JazzWorldQuest Showcase 2017: Myroslav Levytsky(Ukraine) Album name: In Piano

Myroslav Levytsky(Ukraine)- Back to the Future
Album name: In Piano
Label: Advice Music

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The current tracks “Back to the future” and “Sense” from the album “In Piano” are available on the channels Classcialradio.com Relaxing Solo Piano, Radiotunes.com Solo Piano and Zenradio.com Relaxing Solo Piano.

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GERMANY/UKRAINE/SWITZERLAND: Duo Lit-Das ist Deine Zeit…und die läuft(2018)

Tamara Lukasheva, born in Odessa, Ukraine, Dominik Mahnig born in Willisau, Switzerland. Voice and Drums. Two of the most ancient instruments in the history of music.

So simple, primal and yet still enough with which to tell different stories every time. The music that ensues is an instant dialogue, the two instruments reacting to each other and searching for the music that desperately wants to be played.
All original compositions by the two artist who live in Cologne, Germany.

Tamara Lukasheva - vocals, melodica
Dominik Mahnig - drums, percussion

Recorded at HansahausStudios, Bonn, 2017

UKRAINE: Ilya Yeresko Sextet-The Nutcracker(2017)

World famous masterpiece in the original interpretation of Ukrainian musicians, a combination of Afro-Caribbean rhythms and a hardcore jazz sound. All music by P. Tchaikovsky, all arrangements by Ilya Yeresko.

Ilya Yeresko - piano on all, batá drums on "Chocolate"
Dennis Adu - trumpet
Dmitriy Aleksandrov - tenor saxophone
Valentin Korniyenko - double bass
Pavel Galitsky- drums
Andrey Chaika - congas on all except "Dance Of The Reed Flutes", timbales on "Dance Of The Reed Flutes" and "Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy"

UKRAINE:Konstantin Kolesnichenko Quartet - Minor Differences (2017)

 

musicians:
Paul Seedorenko - guitar
Mikhail Lyshenko - organ
Dmitriy Lytvynenko - drums and bongos
Konstantin Kolesnichenko - diatonic harmonicas


The recording you are holding in your hand is what it feels like when jazz and blues climb into the same bed and make passionate love. Konstantin Koleshnichenko and his quartet perform in that area where two of America’s quintessential art forms become inseparable... at least for the duration of this recording.

I first heard Kolesnichenko perform on his 2016 release entitled, Hypnotized. I became an instant fan of his music and have revisited that recording many times in the past several months. Naturally I was thrilled to find out that he had a new release in the works. Upon hearing Minor Differences it felt like a very organic progression for this Ukrainian harmonica player. This new release makes a handsome companion piece to Hypnotized.

An exceptional musician, Kolesnichenko leads his talented quartet down many of the same roads that made so many of those great 50’s and 60’s Blue Note Records such timeless classics. This all instrumental affair conjures up the aural experience of bachelor pad cool. Minor Differences is brimming with maturity, sophistication and soul. Lord knows we could use some of that here in 2017.

- David Mac (BLUES JUNCTION Productions.com)

UKRAINE/USA: Video Release: Grammy award winning artist Ruslan Sirota

Grammy Award Winning Pianist, Ruslan Sirota, is geeked to share with you his new and epic music video - “A Lifetime Away”!

The video is dropping on Tuesday, October 25th.   When I think of Ruslan, I think of music filled with emotion and longing. The video is a contemporary classic, filled with the angst of romance and women in battle.


www.ruslanmusic.com

UKRAINE: Konstantin Kolesnichenko-Hypnotized! (2016)

"Konstantin Kolesnichenko is one of my favorite living harmonica players playing some of my very favorite music. I am a huge fan of both his playing and his artistic direction to the point of jealousy. I love him and this disc and want MORE!"
Jason Ricci


"This wonderful CD takes the listener on a musical journey from vintage Jazz to inspiring South American rhythms and gentle swings.
The 7 songs are well crafted instrumentals led by Konstantin Kolesnichenko's soulful and lyrical harmonica. The arrangements are creative and the bandleader's harp playing is masterful. Throughout, his harmonica sounds like a horn adding so much to the band’s ensemble feel. A stellar performance.
***** FIVE STARS"
Pierre Lacocque
Bandleader
Mississippi Heat


"Hypnotized"...think Brother Jack McDuff, Booker T & William Clarke all rolled into one with Konstantin Kolesnichenko's unique twist on it."
PT Gazell


