Sunday afternoon, 15:00: that's a very special date for many children in Arkhangelsk: the Children's Concert is on the list! It's a good tradition, that all participants of the festival perform for the young audience and not only the kids profit from this spectacle: I heard some people whispering: |
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Bigband from Severo Dvinsk |
Young TapDancers from Arkhangelsk |
But Resitski does more for young talents: he invites young tap-dancers from Arkhangelsk to the stage and introduces a Bigband from Severo Dvinsk, young men who eagerly give their best! |
Werner Lüdi |
The next gig made me perplex: |
These things happen, when you are audacious enough to deal with improvised music. |
There are also good news: at last year's festival, I was very sad that after the death of Dmitry Pokrowski, the charismatic leader of the Pokrowski Folklore-Ensemble, the members of his ensemble lost orientation and were in a very desperate mood. | ||
Sergej Shirkov, Ensemble NE TE |
This year, Elena Sergejevna and Sergeij Shirkov presented a new program: old traditional elements, blended with improvisation and accompanied by Eduard Shivkov's saxophone:
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Ensemble NE TE |
Vladimir Igumnov led to the next gig: his performance brought some mystic athmosphere to the stage. (
I know his work from the KUKART-III-Festival, which took place in June 97, already).
And then, the master played himself: Vladimir Resitski, the busy organisator, found time to perform with his old friends Vladimir Miller (piano) and Ken Hyder (drums).
And the music was stronger than his exhaustion: it was a great performance, and the three musicians found an intensive trialogue. |
Vladimir Resitski, Vladimir Miller |
The three musicians gave us, what improvised music can give:
tension, dynamic, reflection and passion. |
Vladimir Resitski, Ken Hyder |
This was the last concert on the big stage, as Teruto Sojeima's multimedia-project was presented at another place. But before Andrej Batashow said goodbye to the audience and before he could give a short resume of the festival and before he could thank Vladimir Resitski for his great work, one last surprise:
a fashion show! |
And now it is time to say goodbye to the audience. This was the last JazzFest in Arkhangelsk. That's how it was announced. But maybe, a wonder will happen? |
Sad and earnest people backstage