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Concert to mark the 70th Anniversary of the End of the Second World War Program: Orchestra Orchestra M. Blanter Katyusha arr. Oleg Lundstrem, 1946 M. Blanter Song of the War Reporters Traditional Song Of Volga Boatmen Glenn Miller Orch., 1942 / arr. by B. Finegan B. Frumkin While Listening to Rachmaninoff (Based on a Theme from Second Piano Concerto) L. Knipper Meadowland Benny Goodman Orch., 1962 E. Garner Misty arr. by F. Foster Anna Buturlina (vocal) V. Basner It was so reсent yet so long time ago I. Dunaevsky My Love Vocal duet: Anna Buturlina / Alexander Panayotov V. Solovjov-Sedoy Pilots song Ch. Shavers Undecided arr. by B. Frumkin D. Ellington– J. Tizol Caravan arr. by B. Frumkin Special guest Deborah Brown (vocal, USA) I. Berlin Always I. Berlin I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm F. Waller–A. Razaf Honeysuckle Rose Alexander Panayotov (vocal) J. McHugh–D. Fields On The Sunny Side Of The Street N. Bogoslovsky Dark Night M. Tabachnikov Let’s Smoke, Friend Orchestra B. Frumkin Samara Fair Vocal duet: Anna Buturlina / Alexander Panayotov J. McHugh–H. Adamson Comin’ In On A Wing And A Prayer Vocal duet: Anna Buturlina / Alexander Panayotov B. Thiele–G. D. Weiss What A Wonderful World Alexander Panayotov (vocal) N. Bogoslovsky For Three Years I’ve Dreamed of You D. Tukhmanov Victory Day Shanghai, Paramount Hall Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra Named after Oleg Lundstrem, the State Chamber Orchestra of Jazz Music has a unique history. They have been playing continuously for longer than any big band in the world — a fact which has been recorded in the Russian Guinness Book of Records. Young Oleg Lundstrem became interested in jazz in 1932, when he was given a recording of Duke Ellington’s orchestra performing “Dear Old Southland”. In 1934 Oleg and his friends decided to assemble their own jazz orchestra in Shanghai. The band gradually gained popularity over the years. It all started with amateur concerts at dance parties and balls in Harbin, which were broadcast on local radio, followed by successful performances at the famous Majestic and Paramount theaters. It was at that time that Oleg got the idea to arrange Russian songs in the Jazz style. He created jazz arrangements of “There Lived Once a Captain Brave…” by I. Dunayevsky, “Alien Cities” by A. Vertinsky, “Katyusha” by M. Blanter and many others. These arrangements were very popular with the public. Notable musicians in their town began performing with the Orchestra including improviser Alexei Kotyakov along with Igor Lundstrem and Alexander Gravis which increased the band’s popularity. Their performances often included dancers like The Anderson Sisters and the vocal soloist Nina Kellan. The Orchestra became a hit and newspapers called Oleg Lundstrem “the King of Jazz of the Far East”. In the postwar period the Orchestra continued to performed at the city’s Lyceum and Carlton theaters and the Soviet Club. As the political situation in China worsened the Orchestra considered relocating. The musicians decided to return to the USSR as all of them were Soviet citizens. In 1947 the Orchestra and their fami- lies arrived in the USSR. The musicians were offered a choice between several cities in which to settle. They chose Kazan because the local Conservatory of Music would allow them to pursue a higher music education. Their plans to become the State Jazz Group of the Tatar Republic were dashed by a decree of the Central Committee of the Communist Party which spoke out against a need for jazz. So the musicians went to work in movie theaters around the city or in the Opera House orchestra. Oleg worked in the Opera House orchestra as a violinist. In the autumn of 1948, he entered the Conservatory of Music along with a group of the former Shanghai musicians. At that time the artistic director of the Tatar State Philharmonic society, Mr. S. Klyutcharyov, began to understand In 1934 Oleg and his friends decided to assemble their own jazz orchestra the plight of the young Shanghai musicians and did everything to keep the Orchestra from falling apart. He organized concerts in the Kazan area for them. Oleg Lundstrem began to arrange popular Tatar and Soviet songs as jazz pieces, creating a whole new range of programs with these new compositions. The Orchestra was now performing around the country on regular basis. In 1956, by a special decree of the Minister of Culture, Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra was formally recognized which led to an active touring schedule. Mr. M. I. Tsyn was the main producer of these tours. In 1989 Oleg Lundstrem appointed Alexander Bryksin as the director of the group. Thanks to Bryskin’s energy and creative approach the Orchestra managed to preserve its status despite many difficulties. In 1991 Vladislav Kadersky