Andrey Ryabov is a famous Soviet and Russian jazz guitarist. Behind him - a solid discography of several records, popular around the world, as well as numerous performances at international music festivals.
Early biography
Andrei Ryabov was born in 1962 in Leningrad. From the age of 11 he studied to play the guitar. At first he was fond of rock music, but gradually switched to jazz, admiring the work of Joe Pass and George Benson. Since 1978, Andrei studied at the Music College. Musorsky in his favorite direction - jazz guitar, and in 1983 he successfully completed his education.
In his college years, Ryabov made friends with various famous musicians of Leningrad, including Eduard Mazur and Mikhail Kostyushkin, and even performed with them in local jazz clubs. In addition, Andrei continued to get acquainted with the work of world jazz classics and discovered new idols - Jim Hall and Bill Evans, whose music found a great response in the works of the Leningrad guitarist himself.
Carier start
Already in 1982, Andrei Ryabov began performing in the Leningrad Jazz Music Ensemble under the direction of David Goloshchekin. For more than six years, the team toured Russia and abroad, and also released several quite popular albums: Stardust, 15 years later, Collage-2 and others. Critics and listeners in their reviews noted Ryabov’s virtuoso guitar parts, creating the right atmosphere.
In 1983, the newspaper "Soviet Youth" called Ryabov "the opening of the year." Also, the musician was interested in the representatives of the foreign scene. Since 1986, Andrei began working with Estonian jazz guitarist Tiit Pauls, after recording two years later the album "Jazz Tete-a-Tete". This was followed by Ryabov's tour of Europe with performances at jazz festivals in Hungary, Estonia and other countries. At the same time, the guitarist constantly plucked deafening applause from the public.
