The end of the year! 2019: nine albums of Russian jazz from the editor of Jazz.ru Kirill Moshkov, Jazz.ru Yes, this is the debut album of a young musician from Moscow. Yes, this is a definite advance to his talent. And yes, in general, this is not an ordinary debut album. An entire team of famous musicians from Russia, … Read More
By: Chris Spector, Midwest Record Only 19 and this jazz sax man can pull off high spirited improv with best of them. Leading with original chops that don’t seem to owe any debts, he never gets precious for the sake of it and never leaves the listener behind in a quest to be too hip … Read More
By: Matt Micucci, Jazziz Russian-born, New York City-based saxophonist/composer Makar Kashitsyn released his debut album, Jazz Animals, last week, on October 4, via Rainy Day Records – the Saint Petersburg label that aims to change the global perception of modern Russian music in the global music landscape. The album showcases the 19-year-old prodigy’s huge sound, … Read More
Sébastien Hélary, Nextbop Russian saxophonist Makar Kashitsyn left Moscow in 2017 to enroll at the Manhattan School of Music following the advice of jazz veteran Vincent Herring with whom the youngster was taking Skype lessons at the time. Just a year later, Kashitsyn would win first prize at the inaugural International Festival Competition of Saxophonists … Read More
by Jim Hynes, Making A Scene There’s a revolution going on in Russia, a jazz revolution that is. We’ll get to the mission and some of the projects of the label, Rainy Days but first we’ll talk about the debut recording of alto saxophonist and composer Makar Kashitsyn, the 19-year-old prodigy from Moscow with Jazz Animals. … Read More
Saxophonist Makar Kashitsyn Releases Debut Recording Jazz Animals on St. Petersburg’s Rainy Days Records on September 27th, 2019 Rainy Days Records is proud to announce the September 27th release of Jazz Animals, the debut recording from saxophonist and composer Makar Kashitsyn. On Jazz Animals, the 19-year-old prodigy from Moscow showcases his huge sound, no-limits chops … Read More
