For Your Grammy Consideration: Guitar-virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko Presents 'Almanac'

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Source: All About Jazz
October 8, 2024
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Miroschnichenko has his own sound, setting the standard for XXI century fusion guitar.
—Scott Yanow

Prominent guitar virtuoso and producer Roman Miroshnichenko presents another record Almanac for the upcoming 67th Grammy Awards: a stunning acoustic and electric guitar fusion of flamenco-gypsy, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean folk and Latin rhythms with textures of jazz conception.

��When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of

Al Di Meola

guitar
b.1954

" data-original-title="" title="">Al Di Meola and

John McLaughlin

guitar
b.1942

" data-original-title="" title="">John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu period, but it soon becomes apparent that Miroschnichenko has his own fusion sound, setting the standard for XXI century fusion guitar. While he is never shy to cut loose, he also uses subtlety, mood variations and creativity throughout, mixing together tight arrangements with pure spontaneity," noted jazz journalist Scott Yanow.?

Building on the successful formula that birthed Roman��s previous albums he returned to the studio with his long-time friends, such renowned musicians as multiple Grammy-winning violinist

Charlie Bisharat

violin

" data-original-title="" title="">Charlie Bisharat (former member of the band Shadowfax),

Bunny Brunel

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Bunny Brunel (Chick Corea, CAB),

Dominique di Piazza

bass, electric
b.1959

" data-original-title="" title="">Dominique di Piazza (ex-John McLaughlin trio, Frank Gambale), Danish multiinstrumentalist

Henrik Andersen

guitar, acoustic
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Henrik Andersen,

Gumbi Ortiz

percussion

" data-original-title="" title="">Gumbi Ortiz from the Al Di Meola band along with St. Petersburg Studio Orchestra and soloists from the Vladimir String Orchestra.

About Roman Miroshnichenko

Roman Miroshnichenko is a multi-award-winning virtuoso guitarist, composer, producer and recording engineer. His soaring career as an artist includes numerous collective performances, and recordings with such world-renowned musicians as Steve Vai, Al Di Meola,