Tanya Balakirskaya

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«Deep, soulful and mysterious… Her strongest asset is her ability to create an atmosphere. She reminds me of Patricia Barber: they can both cast a spell.” Thomas Conrad, columnist for “JazzTimes” (USA)

Singer-songwriter from Russia with a dark, velvety voice, her manner deeply intimate and moving, Tanya Balakirskaya sings her songs in Russian, Ukrainian and English. She draws inspiration from folk songs, American free verse, Slavic poetry and – personal spiritual insights. Outstanding Russian musicians have united around Tanya’s music, masterfully revealing its rich core, – laconic tenderness and exquisite simplicity, – bringing it to the high point of artistry.

Lenny Sendersky was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, gained his renown in the Russian jazz scene as a visionary composer, performer and producer. His compositions have been performed by international jazz musicians, including Randy Brecker, Joe Locke, Alexi Tuomarila, Amos Hoffman, and many others.
Sendersky launched his international career living and performing in Denmark for two years. In 2011, he immigrated to Israel, where he established himself in the jazz scene by performing and successfully producing projects featuring Israeli, American and European jazz artists. His recent co-produced album with Tony Romano was recorded in New York City, USA, and features contemporary jazz giants: trumpeter Randy Brecker and vibraphonist Joe Locke.
Lenny’s projects with musicians from Europe, USA and Russia included, among others: 
- Randy Brecker, Joe Locke, Ernesto Simson, Cleve Douglas ,Tony Romano (USA)
- Amos Hoffman, Anat Fort, Slava Ganelin, Gregory Rivkin, Guri Agmon Big Band, Tel-Aviv Big Band (Israel)
- Sinne Egg (Denmark), Alexi Tuomarila and Kari Ikonen (Finland), Jaak Sooaar and Kadri Voorand (Estonia)
- “Nichey Quartet", Alexey Degusarov, “Fresh" with Olga Senderskaya, Andrey Kondakov, Victoria Urusova and Roman Stolyar; Gennady Golshtein Big Band, Evgeny Lebedev (Russia) and more.

      In Cyprus Tanya and Lenny will perform with well-known in Cyprus Leonid Nesterov Trio.