From the linear notes:
"You are holding in your hands an album of the leading Ukrainian harmonica player and bluesman Konstantin Kolesnichenko.
I was pleasantly surprised when I listened to Konstantin's music for the first time. Konstantin is a harmonica player who plays instrumental music on an amplified blues harp with a huge tone and impressive technique. How could I stay indifferent? I was waiting for a long time for such musician to appear in Ukraine. But now looks like the wait is over.
To be honest, for me "Hypnotized" is an unprecedented event on Ukrainian music scene! An unusual mix of Jazz, Jump Blues, and West Coast Blues with Konstantin's harmonica soloing! Not to mention the masterful execution of rhythm section and brilliant solos of guitarist Paul Seedorenko and keyboard player Mikhail Lyshenko.
I love Konstantin's album as a whole - it's a great sounding record! I was very impressed with the selection of songs. Bright original compositions naturally coexist with the rare songs of Leo Parker, Baden Powel and Willis Jackson.
If you love good music with a swing feel, you can't go wrong with this CD!"
Arthur Yampolsky (radio DJ and editor, member of Jazz in Kiev)

UKRAINE: JazzWorldQuest Playlist Update: Myroslav Levytsky

Listen to the JWQ Web Player:
tracks:
Braty Bluzu- Interludia
MYROSLAV LEVYTSY & RENS NEWLAND-European Peace


Myroslav Levytsky on Facebook

Olga Fusion Quartet - Images (2012)

 Olga Fusion Quartet is a jazz band from Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk. We play our music in fusion, funk, contemporary styles.

This song is written by Olga and recorded in 2012.
Olga Dyachenko - piano
Daniil Vinaricov - tenor-saxophone
Alexey Dyachenko - bass





 

UKRAINE: Romanian pianist Florin Raducanu and panflutist Dalila Cernatescu performing in Kiev

http://www.ednist-jazz.com/
http://jazzinkiev.com/events/ednist-2014.html

UKRAINE: New Jazz Release: Deep Tone Project - Flow

Deep Tone Project – Flow Deep Tone Project – is an excellent example of modern european jazz sound performed by some of the best ukrainian musicians, who create an original mood and atmosphere of a fascinating mixture of modern creative, post bop and contemporary jazz. Listen at FANCYMUSIC Buy CD Buy on iTunes Buy on Bandcamp

ARE YOU JAZZ IMPROVISER? REGISTER FOR PARTICIPATION IN "MASTER-JAM FEST" NEW SEASON 2013-2014

The goal of the project is attracting the interest of the international community through the Internet and other mass-media to the Festival and professional jazz musicians participating in it.
Due to its specific cultural and creative mission, the project is actively being discussed in social networks and on the pages of popular jazz Internet portals. Professionals and lovers of jazz from more than 150 countries of the world are following this project. The Festival is supported by major jazz world portals, as well as international cultural centres and art associations.
Read more at...MASTER-JAM FEST

MASTER-JAM FEST STARTED PARTICIPANTS’ REGISTRATION OF ONLINE SEASON 2013-2014

The II International Festival-Contest of Jazz Improvisation
 «Master-Jam Fest» started the Online Preselection 2013–2014.

The participants’ registration is held until December 15, 2013 on master-jam.com/en

Registration is Free. All the expenses associated with travel and accommodation of those participants, who passed to the final round, are covered by the festival organisers.

MJF is the first in the practice of the world jazz community annual year-round Festival-contest which uses global communication capabilities of the Internet.
MJF is the International Festival-contest. The first season was attended by 271 talented improvisers from 41 countries of the world.
MJF is the conceptually new project. It is based on the principle of jam-session. This is both a serious professional skills competition and festival.

The Internet round — is completely interactive and takes place in the Internet space. Registration for participation in the Festival-contest is free of charge for musicians. Members of the jury and the audience get acquainted with the participants on the project website.
The Live Final round will be held in one of the world «jazz» cities.

The first final of MJF was held in Odessa in June 2013. For the first time of the world jazz festivals’ practice more than 40 bright improvisers from 16 countries met and united in star music bands to determine the best one in the drive atmosphere. Also premieres, art-projects presentations, workshops were held during Festival days. MJF Final days were accompanied by TV and Internet broadcasts.
The project became a striking phenomenon of the jazz community. There are the authoritative reviews of jazz critics, many positive comments of spectators and 1,000 publications in the world Media.

MJF is based on jam session principle. Only individual musicians – Improvisers (instrumentalists and vocalists) are invited to participate in it. Each competitive day unfamiliar musicians able to create spontaneously are brought together in ensembles by drawing lots.
During competitive days of the final round, improvisers display their improvisational and ensemble abilities in different jazz styles (swing, bebop, latin jazz, jazz ballad, fusion, jazz rock, funk, and others).
New competition day is new jazz stylistic and new ensembles from the list of all the contestants.
It is planned to dedicate an additional competition day for the category “New musical instruments and techniques”.

