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Roman Miroshnichenko
Roman Miroshnichenko is a multi-Award-winning virtuoso guitarist, composer, producer and recording engineer. He is one of the premier guitarists of the new generation of the jazz-fusion music. Voting member of the Recording Academy/GRAMMY®. He has received a total of 50-plus nominations with 25 wins in multiple international songwriting contests and music awards in 9 countries, including four the Independent Music Awards, four the Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominees, "Best Jazz Award" (1st Prize) and "Best Instrumental Award" (1st Prize) of the USA Songwriting Competition, 1st Prize of the International Acoustic Music Awards, Gold medal of the Global Music Awards, World Entertainment Award, "Musician of the Year" nominee of the Josie Music Awards, Film Music Contest absolute winner and 5-times laureate of the United Kingdom Songwriting Contest.
His soaring career as an artist includes numerous collective performances, and recordings with such world- renowned musicians as Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Jennifer Batten, Simon Phillips, Marco Mendoza, Gary Husband, Stu Hamm, Heather Headley, The London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Wertico, Trilok Gurtu, Virgil Donati, Djivan Gasparyan, Bickram Ghosh, Joao Donato, Richie Cole, Dominique Di Piazza, Daniel “Pipi“ Piazzolla, Charlie Bisharat, to name a few. In 2008 - 2017 he toured regularly in a duo with fusion guitarist Larry Coryell.
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.
In 2013 Hal Leonard Books released “The Great Jazz Guitarists” encyclopedia by Scott Yanow, the most comprehensive guide to jazz guitarists ever published (from Django Reinhardt to Les Paul, Jeff Beck and beyond) with information about Roman Miroshnichenko.
“When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of Al DiMeola and John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu days, but it soon becomes apparent that Miroschnichenko has his own sound within fusion, setting the standard for XXI century fusion guitar.” - Scott Yanow noted.
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 a CEO of the annual 'World of Guitar' festival international, held in Kaluga.
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Take Five With Roman Miroshnichenko
by AAJ Staff
Meet Roman Miroshnichenko 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 2010-2020, including four The Independent Music Awards, 1st Prize of the USA Songwriting Competition, 1st Prize of the International Acoustic Music Awards. His soaring career as an artist includes numerous collective performances, and recordings with such world-renowned musicians ...
Continue ReadingFor Your Grammy Consideration: Guitar-virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko Presents 'Almanac'
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Prominent guitar virtuoso and producer Roman Miroshnichenko presents another record Almanac for the upcoming 67th Grammy Awards: a stunning acoustic and electric guitar fusion of flamenco-gypsy, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean folk and Latin rhythms with textures of jazz conception. “When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu period, but it soon becomes apparent that Miroschnichenko has his own fusion sound, setting the ...
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Roman Miroshnichenko Wins Best Jazz Award In The 28th Annual USA Songwriting Competition
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All About Jazz
Guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko is the 1st Prize winner in the 28th Annual USA Songwriting Competition in the “Best Jazz Award" category with the single “Africa," featuring the legendary jazz guitarist Mike Stern. “Africa" is an elegant instrumental arrangement with Afro-Latin flavor, created by Roman in the summer of 2023 and based on the melody of the song by renown producer Stas Namin. “Congrats, Roman! I’m glad that worked out for you! All the best bro!" —Mike Stern ...
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For Your Grammy Consideration: Guitar-virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko Presents New Album, Featuring Mike Stern, London Symphony, and Jennifer Batten
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All About Jazz
Prominent guitar virtuoso and producer Roman Miroshnichenko presents his new material Roman Miroshnichenko plays Stas Namin, which includes Miroshnichenko's original arrangements of six selected pieces and melodies originally composed by renown producer Stas Namin, who's mostly known as Gorky Park rock-band founder. “When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu period, but it soon becomes apparent that Miroschnichenko has his own ...
