of non-conventional vocal parties and rich piano arrangements. The tunes composed by Marina for piano, vocals and drums constitute the most important part of the band’s repertoire. These pieces were inspired by such artists as The Bad Plus, Thelonious Monk, Avishai Cohen, Sergei Rachmaninov and Igor Stravinsky. The core of the band consists of Marina Sobyanina (vocals, piano, composer) and Sergey Balashov (drums) but Jazzator’s live performances as well as the bands’ studio records always feature various guest musicians playing double bass, clarinet, cello, violin, bass-clarinet, flute and other instruments