By George W. Harris, Jazz Weekly Drummer and leader Sasha Mashin mixes and matches his trio of bassist Makar Novikov and pianist Benito Gonzalez with a rotating horn section of Josh Evans/tp, Rosario Giuliani/as and Dmitry Mospan/ts on a collection of advanced post bop originals. Read this full review here.
By Damian Wilkes, UK VIBE ‘Happy Synapse’ is the sophomore album from St. Petersburg native and drummer Sasha Mashin, but here with a different group to his bandleader debut ‘Outsidethebox’ (2018), which was also released on Russian based Rainy Days Records. Read the full review here.
By Morton Shlabotnik, Shepherd Express When an album opens with a drum solo, you can bet the band leaders is sitting behind the kit, a wide grin covering his face. Read this full review here.
By Mike Jurkovic, All About Jazz Whoa! Russian born drummer Sasha Mashinkicks off his high-flying second disc with the crackling, manically modal, high-powered, retro-Impulse! speed-buzz of “The Hidden Voice,” written by fevered alto-saxophonist Rosario Giuliani, and Happy Synapse barely lets up from there. Read the full review here.
Richard B. Kamins, Step Tempest Are you still mourning the passing of pianist McCoy Tyner? Do you miss the sound the pianist’s 1970 albums for both Blue Note and Fantasy? May I draw your attention to “Happy Synapse“, the second album on Rainy Day Records by drummer Sasha Mashin. Mashin, a resident of Moscow, Russia, gathered … Read More
Por José Ramón. La Habitación del Jazz Sasha Mashin, es un baterista y director de orquesta nacido en 1976 en San Petersburgo, Rusia. A los dos meses de comenzar sus estudios en la Escuela de Música Musorgsky, decidió comenzar su carrera profesional como artista y abandonar la escuela. Lea esta reseña aquí.
By Jim Hynes, Glide Magazine For those of you who may be unaware, there’s a revolution going on in Russia, a jazz revolution that is.Having already covered a couple of projects from the Rainy Days label, let me borrow some of my words that appeared in another outlet. We’ll get to Sasha Mashin’s new project … Read More
By Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail Happy Synapse is the sophomore album from St.Petersburg-native drummer Sasha Mashin, leader of a sextet featuring recent accomplices Dmitry Mospan on tenor, Josh Evans on trumpet, and Benito Gonzalez on piano. Rounding out the group are altoist Rosario Giuliani and bassist Makar Novikov, who had participated in the drummer’s debut CD. … Read More
Russian Drummer & Bandleader Sasha Mashin to Release Sophomore Album, Happy Synapse Part I due out May 8, 2020 Part II due out May 22, 2020 via Rainy Days Records Featuring: Josh Evans, Rosario Giuliani, Dmitry Mospan, Benito Gonzalez, Makar Novikov “Mashin, a whip-smart drummer with a precise yet flexible feel, is a master at finding … Read More
