Maria Stepanenko's collective (Ukraine)
Members:
Maria Stepanenko (vocal)
Alexey Glivinskiy (percussion instruments)
Alexey Ivaschenko (saxophone-alto)
Boris Baklitsky (bass-guitar)
Elena Sadovskaja (grand piano)
Evgeniy Maksimchuk (trombone)
Sergey Cherednikov (saxophone-tenor)
Roman Djachenko (trumpet)
Suren Tomasian (guitar)
Sergey Kukuzenko (piano)
Maria Stepanenko is a new star of festival “Do#Dж 2004” . She debuted in gala concert program and has shown tremendous vocal data as the beginning jazz singer. Maria is going to conquer jazz Olympus. Soon she hopes to achieve much success.
The chairman of jury, the national artiste of Russia Igor Bril considers that in 2005 Maria has really started singing jazz. In spite of lack of improvisations, Maria has big potential. Maria Stepanenko was the only contester who has been invited to take part in festival “Russian stars of world jazz”.
Nino Katamadze and group "Insight" (Georgia)
Members:
Nino Katamadze (vocal)
Gocha Kacheishvili (guitar)
Ucha Gugunava (bass-guitar)
David Abuladze (percussion instruments)
Relaxing mix of Georgian folklore and jazz improvisations performed by musicians of group "Insight" goes well with Nino's vocal.
Audience like Nino, spectators don't let her leave the stage. At the end of performance she always sings her favourite composition “Once in the Street”. Nino performs it sitting on the edge of stage. It seems irrelevant to applaud and shout because when Nino opens her eyes, they are full of tears.
Nino Katamadze and group "Insight" have taken part in live BBC program. Usually they go on tour across the Europe performing at different festivals (in London , Edinburgh , the Vienna ), winning premiums and admiration of the fascinated public. Their music reminds of soul, blues, Georgian folklore, sea, sun and wine. The musicians of “Insight” are three charismatic hook-nosed mountaineers: Gocha, Ucha and David.
The collective wrote several soundtracks to films (“Vashli” (the Apple) by Irina Kreselidze and “The road to the Savior”).
It is easy to fall in love with the Georgian jazz diva but difficult to leave her. The most sincere fans tell that after Nino's performance they would like to follow after her fantastic voice...
Web-site: www.ninokatamadze.com
Dean Brown Trio (USA)
Members:
Dean Brown (guitar)
Steve Logan (bass)
Krzysztof Zawadzki (drums)
Inspired by music of 60's, Dean Brown has worked with many well-known performers: Markus Miller, David Sanborn, Bill Evans.
In 1991, after release of the first disk “Here” Brown decided to focus on his solo career and music of 70's. In 2004 he released album “Groove Warrior”. Admirers know Brown as versatile guitarist and his solo performance has been a real surprise.
Brown admits that he has always been not only musician, but also vocalist. He adored singing since childhood and just had no chance to realize himself in this role.
Web-site: www.deanbrown.com
“Jazzinho” (England)
Members:
Guida de Palma (vocal)
Patrick Zambonin (bass)
Anselmo Neto (mandolin, pandeiro, percussion, marimba)
Helder Pack (drums)
John Crawford (keyboard)
Marcelo Andrade (flute, violin, saxophone)
Possas Maria Lucia (DJ)
After Brazilian and Portuguese tours exciting vocalist Guida de Palma and popular musician and producer Jaco Pastorius have won the admiration of Britain and of the whole continent. They have gained the reputation of one of the most fashionable jazz-bossanova collectives of the Europe .
“Jazzinho” is permanent participant of leading world jazz forum “Montreux jazz festival”. Performances of the Brazilian musicians have also lead to “global warming” in the program “Do#Dж 2005” .
The native of Lisbon Guida de Palma was only sixteen when bass legend Jaco Pastorius hopped on stage to join her during her very first gig. Later Jaco Pastorius told: “when I heard charming voice of Guida I felt, that music penetrates into my soul”.
Guida's Style is a luscious blend of dance rhythms, nu-jazz arrangements, Portuguese traditional instrumentation, Afro-Brazilian percussions, R&B background vocals and soulful, organic bossa nova melodies.
Guida is well-known for her performances with Cab Calloway, Defunkt and the father bossanova Gilberto Gil.
Web-site: www.jazzinho.com
Formation “Soul B” (Ukraine)
Members:
Konstantin Tomilchenko
Natalia Krotova
Sergey Suknenko
Phillip Li
The group began as b-boys (street dancers), and now they perform on big stages. Recently the formation debuted with vocal-dancing compilation. Nevertheless its repertoire remains in the declared format of soul.
“Ethnovation” (Ukraine)
Members:
Usein Bekirov (keyboard)
Armen Kostandjan (dudu к, zurna, percussion)
Maxim Popichuk (traditional wind instruments)
Alexander Melnik (bass-guitar)
Maxim Kochetov (saxophone)
Sergey Borisenko (drums)
Dmitry Poeta (sound producer)
Many musicians of the collective are winners of contest “Do#Dж junior”. The music of “Ethnovation” is a successful blend of Ukrainian, Serbian, Tatar, Armenian ethnic melodies, modern jazz standards and author's compositions of modern vanguard style. Solo improvisations and unusual musical decisions became the card of the collective.
Quintet under direction of Alexander Rukomojnikov (Ukraine)
Members:
Alexander Rukomojnikov (saxophones)
Getz Grunberg (saxophones)
Alexey Saranchin (grand piano)
Igor Zakus (bass)
Alik Fantaev (drums)
Alexander Rukomojnikov is known in Ukraine and far abroad as one of the best saxophonists. The quintet under his direction is a frequent guest at big concerts and festivals. The interest of spectators is attracted by ambiguity of compositions and interpretations of jazz standards.
“Night quarter”/“Ночной квартал”(Ukraine)
Members:
Oleg Fedchenko
Alexander Blum
Jury Reghin
Alexey Lykov
Alexander Jatel
Group “Night quarter” is a pioneer of blues in Ukraine and is actually the only group that plays a true blues. Their official CD-debut took place in 2002: “Night quarter” released “Carrying the Torch” in Rhythm&Blues and Soul-Blues-Ballads styles.
During its 10 years' history “Night quarter”have won admiration of the Europe . They performed in Spain, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary and Poland .
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