Boris Kozlov
Boris Kozlov | |
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| Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson Photo Hreinn Gudlaugsson | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Boris Kozlov December 5, 1967 |
| Genres | Jazz, hard bop, bebop, Latin Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Double bass, Electric Bass Guitar,piano |
Boris Kozlov (born in 5 December 1967) is a Russian-born jazz bassist.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Born in Moscow, USSR on December 5, 1967,[3] Kozlov studied piano at Children's Music School before switching to bass.[3] Kozlov won the Gnesin Music Academy Competition which enabled him to enter college at age 15 and study electric bass guitar.[4]
After graduation Kozlov did a mandatory two year military service where he played tuba and other brass instruments.[3] After leaving the service, Kozlov played with the Soviet state-owned "Melodia" Studio Ensemble in 1989[3][4] and in 1991 won the USSR Competition of Jazz soloists.[4] He then moved to New York City to study and perform jazz.[3]
Kozlov has played on two Grammy Award-winning albums, the first with Brian Lynch[3] and the second with Mingus Big Band (Live at Jazz Standard) in 2011.[4] Kozlov has performed as musical director of the latter band.[5]
Kozlov has performed with Lew Tabackin,[6] Bobby Watson,[3] Michael Brecker,[2] Alex Sipiagin[7] among others.
As a solo artist, Kozlov has released Double Standard in 2010[8] and as bandleader Conversations At The Well in 2016.[9]
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