Борис Моисеев, Nilda Fernandes | en

ROBSON FERNANDES (1976/São Paulo, Brasil - ) started studying the diatonic as his passion instrument when he was sixteen, allied to his own researches on the American black music: the blues. He took harmony and improvisation lessons with Aldo Landi, absorbed additional knowledge taking lessons with Boccato and deepened his studies with Lupa Santiago. He started his career with Samsara Blues Band, followed by an invitation to join Danny Vincent band. Backing up the guitarist for five years he gained experience and road time in the most prestigious and well known stages in Brazil. In 2002, he released his first...

Borys Mykolayovych Lyatoshynsky (January 3, 1895 - April 15, 1968) was a composer, conductor, teacher, and leading member of the new generation of twentieth century Ukrainian composers. Borys Lyatoshynsky was born in Zhytomyr (also the birthplace of Sviatoslav Richter), in the Russian Empire (now Ukraine). His father, Mykola Leontiyovych Lyatoshynsky, was a history teacher and was an activist in historical studies. He was also the director of various gymnasiums in Zhytomyr, Nemyriv, and Zlatopol. Lyatoshynsky's mother played the piano well and sang. Lyatoshynsky started out playing piano and violin. At 14, he wrote a few musical pieces including a mazurka...