Several musicians from war-town Ukraine are appearing at Winter Fest, Feb. 16-March 3.
Pianist Vadim Neselovskyi will perform “Odessa,” his suite about his native Ukraine, during the San Jose Jazz Winter Fest.There is no silver lining to Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, which has displaced millions and killed many thousands of combatants and Ukrainian civilians while threatening to spiral into a wider conflagration. But as the world’s attention has turned to a nation fighting for its survival the war has created surprising opportunities for Ukrainian musicians.
“When we started chatting she told me about all these concerts and commissions she’d planned for her festival in 2020 that were postponed due to the pandemic, and then of course the war, so she was never able to present them in Kyiv,” Rawson said. In addition to the intimate Break Room, Winter Fest presents shows at San Jose’s Mama Kin Bar & Restaurant, The Continental and Tabard Theatre, where Akinmusire and Bhatia premiere their Am I Jazz? commission on Feb. 26. Shows will also be presented at Santa Clara University’s Mayer Theatre.
Beyond introducing Bay Area audiences to Ukrainian artists, San Jose Jazz is offering Winter Fest patrons a vehicle to support Ukraine through a special general admission ticket that includes a $10 donation benefiting Nova Ukraine, a nonprofit that provides direct humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Not every Ukrainian artist fits under the jazz beyond umbrella. Pianist Vadim Neselovskyi, the most prominent Ukrainian-born jazz artist in the U.S., gained widespread notice in the mid-aughts as part of vibraphonist Gary Burton’s Next Generation Band, a quintet designed to showcase a brilliant cadre of young musicians including North Bay guitar star Julian Lage.
“My father was dying while I was working on the project, which gave it another emotional layer. He was Odesa, a mixture of Jewish, Ukrainian and Russian bittersweet humor. It became a dedication to him as well.”
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