Igor Butman
| Igor Butman | |
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Igor Butman in 2016
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| Background information | |
| Born | 27 October 1961 |
| Origin | Leningrad, Russia |
| Genres | Jazz, Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Saxophonist, composer, bandleader |
| Instruments | Tenor saxophone, Soprano saxophone |
| Years active | 1976-Present |
| Labels | Butman Music |
| Associated acts | Oleg Lundstrem`s big band, Allegro, Lionel Hampton Orchestra, Grover Washington Jr., Wynton Marsalis |
| Website | www.igorbutman.com/ |
Igor Butman PAR is a Russian jazz saxophonist born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1961. Butman hold a dual citizenship from the US and Russian Federation. He is considered to be a virtuoso saxophonist, and a skilled bandleader.
American saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. was instrumental in introducing Igor Butman to American audiences by featuring the Russian saxophonist on his 1988 album, Then and Now. American trumpet player Wynton Marsalis has also been a strong champion of Igor Butman. Former US President Bill Clinton has called Butman "my favorite living saxophone player."
Was born in Leningrad, USSR on October 27, 1961. His brother is Oleg Butman, a well known jazz drummer. In 1976 he entered the Rimsky-Korsakov College of Music. In 1977, he decided to switch from the classical clarinet to the jazz saxophone. Besides being taught by the musician Gennady Goldstein, he took unofficial lessons from nightly broadcasts of jazz from 11: 15 p.m. to midnight on Voice of America.
In 1983, Butman played in Oleg Lundstrem`s big band. In 1984, he was invited by Nick Levinovsky to join the jazz group "Allegro" and played with them for three years.
After Butman immigrated to America in 1987, he went on to major in Performance and Composition at Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. While still in the U.S.S.R., Butman was invited to play with touring American musicians, including Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Louis Bellson and Grover Washington Jr.. Butman appeared as Grover's special guest in concerts at Chautauqua, New York, the Berklee Center in Boston and at Great Woods Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts. He is featured on Grover Washington Jr.'s Columbia release Then and Now (1988) soloing on "Stolen Moments", "Stella By Starlight" and Butman's own composition "French Connections".
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