joined them as a second conductor. He prepared a number of interesting performances, including a special program dedicated to Count Basie and Oleg Lundstrem The Orchestra became a hit and newspapers called Oleg Lundstrem “the King of Jazz of the Far East” Shanghai, 1937. Oleg Lundstren in the center concert tours with jazz vocalist Deborah Brown. Mr. Kadersky had been financing the work of the musicians from his own budget for three years without asking for anything in return. In November 1998 Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra became the first jazz band to perform in the Big Concert Hall of the Moscow Conservatory of Music. Many interesting projects followed, including concerts with pianist Arkadi Petrov, opera singer Lyubov Kazarnovskaya and Deborah Brown among many others. In 2003 Georgy Garanyan, a saxophone player, a laureate of many jazz festivals and a People’s Artist of Russia, became the chief conductor. In November 2003 the Orchestra toured China closing with an historic concert in the famous Paramount Theater, the very hall where the Orchestra had begun its brilliant career. Many famous musicians began their careers at the Lundstrem orchestra in- In 1956, by a special decree of the Minister of Culture, Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra was formally recognized which led to an active touring schedule In November 1998 Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra became the first jazz band to perform in the Big Concert Hall of the Moscow Conservatory of Music cluding A. Zubov, G. Golstein, K. Nosov, A. Fisher, A. Shabashov, V. Nazarov, V. Sadykov, V. Kiselyov and I. Boutman as well as vocalists M. Kristallinskaya, A. Pugachova, I. Ponarovskaya and I. Otiyeva. Over the years the big band has toured to more than 300 cities in their home country and dozens of cities abroad. They have given more than 10,000 concerts to hundreds of thousands of spectators as well as to millions of listeners on radio and TV. The orchestra has recorded several CDs together on the Melodiya label. The Oleg Lundstrem Orchestra has performed at several international jazz festivals including Tallin (1967) and Jazz Jamboree (1972) in Warsaw, Prague and Sofia (1986), “Jazz in Duketown (1988) in the Netherlands, Grenouble (1990) in France, the Festival in Memory of Ellington in Washington DC (1991) and the International Jazz Festival of Big Bands in Santa Barbara, CA (1998). The Orchestra has been a representative of Russian culture abroad in Ukraine, Germany, Moldova, Latvia, Georgia, Switzerland, Cyprus, India and elsewhere. In 2007 the pianist and honored artist of Russia, Boris Frumkin became the Orchestra’s newest artistic They have been playing continuously for longer than any big band in the world - a fact which has been recorded in the Russian Guinness Book of Records director. He is a composer of music for films and television and has prepared several new programs for the Orchestra. The Orchestra strives to balance a harmony between jazz traditions and innovative new interpretations. After many years, Oleg Lundstrem’s State Chamber Orchestra of Jazz Music continues to make history. Boris Frumkin Artistic director of Oleg Lundstrem State Chamber Orchestra of Jazz Music Boris Frumkin was born in 1944 to the family of famous musician Michael Frumkin. He began studying the piano at the age of five. Although he received an excellent classical music education, he found he was always more attracted to jazz. In 1966 he was invited to perform with one of the best big bands of the USSR — Concert Orchestra of Radio and Television, conducted by Vadim Lyudvikovsky. Later, he was granted awards from several domestic and foreign jazz festivals which contributed to his fame. Later in his career, Boris Frumkin arranged music and played piano for the legendary band Melody. In 1982 he became its artistic director and conductor, and it was then that the ensemble recorded almost 200 tracks for hundreds of popular cartoons and films. In late 1980s, Boris Frumkin and his ensemble participated in the first joint Soviet-American production of the musical Sophisticated Ladies to the music of Duke Ellington. Frumkin played for Ellington during his tour in the USSR and was praised by the legendary musician. Boris Frumkin is an Honored Artist of Russia and a member of the Russian Union of Composers. Since April 2007, he has been the artistic director and chief conductor of Oleg Lundstrem State Chamber Orchestra of Jazz Music. Anna Buturlina Alexander Panayotov Jazz vocalist, actress Jazz vocalist, composer Anna Buturlina is one of the most popular Russian jazz singers and was also the first woman to appear on the cover of the Jazz.Ru magazine. In addition to Anna’s solo jazz projects in famous Moscow clubs and at major concert venues across the country, she works with the Russian State