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| Igor Butman with Fantine and the Moscow Jazz Orchestra US Tour  Acclaimed Russian Jazz saxophonist Igor Butman and his Moscow Jazz Orchestra, featuring the young Australian/Russian vocalist Fantine , to perform 12 dates in the Mid-West and New York City September 19 - October 5, 2014May be the greatest living jazz saxophone player, who happens to be a Russian." (President Bill Clinton) World famous saxophone player, bandleader and producer Igor Butman enjoys one of the most successful and flamboyant careers in the history of modern jazz. An Olympic Ambassador and a leading advocate of Russian art in the world, Butman leads the Moscow Jazz Orchestra on a tour of the United State's taking his "Atomic-era Basie Band on steroids" (Downbeat) to remote areas in the Mid-West and finishing up his tour with a 2-night engagement at the famed New York City nightclub, 54 Below and Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn. Fluent in Russian, Spanish, English and French, Fantine is a unique talent with a musical style that reflects her cultural diversity, and is described as a fusion of Indie and Electro Soul. She has opened for Erykah Badu and toured extensively with the Moscow Jazz Orchestra since 2012. The Moscow Jazz Orchestra's newest CD, entitled "Special Opinion" features Randy Brecker, Bill Evans, Tom Kennedy, Mitch Stein, Mike Stern, and Dave Weckl. All compositions on this CD were written by pianist/arranger Nick Levinovsky. TOUR DATES 9/19 Columbus High School, Columbus, NE 9/21 Grand Island High School Auditorium, NE 9/22 Grand Junction High School Auditorium, CO 9/23 Lone Tree Arts Center, Lonetree, CO 9/25 Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, Rapid City, SD 9/26 Kennedy Secondary School Auditorium, Fergus Falls, MN 9/27 Goodman Auditorium, Virginia, MN 9/28 Northland Pines HSAuditorium, Eagle River, WI 9/29 Weill Center for the Performing Arts, Sheboygan, WI 10/2 54 Below, New York, NY 10/3 54 Below, New York, NY 10/5 On Stage at Kingsborough, Brooklyn, NY write your comments about the article :: © 2014 Jazz News :: home page |