Roman Miroshnichenko music @ All About Jazz

Updated: January 16, 2021

Born: June 4, 1977

Roman Miroshnichenko is a virtuoso guitarist, one of the premier guitarists of the new generation of the jazz-fusion music. He has received a total of 30 nominations with 10 wins in multiple international songwriting contests and music awards throughout 2010-2021, including four The Independent Music Awards, 1st Prize of the USA Songwriting Competition, 1st Prize of the International Acoustic Music Awards, The Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominee, Global Music Award, Honorable mention prize of the International Songwriting Competition and 3- time Finalist of the UK Songwriting Contest. His soaring career as an artist includes numerous collective performances, and recordings with such world-renowned musicians as Steve Vai, Larry Coryell, Al Di Meola, Jennifer Batten, Marco Mendoza, Heather Headley, Paul Wertico, Djivan Gasparyan, Daniel “Pipi“ Piazzolla, to name a few.

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

Roman Miroshnichenko was born in 1977, and his first musical experience was on drums. However, when he was fourteen, he became interested in jazz-fusion, heavily influenced by such guitar legends as John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Larry Coryell, and Al Di Meola. In 2002, Roman founded his band and has been touring regularly since then all across Europe, Asia, and the USA.

Formerly, Roman played in a duo with ‘Godfather of fusion’ Larry Coryell, who has impressed 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 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.

Al Di Meola commented on the latest Miroshnichenko’s Award-winning album «Ascension»: “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!”

Since 2016 Roman Miroshnichenko is the judging panel member of the Independent Music Awards program, along with Tom Waits, Robert Smith, Joe Satriani, Ziggy Marley, The Cardigans, Slayer, Mick Ralphs, Roberta Flack, John Petrucci, Carl Palmer, Sepultura, Gloria Gaynor and others.

Since 2017, Roman Miroshnichenko is an international projects director of the biggest in Europe guitar festival «World of Guitar», held in Russia.

In 2018 Roman Miroshnichenko toured with the ex-guitarist for Michael Jackson - band member of all three of his world tours - Jennifer Batten. In 2019 he toured with jazz drummer Paul Wertico, who gained recognition as a member of the Pat Metheny Group and with the ex-member for Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy – Marco Mendoza.

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

Currently Roman just released new album, featuring Jennifer Batten, Paul Wertico, Gary Husband, Charlie Bisharat, Matt Laurant, Gumbi Ortiz, Frank Colon, Henrik Andersen and getting ready for the tour as the member for CAB — Grammy-nominated jazz-fusion band by Bernard “Bunny” Brunel, who is 2-time Grammy- nominated bass guitarist, who has played with various jazz legends including Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Natalie Cole, and Wayne Shorter.

Awards

9th Annual Independent Music Awards Winner, The Best World Traditional Song category, 2010.

9th Annual The Independent Music Awards. "People VOX POP Choice Winner., 2010

10th Annual The Independent Music Awards nominee. The Best World Beat Album category, 2011.

1st Prize Winner of the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. "Instrumental" category. 2013.

Finalist of 10th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards). "Instrumental" category. 2014.

"Honorable Mention" prize winner of the International Songwritting Competition. "Instrumental" category. 2014.

15th Annual The Independent Music Awards Winner. The Best World Traditional Song category, 2016.

15th Annual The Independent Music Awards Winner. The Best Instrumental Album category, 2016.

15th Annual The Independent Music Awards nominee. The Best Instrumental Song category, 2016.

Finalist of the UK Songwriting Contest 2016.

Finalist Of The 22nd Annual USA Songwriting Competition. "Instrumental" category. 2017.

Finalist of the UK Songwriting Contest 2017.

Finalist of the USA Songwriting Competition in "Instrumental" and "Jazz" categories in 2017 and 2018.

16th Annual The Independent Music Awards nominee. The Best Instrumental Album category, 2018.

Finalist of the UK Songwriting Contest 2018.

Honorable Mention prize winner of the Unsigned Only music competition. 2019

«Honored worker of culture of the Kaluga region». 2019

17th Annual The Independent Music Awards nominee. The Best Instrumental Song category, 2019.

Finalist of the 24th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, 2019

18th Annual The Independent Music Awards nominee. "The Best Compilation Album", 2020.

Honorable Mention prize winner of the Unsigned Only music competition. 2020

1st Prize winner of the International Acoustic Music Awards, 2020

Global Music Awards Silver medal winner

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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