“New Orleans”(Ark Ovrutski Quintet) Ark Ovrutski performing his original composition “New Orleans” with Michael Dease, trombone, Michael Thomas, soprano saxophone, David Berkman, piano and Ulysses Owens, drums.
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Steven A. Cerra article “Ark Ovrutski, Treme’ and New Orleans” We want to hear propulsion, originality, coherence, imagination and excitement in jazz. We want sounds that beguile, provoke, amuse and sooth. We want those sounds to provide insights into those who make them, who we can then identify as a lot like us. That’s why
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DAN BILAWSKY article http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=46539#.UwUQoaXrM0w Ulysses Owens Jr.: Of Odysseys And Evolution By DAN BILAWSKY, Published: February 18, 2014 Ark Ovrutski,44:33,Zoho Music,2014 ….When Ukrainian bassist Ark Ovrutski last recorded under his own name he was submerged in the Sounds Of Brasil (Self Produced, 2011), swimming in those rich rhythmic waters with Brazilian tastemakers like drummer Duduka
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AFTERGLOW: ARK OVRUTSKI QUINTET FEATURING CHIP MCNEILL AND TITO CARRILLO http://midwestrecord.com/MWR771.html ZOHO ARK OVRUTSKI/44:33: New York jazz is a competitive world and this Kiev native has his elbows up and isn’t afraid to do what it takes to make his mark. Culling some first call cats to round out the sound, the bassist/composer kicks up
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AFTERGLOW: ARK OVRUTSKI QUINTET FEATURING CHIP MCNEILL AND TITO CARRILLO SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2012, AT ABOUT 9PM | LOBBY Ukraine native Ark Ovrutski became captivated with the syncopated rhythms bubbling under the dance melodies of Brazil, and he fosters the kinship between those sounds and the romantic Eastern European strains of his homeland in his
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Ark Ovrutski Quintet – Sounds of Brasil March 29, 2012 by danavas Filed under CDs Review written by: Raul da Gama That Ark Ovrutski is following his heart in pursuing the art of music is creditable. But that he has made it his mission to play the promptings of his soul is quite another matter—the
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The Spotlight “Sounds of Brasil ” Ark Ovrutski Quintet The Spotlight Series highlights upcoming Latin Jazz musicians that have yet to reach national recognition. Many of these musicians thrive in local scenes and some tour in support of releases. All these musicians contribute greatly to the overall Latin Jazz scene, and they deserve our “spotlighted”
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Take Five With Ark Ovrutski Meet Ark Ovrutski: Ark started building his career in Kiev,Ukraine. By the time he graduated Kiev music college and moved to Moscow where he graduated Russian Academy of music in 1992. In the mid-1990s, Ark left Moscow and relocated to Poland, where he became highly-regarded through performances in multiple groups.
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VIDEO FROM THE KIEV CONSERVATORIUM HALL CONCERT 11.28.2010 Filo Machado@Sounds of Brasil(Ark Ovrutski,Duduka Da Fonseca,Helio Alves,Jorge Continentino,Craig Handy)in Kiev Conservatorium Hall,28 of November 2010.
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ARK OVRUTSKI QUINTET “SOUNDS OF BRASIL” by Russ Musto ALL ABOUT JAZZ The sounds of Brazil today are much more than those of the beautiful bossa nova melodies and rhythms that first garnered worldwide attention with the sensual sonances of the sixties’ recordings of Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto that initially transported the music of
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