Leonid Rudenko | pt

Having already made a name for himself in his home country of Russia, Leonid Rudenko has now set his sights on conquering the rest of Europe. With a cluster of impressive releases already under his belt and the sure-fire hit “Everybody” out February 16th, 2009 certainly looks to be the year that the Russian makes his mark. The Moscow born star-in-the-making started out early, spending much of his time from the tender age of ten onwards holed up in his bedroom, honing his production skills. It’s no wonder then, that now the twenty-three year old shares his UK label home...

Musician and composer of Estonian origin, Soybelman travelled and played all over Europe. Founder of the band Kletka Red. .

Leonid Borisovich Kogan (November 17, 1924 - December 17, 1982) (Russian: Леонид Борисович Коган) was a russian violin virtuoso. He is one of the 20th century's most famous russian violinists. Together with David Oistrakh, Leonid Kogan ranked among the best representatives of the Russian tradition of violin playing. Kogan shunned publicity, and as a result his career became overshadowed by his good friend David Oistrakh who was strongly promoted by Soviet authorities. Kogan was born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, as the son of a photographer who was an amateur violinist. After showing an early interest and ability for violin playing, his...

As a bassist, composer and group leader, he is one of the key figures in Lithuanian jazz. His virtuoso bass playing is distinguished for exceptional sensuousness and melodic richness. The bass in his hands can act as a sensitive rhythmic background and a responsive companion to other instruments, as an authoritative leader, as a narrator and a lyric character. As for his original compositions, he is best known for gripping romantic ballads. He made his debut in 1981 with the Vladimir Chekasin Quartet (Chekasin was his teacher). Since then he has performed with many musicians coming from different musical backgrounds....