Evgeny Masloboev

Evgeny Masloboev & Anastasia Masloboeva: Russian Folk Songs in the Key of New Jazz

by Glenn Astarita
April 5, 2013

The latest entry of the Russian Folk Songs series for UK-based Leo Records find the father and daughter team, Evgeny Masloboeva and Anastasia performing with Moscow's prominent new jazz artists, resulting in this fascinating gem. It's an unclassifiable brew in the literal sense. Russian folk is predominately evident throughout many of the abstractions and jazz-tinged momentums. They explore dark, creaky corridors, free-form improvisation, and infuse melodically satisfying modalities and stark tonal contrasts, as the ensemble alternates roles on various tracks. ...

Evgeny Masloboev / Anastasia Masloboev: Russian Folksongs in the Key of Rhythm

by Glenn Astarita
December 15, 2008

It's music from the frigid environs of Siberia that is warmly evocative and magnetic. On Russian Folksongs in the Key of Rhythm, Evgeny Masloboev performs on drums, rainstick, small marimba, kitchen utensils, and almost everything short of the kitchen sink. And with the angelic vocals of his daughter Anastasia, who was only fifteen years old at the time of this recording, they transform Russian folk into curiously interesting and utterly enjoyable rhythmic works.

Evgeny Masloboev's credits include music ...