Symphony Cinema Orchestra, conducted by Sergei Skripka, and with big bands in different cities of Russia. Anna also cooperates with “The Walt Disney Company”, participating in creative projects of composer Gennady Gladkov to complete voice-part records for films. A graduate of the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music, she made her debut in one of the best jazz orchestras in the country, the “MKS Big Band” of Anatoly Kroll at the age of 19. Her next step was to work with the Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra, along with the leaders of the Russian jazz, such as George Garanian, Daniel Kramer, Igor Butman, and others. Currently, she is a soloist of “Orpheus” Big Band. In 2002, she performed one of the two main female roles in the “Dracula” musical and recorded a solo CD BLACK COFFEE. Her second solo CD MY FAVORITE SONGS was released in 2006. By summer 2008, Buturlina was named the winner of the international competition of jazz vocalists «LADY SUMMERTIME» in Kajaani, Finland. In 2009, she voiced the title role of Tiana in the Russian version of the The Walt Disney Company” animated film The Princess and the Frog (2009). In 2010, she won the International competition of jazz vocalists «Jazz Voices» in Klaipeda, Lithuania, (2010). In January 2013 she released her new original program “JAZZ FOCUS: songs of Soviet films,” in which Anna performs famous works by Russian composers of the 20th century in her own jazz arrangements. Alexander Panayotov is a singer with a unique voice, a master of vocal improvisation, a talented composer and musician, and a finalist of the project “People’s Artist”. Hard to define by just one genre, Panayotov fits in pop, lounge, soul, jazz, funk, and R’n’B. In 2003 Alexander Panayotov tried his luck in a TV contest -reality show “People’s Artist”, which took place on TV channel “Russia”, in which he won the Second Prize and signed a seven-year contract with producers Eugene Fridlyand and Kim Breitburg. While cooperating with FBI Music, he successfully worked, toured, and developed as an artist. He has recorded two full-length albums: Lady of Rain (2006, “Rodina Records”) and Formula of Love (2010, Studio “Dialogue”). Such songs as “Wonderful lady”, “Rain Lady”, “Moon Melody”, “”Balallayka”, “Formula of Love”, “Snow”, and ”On the edge” are know as his signature hits. In March 2011, the contract expired and the artist continued his career on his own. By December 2013, his new album Alpha and Omega, which he wrote himself, was released for iTunes download. Alexander’s solo concert took place in July 2014 at the concert hall “Mir”. The concert, dedicated to the 11th anniversary of his creative career, was a great success. Twenty five musicians accompanied the singer. Videos, an exciting light show, original arrangements of his classic hits for the orchestra, and special guests made the concert unforgettable. His brilliant performing skills, rich voice, and extraordinary artistry, that accompany his every show and are enthusiastically received by the public make him the fantastic artist he is today. The voice of this young singer, who has already conquered many hearts, is considered to be one of the best pop-voices of Russia. His name is a mark of high quality music. Deborah Brown Jazz vocalist, musician Deborah Brown was born in Kansas City, Missouri. An outstanding jazz vocalist, her musical talent has propelled her from coast to coast in the USA, as well as to Japan, Indonesia and the Far East and culminating in a 12 year residency in Europe. Performing in nightclubs, concerts, jazz festivals, on television and radio soundstages, Deborah has made a name for herself with appearances in more than 50 countries around the world. Deborah Brown has recorded 11 albums as a leader and has been featured on numerous other recordings as a special guest soloist. She has enjoyed participating in and creating many unique musical situations, among which are a duet recording with trombonist Slide Hampton, a concert tour in duo with piano master Roger Kellaway, duo performances with pianists Cedar Walton and Dorothy Donegan, a performance of “My One and Only Love” with trumpet star Clark Terry, and a CD studio recording of “A Lover’s Question” with author James Baldwin. As a featured vocalist she has worked with Russia’s Oleg Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra, the Sandviken Bigband from Sweden, and Kluver’s Bigband from Denmark. She also recorded the Dutch television special production for UNICEF with Audrey Hepburn and Roger Moore. Deborah Brown continues to promote the art of jazz by performing and recording her interpretations of classic standards and fresh original compositions, always expanding the musical boundaries of vocalist, musician, entertainer and band leader. Program created by Russian State Concert Company “SODRUZHESTVO”