Vyacheslav Ganelin

Vyacheslav Ganelin
Vyacheslav Ganelin (2008)
Vyacheslav Ganelin (2008)
Background information
Born (1944-12-17) 17 December 1944 (age 79)
Kraskovo, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
GenresFree jazz, classical music
Occupation(s)Musician, bandleader, composer, pedagogue
Instrument(s)Piano, synthesizer
Years active1961–present
Websiteganelintrio.com

Vyacheslav (Slava) Ganelin (Hebrew: ויאצ'סלב (סלבה) גנלין, Lithuanian: Viačeslavas Ganelinas, Russian: Вячеслав Шевелевич Гане́лин; born 17 December 1944)[1] is a Lithuanian–Israeli jazz pianist, composer, and pedagogue.[2]

Primarily a pianist, he also plays other keyboards (organ and synthesizer) as well as bass, guitar, and percussions. He was the leader of the Ganelin Trio, described by critic Chris Kelsey as "arguably the world's greatest free jazz ensemble" of the 1970s and '80s.[3] He was a founder of Lithuanian jazz (Soviet jazz, when Lithuania was controlled by the Soviet Union).[4]

  1. ^ Ojakäär, Valter (2002). "Ganelin, Vyacheslav (Shevelevich)". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, vol. 2 (2nd ed.). New York: Grove's Dictionaries. p. 9. ISBN 1-56159-284-6.
  2. ^ Jarvis, Howard (May 7, 2008). "Living in the jazz age". The Baltic Times. Vol. 605. p. 8.
  3. ^ Kelsey, Chris. "The Ganelin Trio Biography". music.yahoo.com.
  4. ^ Westergaard, Sean. "Vyacheslav Ganelin". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 January 2019.