Roman Miroshnichenko @ All About Jazz

Updated: November 18, 2019

Born: June 4, 1977

Roman Miroshnichenko is a virtuoso guitarist, one of the premier guitarists of new generation in Europe, who cares the candle of jazz-fusion. He has been nominated and multi-awarded in more different international most prestigious musical contests than anyone of Russian jazz musicians.

Roman is the 4-times Winner of 9th and 15th Annual Independent Music Awards and the 1st Prize Winner of the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition (2013). “Honorable Mention” Award of the International Songwriting Competition (2014). He was also a Finalist of the UK Songwriting Contest (2016) and the 10th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards (2014). His soaring career as an artist includes numerous awards from international jazz festivals and contests, collective performances, and recordings with such world-renowned musicians as: Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, Marco Mendoza, Heather Headley, Djivan Gasparyan, Joao Donato, Daniel “Pipi“ Piazzolla, Dominique Di Piazza, to name a few.

Roman was born in 1977 and his first musical experience was on drums. However, when he was fourteen he took lessons from a different guitarists who introduced him to a wide variety of blues-rock guitar. As time went on, Roman became increasingly more interested jazz-fusion and he was heavily influenced by such guitar legends as John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Larry Coryell and Al Di Meola. In 2002, Roman founded his own band, RMProject, and has been touring since then all across Europe, Asia, and the USA on a regular basis. Miroshnichenko is a frequent visitor at many biggest music exhibitions and festivals.

In 2013 Hal Leonard Books released “The Great Jazz Guitarists” encyclopedia, the most comprehensive guide to jazz guitarists ever published (from Django Reinhardt to Les Paul, Jeff Beck and beyond) with information about Roman Miroshnichenko.

In April 2015, was out the legendary guitarist Steve Vai’s double disc DVD “Stillness in Motion, includes a bonus disc premiering “The Space Between the Notes”, a revelatory video diary comprised of behind-the-scenes during Vai’s epic “Story of Light” World Tour and rehearsal and the show moments of Steve's joint performance with Roman Miroshnichenko’s rock-band and symphony orchestra as well.

“Roman is a magnificent guitarist and 'the real soldier' who has perfect feeling of my music along with phenomenal technique”. – Steve Vai noted.

For a few years, Roman cooperated with the ‘Godfather of fusion’ Larry Coryell. In May 2015, a new and vibrant production “War&Peace, The Opera” by Larry Coryell, featuring “The Philharmonic Orchestra”, along with a jazz trio of Roman Miroshnichenko and Slovenian Academy of music Ljubljana choir was well received at “World Of Guitar” festival.

Larry Coryell commented on Roman’s playing: “It is a wondrous aspect of the modern guitar evolution that a young Russian could faithfully embrace the Spanish/Gypsy culture with such accuracy.“

In 2017 Roman celebrates his creative life jubilee - 25 years of music - by releasing new album «Ascension». The new album was recorded with his long time band, which includes Val Chernook on drums and Oleg Kanakov on bass. He is also joined by special guests: Grammy-winning violinist Charlie Bisharat, famous Argentinian pianist Mario Parmisano, renown Floridian musicians Luis Alicea (drums) and Aron Ferre (keyboards), Danish virtuoso Henrik Andersen and world class percussionist Gumbi Ortiz.

Al Di Meola, the legendary guitarist, commented on the release: «Roman's adventurous complex playing and songs take the listener on a tour de force journey. Carrying on with a great tradition of fusion well done!»

Roman Miroshnichenko – is the official artist/endorser of the Italian company IK Multimedia, Japanese company Roland Music, Danish company DPA Microphones, British company Orange Amps and American companies: Ovation Guitars, Paul Reed Smith guitars, and D’Addario & Company Inc.

Gear

PRS Private Stock Ted McCarty Singlecut, hand signed by Paul Reed Smith. 2014.

PRS Swamp Ash Special Narrowfield 25th Anniversary Scarlet Smokeburst. 2010.

PRS Prism. 2008

Ovation Custom Legend 1669 black with built-in Roland GK-2 kit, 1985.

