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Malkovsky/Rivkin Project
What possibly could happen when “neo-bop” and Black American Music meet folk genres of Middle-East, Asia, Western and Eastern Europe? A trumpeter Greg Rivkin and the button accordionist ( a.k.a bayanist) Boris Malkovsky have a direct answer for this question. Their one of a kind duo presents the original package, where a listener will meet the fiery “bop” lines of Rivkin, that just boost and flow out of his horn during the improvisation, blended in a dialogue with Malkovsky’s melancholy, passion, sometimes sarcastic rhythmic and harmonic language. But they never forget about interpreting the Great American Songbook and Jazz Standards.
Gregory Rivkin, trumpet
"The trumpeter, whose playing is in the tradition of Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard and Lee Morgan, would in another era be a member of Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. His tone is quite attractive, his
solos are full of surprises, and he plays with consistent passion and creativity within the hard bop and
post bop tradition. Rivkin’s fiery and forward-looking playing with luck makes him one of the
pacesetters of the trumpet in the present and future years” -Scott Yanow, Los Angeles Jazz Scene, Author of the "Jazz Trumpet Kings" Encyclopedia (Third Ear)
An accomplished band-leader with robust musical individuality and a prolific sideman, trumpeter Greg Rivkin (www.gershonmusic.com) , gained his international reputation, in a jazz scene of Paris, France and New York, N.Y., U.S.A. He made his Carnegie Hall debut in 2006. In addition to his diplomas with excellence in classical trumpet, Gregory has won awards in several international and national competitions in a discipline of classical and jazz trumpet held in Israel, France and United States. His high light sideman work in New York credits: Elvin Jones Jazz Machine, Mingus Big-Band just to name a few. In Israel Greg mainly leads his own groups and works as featured soloist and core member with Tel-Aviv and Haifa Big Bands.
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Boris Malkovsky, classical button accordion (bayan)
He's a composer, pianist, arranger, producer, musicologist and master of the classical button accordion, the bayan. For his unmistakably recognized style, musical versatility and creative imagination Boris is called “The Piazolla of New Jewish Music” by western critics. Malkovsky's compositions vibrantly reflect the broad scope of his experience, weaving together Jewish, classical, Gypsy and jazz elements to create a challenging, uplifting, moving and humorous musical journey that propels the listener along a road full of surprising twists and turns. Born in Odessa, Ukraine he started to study piano at the age of 4. By the age of 17 he was performing as a jazz pianist. In 1991 he moved to Tel-Aviv. He has recorded over 30 albums, composed music for over 50 theatre projects and performed at jazz, world music, folk and classical festivals around the world, proof that his artistic vision speaks a universal language. ~ from WOMEX 2009 Guide
www.borismalkovsky.com