SECOND APPROACH (Russia) http://www.jazz.ru/eng/pages/2ndapproach/default.htm

Andrei Razin - piano
Tatiana Komova - vocal
Igor Ivanushkin - contrabas
The Second Approach project was created in 1998. They released fifth CD; each of them means a new pitch on a huge field of new improvisational music. In the determined extent this project is similar to ESM sound basis, however is very individual and with a pronounced national character, due to contrast experience of the participants.
Andrey Razin - composer, pianist and arranger, graduated Moscow Conservatory, Laureate of the competition "Young Talent Creation", member of the Russian Composers Union. His creational interest involves from classic academically music up to jazz. An excellent improvisator and enthusiast of the jazz is playing in various jazz projects.
Tatiana Komova - the Honored Artist of Russia. From 1986 was singing in well known "ROMEN" trio and in duo with Gheorghe Kwick. This gipsy duo gained a wide popularity in France, Germany, Italy, USA, Japan and Israel. The CD's released by this duo are still very popular.
Igor Ivanushkin - Laureate of the international competitions in Indonesia at 1991 and 1995 and in Brussels in 1990. In 1993 was awarded with the Grand Prix of the jazz interprets in Bucharest. He played with Igor Bril, Alexander Suhih, Veceslav Preobrajenschii, Constantin Serov, Vladimir Galactionov, Arkady Shilkloper.

BLACK SEA TRIO (Bulgaria, Ukraine, Hungary)
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Anatoly Vapirov - saxophone
Enver Izmailov - guitar
Kornel Horvath - percussion
Bulgarian super star, saxophonist and composer Anatoly Vapirov achieved a secure position as one of the leading musicians of modern jazz in the late 60s. This position he retains and now.
He has a wide range of interest: he plays mainstream in the Gold Years of Jazz ensemble, in Varna he is Head of a Big Band playing traditional jazz Anatoly Vapirov is the author of more than 50 CDs released in Russia, Bulgaria, England, Germany, Denmark, Italy and Switzerland.
Horvath Kornel is master of percussion well known like studio musician and famous for his ethno-jazz projects. He participated at several festivals in Europe, America and India. His uncial technique of playing was marked with great success at the Philadelphia Percussion Festival in 1990.
He played with David Friedman, Randy Brecker, Anthony Jackson and Tommy Campbell. Now he is the member of the Mirrorworld Project and Black Sea Trio. His solo album the "Rag Handed" was released in 1992. In 1999 the "Frankfurt Allgemeine Zeitung" describes him as a musician of world-class. Enver Izmailov - Tatar Trio, Black Sea Orchestra.