ShekBand

ShekBand came into being during a 2015 summer jazz festival in Bulgaria. That was when Maksym, then 5 years old, decided to join his siblings on stage. A desire to dig deeper into improvised music propelled them onwards from there.

By 2019 they were ready for wider exposure and they performed at Eastern European festivals in Ukraine, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia and Germany. This summer they will perform in Germany and Ireland.

They may be a young band but they radiate authenticity. Their arc of development is primarily due to their devoted jazz-loving parents, who support them in every way possible. Their wisest decision, connecting them with a notable jazz educator from the Kyiv Conservatory of Music #4 and so, their first album, "The Inflatable Ram" serves as a tribute to the institution and to the teaching methods of Professor Oleksii Proshchenkov. In summary, it symbolises the vitality of Ukrainian jazz education.

In December of 2019, the trio took part in the 7 Virtual Jazz Club Competition and came to the notice of publisher and jury member Patricia Johnston. She noted that they had musicality, and were hard-working, passionate, innovative and confident. They were awarded an honourable mention by the judges. Patricia kept them in her sights and the resulting ShekBand album arises from that.

More information : https://en.shekband.com.ua/