Jazz

Jazz was imported shortly after the revolution. Communist authorities originally saw it as a positive, modernizing influence. Although later banned as bourgeois, jazz remained widely popular especially among Soviet intellectuals. Today, jazz is perhaps more popular in the former USSR than it is in America, with many modern pop and rock artists being directly and obviously influenced by it.

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December 2, 2016

Billy’s Band

Billy’s Band is a Russian band from St. Petersburg who plays across the genres of blues, swing, jazz, and rock’n’roll. Started in 2001 by Billy Novik (real name Vadim Valeryevich Novik, Вадим Валерьевич Новик) and Andrey Reznikov (Андрей Резников), Billy’s Band has gone on to produce five studio albums, along with three singles and a slew of […]

Jazz

Billy’s Band

Mieczysław Szcześniak

Patrick the Pan

Voo Voo

Gulzada Ryskulova / Гулзада Рыскулова

Svetlana Surganova / Светлана Сурганова

Salt Peanuts / Солёные Орешки

Czesław Niemen

Saltanat Ashirova / Салтанат Аширова