Article: Andrei Ryabov (July 24, 1962) is a Russian-born jazz guitarist.
Biography
Andrei Ryabov was born in 1962. Began to be engaged in a guitar at eleven-year age. In 1978 he came to musical college of M. P. Mussorgsky on variety and jazz faculty.
In 1982, even before the termination of college, Andrei Ryabov was invited in ensemble of David Goloshchekin with which he worked more than six years. In 1983 in the "Soviet Youth" newspaper Andrei Ryabov was called jazz critics "Opening of year". In 1986 the musician began to cooperate the Estonian guitarist Tiyt Pauls.
In 1989 Andrei Ryabov creates the quartet together with the pianist Andrey Kondakov. Then Andrey Ryabov was recognized as the best jazz guitarist of the country. And in 1992 critics called Ryabov/Kondakov's quartet the best jazz ensemble in the USSR.
In 1992 Andrei Ryabov moved to the USA. Performed in a concert with Al Di Meola's trio at the University of Massachusetts. For several years he has been working with Attila Zoller and the Richie Cole Alto Madness Orchestra, which recorded several albums. Since 1994 Andrei Ryabov lives in New York where he played with such notable musicians as Jim Hall, Tal Farlow, Gene Bertoncini, Vic Juris, Peter Bernstein etc. Performed in various New York jazz clubs. In 1996 Andrei Ryabov took part in the held at the JVC Jazz Festival concert at Merkin Concert Hall, концерте в Merkin Concert Hall, dedicated to the famous guitarist Tal Farlow. In 2004 Andrei Ryabov as a guest involved in recording music program "Studio Jam" for the television channel BET TV, along with American fusion group Yellowjackets.
Currently resides in St. Petersburg.
Partial discography
Bebop Express, with Richie Cole Alto Madness Orchestra (2008)
Yesterdays, with Myrna Lake (2007)
I never felt this way before, with Elina Vasiltchikova (2005)
Back on Top, with Richie Cole Alto Madness Orchestra (2005)
It's Easy to Remember, Andrei Ryabov Trio (2000)
Trenton Style, with Richie Cole Alto Madness Orchestra (1999)
Day Dream, Andrei Ryabov Quartet, Signature Sounds Recording Co. (1993)
A Well Kept Secret, with Ted Levine, Signature Sounds Recording Co. (1993)
Jazz At The Old Fortress, with Andrei Kondakov, Melodia (1992)
Leningrad Alto Madness, with Richie Cole, Melodia (1990)
Tete-a-tete, with Tiit Paulus, Melodia (1988)
Stardust, with David Goloshchekin, Melodia (1986)
15 Years Later, with David Goloshchekin, Melodia (1984)
Festivals
JVC Jazz Festival, New York City, NY
Bright Moment Jazz Festival, Amherst, MA
Jazz Ost West Festival, Nuremberg, Germany
Jazz & Blues All Star Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
Basel Jazz Woche Festival, Switzerland
Jazz Kevat Festival, Kainuu, Finland
Debrezen Jazz Days Festival, Hungary
Jazz Meetings Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
Autumn Rhythms International Jazz Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia
Moscow International Jazz Festival, Russia
Jazz & Blues International Festival, Tallinn, Estonia
Summer Rhythms Jazz Festival, Riga, Latvia
Parnu International Jazz Festival, Estonia etc |
Source: Jazz guitarist and composer Andrey Ryabov
"Mr. Ryabov is truly outstanding. His approach to the guitar is completely innovative and is on the cutting edge of music in terms of the jazz tradition."
- Jim Hall, jazz guitarist, composer
"Andrei Ryabov plays Bill Evans' neat chords, it sounds fascinating on the guitar, when it comes to improvisation, he is marvelous too. There is no guitarist who ever sounded like him."
- Attila Zoller, jazz guitarist, composer (Jazz Podium Magazine, Germany)
"I've had a number of opportunities to hear Andrei Ryabov perform and I am amazed at the high level of creativity, technique and freshness in his playing."
- Gene Bertoncini, jazz guitarist
Russian-born guitarist Andrei Ryabov (Russian:
Андрей Рябов
) has firmly established himself as a performer of musical sensitivity and originality. With his unique chord voicings and strong, eloquent melodic style he has a sound which is all his own. Mr. Ryabov unites jazz, popular and bossa nova styles with a spontaneous and tasteful approach to improvisation. He has earned high praise for his artistry from such jazz guitar masters, as Jim Hall, Tal Farlow, Joe Pass, Attila Zoller, Gene Bertoncini and others.
