2021 04 22 Oleg Akkuratov jazz trio part 1
Oleg Akkuratov in concert with his jazz trio, at the Kremlin Philharmonic concert hall, Nizhny. He s a child prodigy, a virtuoso classical pianist, and also a virtuoso jazz pianist and singer, and still a very young guy. The concert was dedicated to Ray Charles, who was also blind, like Akkuratov. Akkuratov is easily one of the most talented musicians I ve heard in my life, which is saying something, given the very high talent level of classical and jazz pianists in Russia. The guy has immensely wide range, has a great sense of humor, mixes phrases of classic music into his jazz improvisations, and has totally perfect pitch. He s the only Russian I ve known to speak and sing in perfectly unaccented English, and not only that, but in several different voices and accents, each one of them perfect, like a deep South accent when he sang Georgia on my Mind, and a more country accent when he sang Busted by Johnny Cash. It was a bit, I suppose, like attending a concert by Mozart, who gave many pe
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