Rainy Days Records Releases Digital Albums From Mikhail Maryshev and Makar Kashitsyn, due out January 14 and 21 Over the course of four years, the Saint Petersburg based label Rainy Days Records has amassed a warehouse of dynamic and evocative global jazz projects. With a reputation of introducing Russian jazz musicians to the international music … Read More
Saint Petersburg Music Label Rainy Days Records Strives to Showcase Russian Jazz Musicians to the United States and Beyond XJAZZ Online Speical – Rainy Days Records (Featuring Sasha Mashin, Makar Kashitsyn, Makar Novikov) Hot Culture in the City: Makar Novikov Trio (Live @ Smena) Rainy Days Records is a Saint Petersburg-based record label that … Read More
By Troy Dostert, All About Jazz Straight outta St. Petersburg, Rainy Days Records has done a splendid job of documenting some of the strongest emerging voices in Russian jazz, starting with drummer Sasha Mashin‘s superb Outsidethebox in 2018. Mashin’s debut release belied his youth with an assured poise and dynamic vision, and here we have yet another wonderful … Read More
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 Asher Wolfe, Jazziz Chase Baird’s new studio ensemble functions like an ecosystem. The New York-based saxophonist released his second LP, A Life Between, with the star-studded lineup of pianist Brad Mehldau, drummer Antonio Sanchez, bassist Dan Chmielinski and guitarist Nir Felder. There are no overlapping personnel from his 2010 debut Crosscurrent. Although this iteration of Baird’s … Read More
By: Dee Dee McNeil, Musical Memoirs T.K. BLUE – “THE RHYTHMS CONTINUE” JAJA Records Saxophonist T. K. Blue’s new suite is composed and dedicated to the memory of T.K.’s long-time bandleader, mentor and NEA Jazz Master, Dr. Randy Weston. Jazz composer and pianist, Randy Weston, passed away in September of 2018. Not only has T.K. Blue … 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