Ovation Custom Legend 1769 sunburst, 1992

Ovation Custom Legend 1119-4 w/RMC piezo-midi saddless, Poly Drive II preamp and buil-in mic. 1975.

Ovation Custom Legend 1619, tobacco sunburst, 1981.

Ovation Custom Legend 1658 vintage 12-string, 1979.

1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Reissue Special Edition 50th Anniversary DaPra Bourbon Fade w/WIZZ Pickups. 2009.

Abraham Wechter Florentine 9303C w/RMC piezo-midi saddless and built-in mic custom made for Roman Miroshnichenko. 2007.

Jeronimo Perez custom made RM signature flamenco guitar w/RMC piezo-midi saddless, Poly Drive II preamp and built-in mic. 2014.

D'Addario strings

Roland/Boss pedals, processors

Orange amplifiers

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”...The “new” form smacks of freshness and vigor and Roman's more-than-impressive technique helps his lines soar above the complicated rhythms and sophisticated chords. It is a wondrous aspect of the modern guitar evolution that a young Ukranian could faithfully embrace the Spanish/Gypsy culture with such accuracy... “ —Larry Coryell

“...Roman is a magnificent guitarist and 'the real soldier' who has perfect feeling of my music along with phenomenal technique...” —Steve Vai

Roman's adventurous complex playing and songs take the listener on a tour de force journey

“...Roman is a magnificent guitarist and 'the real soldier' who has perfect feeling of my music along with phenomenal technique...” —Steve Vai

Roman's adventurous complex playing and songs take the listener on a tour de force journey. Carrying on with a great tradition of fusion well done! —Al Di Meola

“...I’ve had the pleasure of playing with some of the world’s greatest guitarists and now I can add Roman Miroshnichenko to that list. Roman has it all: intense passion, a wonderful sense of groove, great musicality, and amazing technique...” —Paul Wertico

“...in down town Moscow last week, young guitar virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko was busy doing miracles. His fingers were flying at the speed of sound, and the sound he created was dazzling. No wonder one of the world's guitar gurus, Al Di Meola, who toured Moscow, was impressed enough to join Roman on stage ant to anoint him ”brilliant”...”

/Salt Lake Tribune, USA, August , 2003/

“...There are a lot of personalities who are famous in the filed of jazz guitar. Some of the significant jazz guitarists are Duck Baker who was a well renowned acoustic jazz guitarist, George Benson who is known as one of the first jazz guitarist, Charlie Byrd who was the person who played jazz on a nylon string guitar, Ted Greene who is a solo jazz guitarist without any band backing him, Lage Lund who is the winner of 2006 Thelonious Monk competitions, Roman Miroshnichenko who is a Russian jazz guitarist, John McLaughlin who is was a famous Jazz-rock fusion pioneer in the 1970s, Pat Metheny who is a Missouri based guitarist and who leads his own band, Les Paul who is a Grammy winner as jazz guitarist, Howard Roberts who is guitarist who plays it in a funky style, Benjamin Rodefer who is the youngest guitarist known today, Kurt Rosenwinkel known to be the best new voice in jazz guitar play etc. Other players include Stanley Jordan, Barney Kessel, Allan Holdsworth, Jim Hall and many more...”

/ http://www.dreamsofanartist.com/jazz-guitar /

“...Roman is a phenomenal acoustic guitarist. His style is reminiscent of the great Al Dimeola, but of course Roman puts his own and highly individual touch and stamp on the guitar. His ‘Temptation’ CD is a testament to his brilliance. It’s a tour de force!...”

/www.acousticguitarworkshop.com, April 2010/

“...Roman is one in a million: highest musical knowledge, humility, talent and professionalism. “Roman Rocks...”

/ Latin Grammy winner, Daniel Figueiredo /

“...The guitar stands out, but the overall atmosphere is fresh, modern and lively. He may have performed with Al DiMeola and Larry Coryell, but this is not the simple fusion jazz that I remember. It is almost fully instrumental and creates a nice atmosphere for fans of pyrotechnic guitar playing as well as creative intellectual music...”

/FolkWorld Magazine about “Quasipsychedelic” CD, 2011/

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