Nicholas Levinovsky awarded Jankowski

29th May 2012 in Pashkov House as part of the "Cherry Orchard" Nikolai Yakovlevich Levinovsky, chief arranger and pianist of the Moscow Jazz Orchestra under the direction of Igor Butman, a prize to Oleg Jankowski "Creative Discovery 2011/2012" Nicholas Levinovsky in a family of artists in Opera born name forgiven Saratov. musical education in Saratov Conservatory and Academy of Music (composition and musicology). interest in jazz at Levinovsky aged woke 10-11 years, but then began regularly to the Jazz Willis Conover to hear "Voice of America" . His first public appearance as a jazz musician took place in 1961 in the lobby of the Saratov Conservatory. Then came the first experience of writing arrangements for the big band. During the years 1967-1969 Nikolai worked in Saratov, organized a jazz quartet with V.Konovaltsevym , V.Epaneshnikovym, N.Nikolenko and Head Saratov Big Band. In 1969, both the team winner of the jazz festival in Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Kuibyshev. From 1969 he worked in Moscow pianist, musical director and arranger for the orchestras of Eddie Rosner Anatoly Kroll, Leo Merabov, Orchestra of Radio and Television. In 1971 he wrote the song "Puppet", which was performed by an orchestra of Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Festival "Jazz Jamboree" in Warsaw. While touring orchestra Ted Jones and Mel Louis Levinovsky agreements were in one of the concerts (the performance was forbidden direction Gosconcert) included. In 1974, for a concert in memory of Duke Ellington ordered Lundstrem arrangement created "Take The A Train", which remained in the repertoire of the orchestra for 25 years and has starred in numerous big bands of the USSR. From 1975 to 1978 Nicholas was chief conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Azerbaijan, which was written for an orchestra concert in three parts. Since 1978 Levinovsky became one of the pioneers of professional Philharmonic Jazz in the USSR. Based on his jazz quartet founded Ensemble "Allegro". Transform Levinovsky efforts ensemble of jazz into an art form was the fact that "Allegro" was was named "Best Jazz Ensemble of the USSR", and the four Nicholas as "Musician of the Year" awarded in the annual survey of Soviet jazz critic. In Soviet music encyclopedia his name among the composers who work in the merger of the Russian musical tradition and jazz. Ensemble "Allegro" p / Nicholas Levinovsky. At international jazz festivals in Finland, the Netherlands, France, Germany, India, Yugoslavia, Denmark, Portugal, Sri Lanka and other countries The ensemble regularly sounded by the Soviet radio and television. As a member of the Union of Composers of the USSR and the Soviet Jazz Federation, Nikolai represented in discussions with Soviet jazz musicians such as Chick Corea, Gary Burton, Grover Washington Jr.., Dave Brubeck, Jan Garbarek, Gary Burton, and others after a meeting, for example, told reporters that "Nicholas Levinovsky - undeniable talent," and he was "highly recommended" to all familiar with his work. Soviet Nikolai Levinovsky discography includes eight vinyl LP, which sold 40 to 50,000 copies. A CD - "Sphinx" - was published in the U.S. by Mobile Fidelity. In 1990 Nicholas Levinovsky moved to the United States (New York). Review of its debut in New York, wrote the New York Times that "Mr. Levinovsky has excellent technique, but his music has moments of clarity and reflection." Since then, Nicholas. Several musical projects, including a revival of the "Allegro", performed speech at the Festival of Jazz and Blues Festival in Salt Lake City, Boston Concert Hall Hancock and the JVC Jazz Festival in New York's Lincoln Center (1995). In addition to conducting activities, Nicholas Levinovsky also acts as a music expert and leads the jazz columnist for the New York Russian-language newspaper "New Russian Word". His current musical project is an orchestra of 17 musicians, Nicholas calls it "proof of his creative energy and experience." Most of the band's repertoire - compositions written Levinovsky where he his Russian roots music and modern jazz language. The orchestra plays successfully in the New York jazz club "Birdland", "Smalls", "Roberts", "Neo Lounge" and in a series of open-air concerts at the Manhattan Park Ave. The orchestra, among other things, work so famous jazz musicians such as saxophonist Bob Parsons, tenor saxophonist Sergey Gurbeloshvili and Andy Middleton, and trumpeter Andy Alexander Sipyagin Gravish, trombonist Noah Bless, bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Darryl Pellegrini. CD of his orchestra - "Listen Up" - Was released on the label NLO Records in the summer of 1999 and in June was good peer reviewed journal Jazz Times, who wrote: "This program is a copyright of the six compositions and two standards clearly predicts a bright future for the new orchestra." Working with an orchestra singer Katie Jenkins (wife of Nicholas) was in the same criticism as "a beautiful jazz singer with his own hand." Soon NLO Records was a CD Cathy Jenkins "From This Moment On", where the singer was accompanied by a big band and a trio of Nicholas Levinovsky. Composition regularly listened to jazz radio waves USA. Also in 1999, in New York for the label in the album "Kind of Red". (Seamus Blake - Saxophone, Conrad Herwig - Trombone, Gene Jackson - drums, Alexander Sipiagin - trumpet, Boris Kozlov - bass) In 2002 he released the album "Quiz" (Joe Locke - vibraphone, Igor Butman - saxophone, Victor Jones - drums, Boris Kozlov - bass). Since 2005, Nicholas Levinovsky the main arranger and musical director of the orchestra, Igor Butman. Together with the label Nicholas Levinovsky Butman recorded music albums "Moscow@3.00" and "Scheherazade Tales" Orchestra Top marks leading jazz magazines in the world has won.