Improvised Soundscapes. Concept of Sasha Starostenko - part One

Alexander Starostenko was born in 1961. Music began to study at the age of six (on the piano). Guitar education: Music College named after. M. Mussorgsky in St. Petersburg (1979-1984). Influences: George Benson, Herbie Hancock, John Coltrane, John Scofield, Pink Floyd. 1985, he taught at the named school in the class of jazz guitar, harmony, arrangement and improvisation. 1982 he made his debut in the ensemble of saxophonist Mikhail Kostyushkin (Anatoly Glonti - drums, Dmitry Kolesnik - bass). In 1983 he was invited by saxophonist Valery Zuykov to participate in his quartet (Oleg Butman - drums, Vladimir Kudryavtsev - bass). 1984 he organized his own trio (Yuri Eremin - drums, Vladimir Kozlov - bass). At the same time, the first works appeared. Further - the participant of many jazz concerts and festivals across the country and abroad. American magazine ’Guitar Player’ for December 1988 writes: “...Interviewed on page 93, 26-year-old Sasha Starostenko is one of the finest