Igor Butman - Saxophone
Special Guest Artist

Saxophone virtuoso Igor Butman is Russia's Jazz Ambassador.

His performance of Nostalgie at a Kremlin State dinner prompted Bill Clinton to write that Butman is "my favorite living tenor saxophonist."

Butman, a forcefully charismatic soloist (NY Times, Feb 2006), opened the 2003-2004 Jazz at Lincoln Center season with Wynton Marsalis and has performed and recorded with the world's top jazz musicians including Dave Brubeck, Chick Corea, Jack DeJohnette, Randy Brecker, Pat Metheny, Gary Burton, Louis Bellson, Grover Washington Jr., Billy Taylor, Walter Davis Jr., Monty Alexander, Lionel Hampton, Eddie Gomez and Lyle Mays.

To view each performer's bio click on their name:*

Moscow Soloists Orchestra**
Orchestra-in-Residence

Igor Raykhelson - Piano/Composer
Artistic Director

Igor Butman - Saxophone
Special Guest Artist

Julian Milkis - Clarinet
Guest Artist

Atis Bankas- Violin
Guest Artist

*Performers are subject to change without notice

**Moscow Soloists Orchestra appears courtesy of internationally renown violist, Yuri Bashmet -- founder and conductor of Moscow Soloists Chamber Orchestra.