Origin Ukrainian Name Mikhail Alperin Occupation(s) Musician, composer Role Musician | Instruments Piano Website Official website | |
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Birth name Michail Jefimowitsch Alperin Similar People Arkady Shilkloper, Sergey Starostin, Terje Gewelt, John Surman, Jon Christensen | ||
Mikhail rudy et misha alperin
Michail Jefimowitsch Alperin (Ukrainian: Миха́йло Юхи́мович Альпе́рін, born 7 November 1956 in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine) is a Ukrainian jazz pianist, known as a key member of the Moscow Art Trio.
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- Mikhail rudy et misha alperin
- Mikhail AlperinArkady Shilkloper Jan GarbarekAilo Gaup Molde Jazz Festival 1990
- Biography
- Discography
- References
Mikhail Alperin/Arkady Shilkloper, Jan Garbarek/Ailo Gaup - Molde Jazz Festival, 1990
Biography
Alperin was born in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine and grew up in Moldavia, where he was classically trained. In 1980, he formed one of the first Moldavian jazz ensembles. He moved to Moscow in the 1980s and founded the Moscow Art Trio with Arkady Shilkloper and folk singer Sergey Nikolaevich Starostin. He has also worked with Huun Huur Tu. Since 1993 he has lived in Oslo, Norway; he is professor of music at the Norwegian Academy of Music and as so he has supervised pianist Helge Lien and Morten Qvenild among others. He has released several works on ECM Records.