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In 1991, Victor first came to Washington, DC as a part of the Russian/American Jazz Quartet, Jazznost. Other members included Sergei Gurbeloshvili (tenor-sax), Louis Scherr (piano) and Toni Martucci (drums). The group’s first compact disc, "Joint Venture," was released on Timeles s Records. These musicians—joined by Gary Burton (vibes), Ryan Kisor (Trumpet), Don Alias (percussion), Igor Butman (sn), Paul Bollenback (Guitar) and Ken Willaman (cello)-- recently came together to record again as Partners in Time. The result was the chart-climbing compact disc release, Equinost." Victor Dvoskin has performed both locally and internationally for over twenty-five years. He has released more than 25 jazz recordings in Russia, the United States, France, and Israel. Locally, he has performed at Wolftrap, Blues Alley, and One Step Down. Internationally, he has performed at Bratislava Jazz Days, Jazz Yatra, Le Mans Jazz Festival, Prague Jazz Festival, Leipziger Jazztag, Helsinki Jazz Festival, Grenoble Jazz Festival, Red Sea Jazz Festival and many, many more. The year 2000 CD, made by Victor Dvoskin There’s A Small Hotel is rather lyrical rendition of atmosphere of the place, where jazz music exist for at least several years. Recorded both live and in studio with three wonderful, very different guitarists, drummer and female singer, the CD gives the listener a chance to submerge into the sweet intensity of spontaneous creation Office: CA 3083
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Bassist Victor Dvoskin first gained popularity in the former USSR in the early seventies. He played for nine years with Allegro, a jazz combo led by pianist Nikolai Levinovski, and many audience members claim they attended especially to hear Victor. Soviet jazz critics considered him the number-one bass player of the eighties. He eventually formed his own group The Viktor Dvoskin Quartet, which appeared at the 1990 Grenoble Jazz Festival. The group’s first performance was issued on compact disc by the French jazz label Thelonius and it helped earn Victor three stars in the Penguin Guide to Jazz.