Jay Jay Johanson In Chernomorsk: Songs About Becoming Friends Again
World famous Swedish musician Jay Jay Johanson performing in the Odessa suburb of Chernomorsk sounds like a fantasy, but on August 26th it came...
Travel Diary: Peter Zalmayev At The Lviv Alfa Jazz Festival
By Peter Zalmayev
Photos by Kateryna Melnykova
June 24, 2017
Exhausted, red-eyed, I run to jump on the 6:45 AM Intercity train right as the doors are...
Koktebel Jazz Festival Diary: Days 3 + 4.
Day 3
My third day at the Koktebel Jazz Festival began with high hopes andn even greater expectations.
The day began with a press tour to...
Jazz Koktebel Festival
This year, the festival "Jazz Koktebel" celebrates its 15th anniversary. It is by far the oldest and largest open-air jazz festival in Ukraine.
This year,...
The Transformative Power Of The Primitive Imagery Of Dakha Brakha
The cult favorite Ukrainian ethno-folk group “DakhaBrakha” is definitely on the rise: in December 2016 they released their newest album “Shlyakh” (“Path”). During the...
Alfa Jazz Festival
The Alfa Jazz Festival in Lviv has become not only one of the most significant open-air events, but also one of the most important jazz events...
A Conversation With Alexei Botvinov, Music Director And Pianist
Alexei Botvinov is widely considered to be one of Ukraine's premiere pianists, and one of the greatest performers of the works of Sergei Rachmaninoff...
SINOPTIK: Music Against War
The band SINOPTIK first formed in Donetsk in 2011. Almost three years ago, they were forced to leave their home city by the war...
Jamala: The Voice Of Ukraine
Raised on jazz, soul and the traditional songs of her Crimean Tatar people. She experienced the temptations of easy fame and betrayal. She lost...
Legendary New York Jazz Clarinetist David Krakauer Comes To Odessa
David Krakauer is one of those musicians whom you can't imagine ever meeting. An American clarinetist who lives in New York, he has performed...
