Alexander Ivanovich Pishchikov

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Alexander Pishchikov ( Russian Александр Иванович Пищиков , international mostly Alexander Pishchikov ; born November 25, 1945 in Priwolschski ) is a Russian jazz musician ( tenor saxophone , soprano saxophone and flutist ) and composer of modern jazz . He was one of the first and best musicians of the former USSR to be inspired by John Coltrane .

Act

Pishchikov's artistic career began in Riga when he became an instrumental soloist in the Philharmonic Big Band under the baton of Egil Schwarz (Riga Estradenorchester) in 1961 . His successes include appearances at jazz festivals in Soviet Estonia (1960, 1967). In the 1960s he toured with the big bands of Eddie Rosner and Anatoli Kroll .

At the same time, Pishchikov worked with various smaller formations (quartets by Alexey Kozlov and Kroll, ensemble "Melodia" of the Soviet record company under Georgiy Garanyan ) and since 1978 has performed repeatedly as the leader of a quintet .

After the collapse of the Soviet Union , he played in the big bands of Garanyan and Oleg Lundstrem before emigrating to Germany in 1997. Here Pishchikov devoted himself increasingly to composition, recorded conceptual albums with international soloists and collaborated with the music project The Swinging Partysans .

Discographic notes

  • Alexander Pishchikov - Alexey Kruglov`s Quartet Birds (2013)

literature

  • Dmitri Dragilew: Eddie Rosner: Let's hit the jazz, it's damn clear . Nizhny Novgorod, Dekom, 2011

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Different date of birth September 25th at rateyourmusic.com
personal data
SURNAME Pishchikov, Alexander Ivanovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pishchikov, Alexander; Pishchikov, Alexander; Пищиков, Александр Иванович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian jazz musician (saxophone, flute), composer and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH November 25, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Privolschski (Saratov)