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Ruslan Khain Sextet: Tie It In!
by Jerry D'Souza
Count Basie and Duke Ellington are among the musicians who drew bassist Ruslan Khain to jazz. Their influence is manifested in his music, as he graces his compositions with melody and swing, and keeps an ear open for rhythm and harmony. This is the stuff that good, solid mainstream jazz is all about, and Khain makes sure that he does not stray from the calling on Tie It In!
Khain has a solid band with him. As a bassist, ... read moreRuslan Khain Sextet: Tie It In!
by Chris Mosey
Change has been a constant in bassist Ruslan Khain's life. He was born in 1972 in Leningrad when the Soviet Union was still firmly and seemingly irrevocably in place. By 1994 when he was studying classical music at the Mussorgsky College of Music, the impossible had happened. The Soviet Union was no more and his home city was once again Saint Petersburg. Five years later Khain left for New York to play jazz. On arrival, he rapidly established his musical ...
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