Igor Osypov
Igor Osypov ( Ukrainian Ігор Осипов Ihor Ossypow ; * 1988 in Ukraine ) is a Ukrainian jazz and fusion musician ( guitar , composition ).
Act
Osypov started playing the guitar at the age of ten; initially he was interested in rock music before he discovered jazz. He was active in both the Ukrainian and Russian jazz scenes, went on concert tours in these countries and took part in major festivals. In 2012 he moved to Germany, where he studied with Kurt Rosenwinkel at the Jazz Institute Berlin . Other teachers were John Hollenbeck , Greg Cohen , Kalle Kalima , Gerard Presencer , Geoffroy de Masure , Tino Derado , Guilherme Castro and Javier Reyes.
He performs across Europe with his own band, with which he has already released two albums, and as a sideman in the groups of Logan Richardson , Greg Cohen, Nasheet Waits and Olga Amelchenko . He can also be heard on the Berlin Babylon soundtrack with the Mokka Effti Orchestra .
Prizes and awards
In 2015 Osypov received the JIB Jazz Prize of the Karl Hofer Society with the Bondarev-Osypov Quintet.
Discographic notes
- Dream Delivery (For Tune 2016, with Wanja Slavin , Max Mucha, Moritz Baumgärtner )
- Quintet I ( Unit Records 2015, with Logan Richardson, Elias Stemeseder , Martin Buhl, Jesus Vega, Kuba Gudz)
Web links
- Web presence
- Igor Osypov at Discogs (English)
- Igor Osypov at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Osypov, Igor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian jazz and fusion musician (guitar, composition) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ukraine |