Schedule

9 february

Boris Kurganov (USA)

jazz, sax

In 1990-1992, Boris Kurganov taught at Gnessins Music College in Moscow and Moscow State Institute of Culture.
During the 90s, he played as a soloist with several bands in Russia, including ensembles led by Muscivite bass player and producer Àlex Rostotsky, St.Petersburg's best piano player Andrey Kondakov and by Gregory Fine (piano). Boris also participated in the Ivanov Brothers Jazz project, and in Tràns Àtlàntic, one of Russia's best fusion bands. He successfully performed in Russia and abroad.
The most important event for him was his participation at Copenhagen Jazz festival (with Nick Levinovsky's Allegro, 1990) and Montreal Jazz festival (with Gregory Fine quartet, 1997). Since 2000 he lives in NYC.