The Festival is completed by a Gala-concert of the Festival-contest winners. Eminent guests of the Festival take part in the concert program. This day, winners awarding and Grand Prix handing is held. The international jury and organizing committee of the Festival-contest will include leading jazz experts, educators, journalists, renowned jazz musicians and well-known jazz connoisseurs.

MJF is accompanied by TV and Internet broadcasts.

Master-Jam Fest 2013 Video Digest look at youtu.be/1drseMoohNw



Terms and conditions of the festival-contest master-jam.com/en/concurs
The instruction for participants master-jam.com/en/forparticipants

Master-Jam Fest 2013 Video Digest look at youtu.be/1drseMoohNw

Terms and conditions of the festival-contest master-jam.com/en/concurs
The instruction for participants master-jam.com/en/forparticipants

Master-Jam Jazz Fest 2013 Grand Prix Winners

 The jury has concluded that the Grand Prix was awarded not only for professionalism and talent, but also for whose performance became a phenomenon of jazz life. The winner of the Grand Prix of the First International Festival-Contest of Jazz Improvisation «Master-Jam Fest 2013» became the 9-year-old prodigy from Indonesia Joey Alexander Sila.


Master-Jam Jazz Fest 2013 Winners

Among the participants there were performers on different instruments, representatives of various creative manners and styles, so in some categories there were two winners:

Piano Alexis Bosch, Cuba, Havana and Alexey Petukhov, Ukraine, Odessa

Bass Ruben Ramos Medina, Panama

Percussion Yissy Garcia, Cuba, Havana

Saxophone Hernan Jay Rodriguez, USA, New York and Oleg Velikanov, Russia, Rostov-on-Don

Trumpet Roberto Garcia, Cuba, Havana and Dominik Fuss, Austria, Vienna

Trombone Moran Baron, Israel, Ma’agan Michael and Odei Al-Magut, Netherlands, Amsterdam).

Guitar Meir Ben Michael, Israel, Tel-Aviv and George Stavroulakis, Greece, Athens

Vocals Tamara Lukasheva, Ukraine, Odessa

Ethnic and Other Instruments (each finalist awarded):
harmonica — Boris Plotnikov, Russia, Yekaterinburg;
percussion (darbuka) — Wissam Arram, Israel, North Haifa;
flute — Nelly Manukian, Armenia, Yerevan;


Master-Jam Jazz Fest 2013 People’s Online and Offline Choice Award Winners

The winner of the People’s Choice Award became Gregory Boyd, Denmark, Aarhus.

In parallel with the jury polling, which determined the finalists, Internet-audience polling tooke place online for the People’s Online Choice Award. Anyone of online participants could get this prize, even if he/she did not become a finalist. By the Online audience polling the saxophonist Juozas Kuraitis (Lithuania) get this prize.


 During festival days the presentation of the art-project «The Sixties» by Vladimir Tarasov (artist, percussionist, composer, conductor) in Odessa Museum of Contemporary Art was held.

And in June 9 three workshops of three Master-Jam Fest participants were held. There were workshops by the American saxophonist, flutist and clarinetist, twice nominated for Grammy in the category of «the best jazz solo», Hernan Jay Rodriguez (USA), the leading Israeli percussionist (darbuka) Wissam Arram and the most virtuosic player on harmonica in Russia Boris Plotnikov.
http://master-jam.com/en/summarize-the-mjf-final-2013/

UKRAINE: Master-Jam Jazz Fest announces the photo contest

Master-Jam Jazz Fest объявляет фотоконкурс
"Жизнь - это Джаз! Никаких репетиций - только Импровизация"

Master-Jam Jazz Fest announces the photo contest
"Life - it's Jazz! No rehearsals - only Improvisation "

Авторов самых интересных фотоимпровизаций ждет специальный подарок от фестиваля!

Фотоработы принимаются до 31 мая 2013 на е-мейл masterjamfest.pr@gmail.com
(желательно в формате А3 или А4, jpeg)
В письме укажите:
Автор (Фамилия, Имя)
Название работы (если есть)

The authors of the most interesting photo improvisations will get a special gift from the Festival!