Mr. Ryabov began his classical guitar studies at age eleven in St.Petersburg, a few years later becoming attracted to jazz, especially the work of Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall and Bill Evans. After earning his Bachelor's degree from the Mussorgsky College of Music in 1982, he joined David Goloshchekin's Leningrad Jazz Ensemble, one of the best jazz groups in the former Soviet Union, recording and touring with that band until 1988. That year he released his first album as a leader "Tete-a-Tete", on the Melodia label.
In 1989, Andrei Ryabov became a faculty member at the Mussorgsky College of Music in St.Petersburg, teaching master classes and workshops around the country. Late in 1989, he formed his own group, which was featured at major events throughout the USSR, Europe and South America.
Andrei Ryabov has played with many of the world's finest musicians, including Dave Brubeck, Joe Pass, Attila Zoller, Gene Bertoncini, and Richie Cole, with whom he recorded "Leningrad Alto Madness" during a tour in Russia in 1989.
In the annual critic's poll by the Soviet Jazz Federation, Andrei Ryabov was voted Russia's # 1 Jazz Guitarist from 1989 to 1992, and Ryabov/Kondakov quartet was recognized as the Best Jazz Ensemble of 1992.
Andrei Ryabov Original Composition "July" - video
Watch this video on youTube
The same year, at the invitation of Signature Sounds Recording Co., Mr. Ryabov came to the United States and settled in Western Massachusetts where he performed at festivals, colleges, and clubs. He participated in the Bright Moments Jazz Festival, opened for the Al Di Meola Trio, did a concert series with the noted jazz guitarist Attila Zoller at the Vermont Jazz Center and appeared on radio and television.
His CD "Day Dream" was released in 1994, and he has since appeared on several other recordings. The New England Jazz News in its review of "Day Dream" said that,
"...the conciseness and arrangements of the songs and high caliber of musicianship are impressive."
In 1994, Mr. Ryabov moved to New York City where he has continued to perform both as a leader and a sideman, carving a solid place for himself in the New York jazz scene. In 1996, among other jazz guitar greats he participated in the "Tal Farlow Tribute" concert at the Merkin Concert Hall, where
"Attila Zoller (another legend) was joined by a marvelously inventive Russian guitarist, Andrei Ryabov." - San Francisco Examiner.
The following year, Mr. Ryabov made his appearance in another special event, "A Tribute to Attila Zoller" at the American Guitar Museum. Besides his work with Richie Cole's Alto Madness Orchestra, Andrei Ryabov performs regularly in New York City, where he is considered one of the finest guitarists playing jazz today.
Audio samples :
from the "Day Dream" album by Andrei Ryabov Quartet
Day Dream Imaginations
Andrey Ryabov - g, Ellen Rowe - p, Michael Marcus - b, John
Mettam - dr
из альбома "Jazz Studies" - Andrei Ryabov Trio
Once I Loved Dewey Square Come Together
Andrey Ryabov - g, Dmitry Kolesnik - b, Mark Pultorak - dr
Recordings
Jazz Studies, Andrei Ryabov Trio, EMMIX (2001)
Trenton Style, with Richie Cole Alto Madness Orchestra (1999)
Day Dream, Andrei Ryabov Quartet, Signature Sounds Recording Co. (1993)
A Well Kept Secret, with Ted Levine, Signature Sounds Recording Co. (1993)
Jazz At The Old Fortress, with Andrei Kondakov, Melodia (1992)
Leningrad Alto Madness, with Richie Cole, Melodia (1990)
Tete-a-tete, with Tiit Paulus, Melodia
15 Years Later, with David Goloshchekin, Melodia
Stardust, with David Goloshchekin, Melodia
Festivals
JVC Jazz Festival, New York City, NY
Bright Moment Jazz Festival, Amherst, MA
Jazz Ost West Festival, Nuremberg, Germany
Jazz & Blues All Star Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
Basel Jazz Woche Festival, Switzerland
Jazz Kevat Festival, Kainuu, Finland
Debrezen Jazz Days Festival, Hungary
Jazz Meetings Festival, Sofia, Bulgaria
Autumn Rhythms International Jazz Festival, St. Petersburg, Russia
Moscow International Jazz Festival, Russia
Jazz & Blues International Festival, Tallinn, Estonia
Summer Rhythms Jazz Festival, Riga, Latvia
Parnu International Jazz Festival, Estonia
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