Vyacheslav Nazarov

Vyacheslav Sergeevich Nazarov is a Soviet and American jazz trombonist, pianist, composer and vocalist. He graduated from the school of musicians (an educational structure reminiscent of the Suvorov military school) and the Ufa College of Arts. From the age of sixteen, he began performing professionally in various musical groups of the Soviet Union. He played in the Kadans ensemble of German Lukyanov, was a pianist, trombonist and vocalist of the Novy Elektron, Korobeyniki, Krasnye Maki ensembles; in 1977-1983 he was a leading soloist in Oleg Lundstrem's orchestra, in 1983-1989 he worked in the Allegro ensemble, in 1989-1990 in the Melodiya ensemble. In 1978, he was invited to record the "Ballad of Athos" ("There is a black pond in the Coun...