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Copenhagen-Based Saxophonist Oleksandr Kolosii Releases Debut Album 'Multicolored.' Available now.

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April 2, 2021
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Copenhagen-based Polish/Ukrainian jazz saxophonist

Oleksandr Kolosii

saxophone, tenor
b.1990

" data-original-title="" title="">Oleksandr Kolosii was born in Donetsk, Ukraine into a family of professional musicians. He began playing classical piano at the age of 6, and at age 12 he picked up the saxophone and found his lifelong passion for jazz music.

His style of playing pays tribute to legendary bebop and hard bop players like

Charlie Parker

saxophone, alto
1920 - 1955

" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Parker,

Dexter Gordon

saxophone, tenor
1923 - 1990

" data-original-title="" title="">Dexter Gordon,

Sonny Stitt

saxophone
1924 - 1982

" data-original-title="" title="">Sonny Stitt, and

John Coltrane

saxophone
1926 - 1967

" data-original-title="" title="">John Coltrane. Currently he combines this with a continuous inspiration from a wide array of active jazz musicians on the scene today. Oleksandr moved to Denmark in 2017 to further his career and join the Scandinavian jazz scene. The same year he started at The Danish National Academy of Music where he is currently studying with some of the leading musicians of the Danish jazz scene like

Claus Waidtlow

saxophone
b.1967

" data-original-title="" title="">Claus Waidtlow and

Anders Mogensen

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Anders Mogensen to name a few.

The fusion of world rhythms, classical music and straight-up jazz makes his music recognisable on the European jazz scene.

In 2020 Oleksandr became a sponsored artist of mouthpiece manufacturer SYOS located in Paris, France.

Oleksandr has received private lessons from

Marcus Strickland

clarinet, bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Marcus Strickland,

Chris Cheek

saxophone
b.1968

" data-original-title="" title="">Chris Cheek ,

Melissa Aldana

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Melissa Aldana,

George Garzone

saxophone, tenor
b.1950

" data-original-title="" title="">George Garzone,

Walt Weiskopf

saxophone
b.1960

" data-original-title="" title="">Walt Weiskopf, and

Karl-Martin Almqvist

saxophone, tenor

" data-original-title="" title="">Karl-Martin Almqvist among others.

He has participated in festivals and competitions such as Blue Note Jazz Competition 2015 (Poland), Elbjazz 2019 (Germany), Vinterjazz Jazz Festival 2019 (Denmark), and Aarhus Jazz Festival 2019 (Denmark).

Oleksandr has released his debut album Multicolored on March 19. 2021.

Oleksandr uses Custom ribbon microphones, designed and hand-made in Copenhagen by Jon Alexander.

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Track Listing

Talking To Myself ; Inner Joy Or One For Joe ; I don't Know Yet ; Sing To Me ; Black Narcissus ; Multicoloured ; Chain Of Memories

Personnel

Oleksandr Kolosii

saxophone, tenor

Jacob Djursaa

guitar

Additional Instrumentation

Oleksandr Kolosii : saxophone ; James Michael Cronin : trumpet ; Jacob Bredahl Djursaa : guitar ; Samuel Kiel : double bass ; Nikolaj Bangsgaard : drums ;