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Roman Miroshnichenko Wins Gold Medal Of The Global Music Awards
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Award-winning guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko continues to collect musical trophies. His album “My Best Songs" just won the Gold medal in the “Best Instrumental Album" category! This is not the first success of the virtuoso guitarist. In early December, the instrumental composition “Pianino" from the album “Roman Miroshnichenko plays Daniel Figueiredo" received the highest rating of “Five Stars" and made it to the finals of The UK Songwriting Contest 2022 in the “Instrumental" category! The UK Songwriting Contest ...
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Guitarist Roman Miroshnichenko To Release A New Album With Symphony Orchestra
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Internationally acclaimed guitar-virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko's new album Plays Daniel Figueiredo, features the 25-piece St. Petersburg Studio Orchestra and pianist Rannieri Oliveira. The album includes ten tracks, composed by 2-time Latin Grammy Winner Daniel Figueiredo and will be released by MJC, the top music-streaming platform in Brazil. “This recording is very special to me. Daniel's melodies are poignant and helped me exhibit another of my own musical facets. Being the album's co-producer, Daniel and I agreed that acoustic and electric guitars ...
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New Shapes: A Wide Variety Of Styles By The Trendsetter In Today’s Fusion Scene
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Scott Yanow
A powerful guitarist who has led more than ten albums so far, Roman Miroshnichenko can be considered one of the pacesetters in today’s fusion scene. He has performed with such greats as Larry Coryell, Steve Vai, Paul Wertico, Bunny Brunel and Al DiMeola. Born and raised in the Ukraine, he started out exploring blues and rock before deciding to become a jazz guitarist, one who is always looking for a new challenge. New Shapes is just that for it shows ...
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Roman Miroshnichenko, Henrik Andersen And Trilok Gurtu Nominated In The Hollywood Music In Media Awards
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All About Jazz
Roman Miroshnichenko's composition “Flying Dragon," featuring Henrik Andersen and Trilok Gurtu—from his new album New Shapes—was nominated in the Best Instrumental category by the Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA). Winners are chosen by select members of the Society of Composers & Lyricists, the TV Academy, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' music branch, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and performing-rights organizations, as well as film-music journalists and music executives. “'Flying Dragon' has a particularly ...
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'New Shapes' Joint Album By Guitar Virtuosos Roman Miroshnichenko & Henrik Andersen Featuring Percussionist Trilok Gurtu
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Prominent guitar virtuosos Roman Miroshnichenko and Henrik Andersen to release new joint album «New Shapes» they recorded latest February-July in duo and joined by special guests: World’s most Influential percussionists Trilok Gurtu (John McLaughlin), Bickram Ghosh (George Harrison), Frank Colon (Manhattan Transfer), Gumbi Ortiz (Al Di Meola) and Grammy-winning violinist Charlie Bisharat (Shadowfax). New Shapes is a unique mix of nylon and steel string guitars, Indian tablas and konnakol, Brazilian samba, Russian folk, Cuban and Mediterranean rhythms. “As Henrik was ...
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Roman Miroshnichenko And Mario Parmisano Celebrated Astor Piazzolla’s 100th Anniversary And Honored Chick Corea With Grandiose Shows In Russia
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All About Jazz
The 24th international World Of Guitar music festival took place on May 24-28, 2021 in Kaluga, Russia. This year, during the main portion of the festival, on May 26th took place joint concert of guitar virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko and his band with outstanding tango nuevo interpreter—Argentinian pianist Mario Parmisano, featuring the 50-piece Moscow City Symphony. “It was a great pleasure to perform again with Roman Miroshnichenko—a great guitarist who has performed with Steve Vai, Larry Coryell and many other world ...
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The Sixth Sense By Roman Miroschnichenko—Setting The Standard For XXI Century Fusion Guitar
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All About Jazz
When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu days, but it soon becomes apparent that Miroschnichenko has his own sound within fusion. While he is never shy to cut loose, he also uses subtlety, mood variations and creativity throughout, mixing together tight arrangements with pure spontaneity. Born in the Ukraine, Roman Miroschnichenko (the son of a saxophonist) began playing guitar when ...
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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 Russian 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 picking technique has the precision of Yngwie Malmsteen and the passion of Al DiMeola among with the musical breath of Steve Morse, and the technical acumen of Guthrie Govan..." – The Recording Academy member, John Kline
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