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| Moscow Jazz Philharmonic | |
|---|---|
| Name | Moscow Jazz Philharmonic |
| Native name | Московская джазовая филармония |
| Location | Moscow |
| Founded | 1990s |
| Principal conductor | Igor Butman |
Moscow Jazz Philharmonic is a Russian large jazz ensemble based in Moscow, founded in the 1990s by prominent figures in Russian and international jazz. The ensemble functions at the intersection of big band jazz, symphonic collaboration, and popular music, performing at venues and festivals across Russia and abroad. It collaborates with a wide range of composers, soloists, and institutions associated with jazz, classical music, and contemporary culture.
The ensemble emerged in the post-Soviet cultural landscape alongside initiatives linked to Presidential Orchestra of Russia, State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia, Moscow Conservatory, Gnessin State Musical College, Soviet Jazz Scene, and the revival of venues such as Moscow International House of Music, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Zaryadye Concert Hall, Bolshoi Theatre (Moscow). Founders and early directors drew on connections with figures from Igor Butman, Oleg Lundstrem, Sergey Kuryokhin, Boris Feoktistov, Alexander Tsfasman traditions and ensembles like Leonid Utyosov Orchestra and Stanislav Poplavsky. The Philharmonic's formative seasons featured programs tied to festivals including Jazz Jamboree, Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Pori Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival, and cultural exchanges with delegations from United States Information Agency, British Council, Goethe-Institut, Institut français, and Japan Foundation.
Artistic leadership has included conductors and soloists associated with Igor Butman, Dmitry Baevsky, Valery Ponomarev, Alexey Kozlov, Dmitri Milyutin (conductor), Yuri Saulsky, and artistic advisers connected to Vladimir Spivakov, Gidon Kremer, Mstislav Rostropovich, Zubin Mehta, Vasily Petrenko. Management worked with cultural ministries such as Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, municipal bodies like Moscow City Duma, and institutions including Russian Academy of Arts and Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. Guest musical directors have included artists linked to Wynton Marsalis, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Count Basie Orchestra, Maria Schneider Orchestra, and educators from Berklee College of Music, Juilliard School, Royal Academy of Music.
The ensemble's repertoire spans arrangements of works by Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Thelonious Monk, Gerry Mulligan, Gil Evans, Stan Kenton, Bill Evans, Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Pat Metheny, and Russian composers such as Dmitri Shostakovich, Sergei Prokofiev, Aram Khachaturian, Alexander Scriabin, Rodion Shchedrin. Programs incorporate pieces from Broadway (Theatre District), film scores by Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota, John Williams, and arrangements of popular songs by The Beatles, Sting, Paul McCartney, Elton John, reflecting influences from Latin jazz, bossa nova, swing, bebop, fusion, and orchestral jazz traditions. Commissioned works have involved composers connected to Alain Goraguer, Vsevolod Abramov, Igor Bril, and contemporary arrangers linked to Vasily Safonov lineage.
The Philharmonic has performed at international festivals such as Montreux Jazz Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival, Pori Jazz Festival, Umbria Jazz Festival, Jazz a Vienne, Moscow Autumn Festival, and venues like Moscow International House of Music, Tchaikovsky Concert Hall, Zaryadye Concert Hall, Carnegie Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Lincoln Center, Olympia (Paris), and toured in countries including United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, China, Brazil, and Argentina. High-profile concerts have coincided with state and cultural events involving delegations from Russian Federation Presidential Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia), Embassy of France in Moscow, Embassy of the United Kingdom in Moscow, and collaborations during events linked to Sochi Winter Olympics, World Cup 2018 (Russia), Moscow City Day.
The orchestra has featured guest soloists and cross-genre collaborators including artists associated with Wynton Marsalis, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Pat Metheny, Wayne Shorter, Marcus Miller, Branford Marsalis, Joshua Redman, Michael Brecker, Bobby McFerrin, Dianne Reeves, Stacey Kent, Cassandra Wilson, Nina Simone repertoires, and Russian stars tied to Alisa (band), Alla Pugacheva, Filipp Kirkorov, Vladimir Vysotsky estates, Sergey Lazarev, Zemfira, Yuri Shevchuk, Pelageya (singer), as well as classical crossover partners like Anna Netrebko, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Elīna Garanča, Svetlana Zakharova, and conductors linked to Valery Gergiev.
Discography includes studio and live albums reflecting large-ensemble arrangements, appearing on labels associated with ECM Records, Blue Note Records, Verve Records, Deutsche Grammophon, Nonesuch Records, Sony Classical, and independent Russian labels tied to Melodiya (record label). Releases have received nominations and awards from institutions such as Grammy Awards, International Jazz Federation, Echo (music award), BBC Jazz Awards, Russian National Music Award, Golden Gramophone Award, and honors from cultural bodies like Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and municipal arts prizes from Moscow Government.
The Philharmonic operates as a hybrid cultural institution, administratively linked with municipal and federal arts structures including Moscow Department of Culture, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation, and partnered with private patrons from business circles allied with Gazprom, Sberbank, VTB Bank, Lukoil, and cultural sponsors such as Rosconcert. It receives funding through concert revenues, sponsorships involving corporations connected to Rostec, Rusal, philanthropic foundations like Russian Geographical Society, Yandex Foundation, and collaborative projects with international cultural organizations including British Council, Goethe-Institut, Institut français, and Japan Foundation.
Category:Russian jazz ensembles Category:Musical groups from Moscow Category:Big bands