Alexander Raichenok - Leonid Nesterov Duet

Fri Jun 26, 2015

21:00

Location

Windcraft Music Centre
27 Xanthis Xenierou
Nicosia, Nicosia 1015

Description

End of the season at Windcraft with a concert by a Baltic jazz duet!
Alexander Raichenok on the saxophone and Leonid Nesterov on the piano will share with us some jazz tunes and their art of improvisation, filling up a summer night with their music!

Alexander Raichenok - originally from Latvia - Alexander is a one of the most versatile sax players in Baltics now. Alexander began his musical journey at the age of 5, when his parents encouraged him to study the piano. Soon thereafter, his innate musical ability began to emerge and by age 13 he started to play alto sax. In 1998, he relocated to Vilnius, Lithuania and steadily gained attention as one of the "Young Jazz Lions" of the country. Since 2001 Alex actively participated in almost every major jazz venue around the Batic States. Alex constantly performs with most popular jazz and pop bands and in Lithuania live on stage and in the studio as well. He has collaborated with Estonian saxophone professor - Villu Veski, taking part in his project "Primitive Music Society". He has also played with Latvian and Russian stars- Laima Vaikule. In the last 5 years Alexander lives and works in Brazil, where he actively participates in music events.

Leonid Nesterov began his music career in Latvia and has been living in Limassol since 2010; he plays with different musicians around Cyprus sharing his passion for jazz performing with various musicians from Baltic States, Germany, Cyprus, Russia and Israel.

The concert begins at 9:00 p.m. Concert fee: 8 euro

Information/Reservations: 22 377748, www.windcraftmusic.com

Windcraft Music Centre is located in 27 Xanthis Xenierou, old Nicosia