Photographic works will accepted until May 31, 2013 to e-mail masterjamfest.pr@gmail.com
(preferably A3 or A4 format, jpeg)
Write in a letter next:
Author (SurName, First Name)
Title of the work
http://master-jam.com

Vadim Neselovskyi - Music for September ( Sunnyside 2013)

More wonderful players seem to come into the jazz scene all the time. This is indeed a rich time to be a jazz musician or a jazz fan. From my vantage point as a bandleader and educator, I am fortunate to see pretty much all the up and coming talents as soon as they start to get noticed. But there are new stars, and there are new stars. It is a very rare occasion when a truly original player and writer emerges from the crowd. The very rst time I met Vadim Neselovskyi, I knew he was his own man. He made an appointment to see me and presented a demo recording of his band. One listen sold me, and soon after I managed to see his group at a small club. The music was so new and fresh, I couldn't imagine where he had gotten all these ideas. Naturally, I didn't just let this go by, so I asked him to be in my band for the next few years. During that time, Vadim contributed a number of original compositions, some of the most important of our repertoire. And, I don't think I have ever met an improvisor who has more surprises in store. Every Vadim solo is a new exploration.

Now I am really pleased that Vadim has recorded a CD of his own music. I would have expected him to put together a band, perhaps, but he has chosen a solo project with a powerful concept. His background in classical music and his individual take on jazz composition has produced a fascinating fusion of classical and jazz traditions. Every piece is captivating and when I listen to the whole recording, I quickly get lost in the music and it's like time stops. Vadim is truly a genius, and a player I feel very fortunate to have gotten to know. You can't ask for a better "" rst record"" to provide the chance to get to know this great artist.

Gary Burton
Sunnyside 
http://www.vadimneselovskyi.com

UKRAINE: Jazz in Kiev 2012 Lineup

KIEV BIG BAND (Ukraine)

MILES SMILES feat. Wallace Roney, Larry Coryell, Joey DeFrancesco, Omar Hakim, Darryl Jones and Rick Margitza (USA)

LARS DANIELSSON LIBERETTO feat. Special Guest Leszek Możdżer (Sweden– Poland)

HIROMI: THE TRIO PROJECT feat. Anthony Jackson and Simon Phillips (Japan- USA)

MIKE MAINIERI NORTHERN LIGHTS (USA – Norway)

KENNY WERNER ALL-STAR QUINTET feat. Special Guests David Sanchez and Randy Brecker, with Scott Colley and Antonio Sanchez (USA - Mexico)
http://fest.jazzinkiev.com

TANYA BALAKYRSKA - LVIV SESSIONS (2012)

A talented singer. composer and journalist  from Ukraine whose compositions hit the jazz fusion chord impregnated with a nice poetry.


Tanya Balakyrska (vocal); Yuri Seredyn (keyb); Alex Maksymiw; Ihor Hnydyn (drms)


http://soundcloud.com/tanya-balakyrska/sets/lviv-sessions

Frank Haunschild & Vitaliy Zolotov -Night Train (Acoustic Music Records 2012)

 Two magicians of the strings, two remarkable careers: The young Ukrainian, who chose Cologne as his home base, was not only a sideman for Dee Dee Bridgewater, but additionally a proud prizewinner of several international guitar competitions. The Bonn-based professor Frank Haunschild is, for his part, a successful composer, author and duo partner for a diversity of artists.

This time, the “Jazz guitar teacher of the nation” joins the shooting star of the jazz guitar scene, Vitaliy Zolotov. Together, these two dexterous intellectuals demonstrate their love of the genre with an instrumental album that taps into a fascinating selection of acoustical and electrical instruments to reveal all the facets of sophisticated guitar music. With stylish own compositions and attractive Beatles interpretations, this congenial duo demonstrates their exhilaration at playing, a subtle sense of dynamics and almost intuitive interaction. This makes “Night Train” a genuine masterpiece of modern guitar jazz. Two magicians of the strings, two remarkable careers – now on a single album. Acoustic Music Records

Kiev Acoustic Trio - Moment.(2011)

What may have happened? Three musicians with huge experience may have got tempted to record something fabulous, and would have been right in their way. What did happened in reality? Three musicians with huge experience recorded something transparent, subtle, and humanly simple – something that majority of young ones could not do. Just because there is simplicity which can be saturated, to which you come through hundreds of melodies and thousands of hours of rehearsals and performances. This is the case when you are not looking for the easiest solutions, you just avoid excessive movements. As a result, music becomes not simply refined, it acquires the touch of coolness and aloofness. Something that may easily turn into ice. This is a different case, however. Observerness, as one of the main colours of the album, is there indeed, but it is warmed up by splashes of unconcealed emotions, and sometimes even real passion. It also forms an intriguing mixture of meditation and admiration, and which one is winning is difficult to say. And you need not. Having listened, everyone would decide for themselves...
Pavlo Shepeta – piano
Serhiy Makarov – double-bass
Olexander Berehovsky – percussion
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Kiev Acoustic Trio

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