Boris Malkovsky

Line up

• Boris Malkovsky (Bayan)
• Hadas Fabricant (Violin)
• Ira Givol (Cello)
• Katya Polin (Viola)
• Mark Gilenson (Contrabass)
• Tali Goldberg (Violin)

• country:
  Israel
• region:
  Mediterranean
• style(s):
  Instrumental Jewish
• label:
  Tzadik
• type:
  Band, Solist, Composer/Songwriter
• gender:
  male, female
• instrumentation:
  instrumental
• artist submitted by:
  Olamale

BORIS MALKOVSKY
Composer, bayan player, pianist, contrabassist, arranger, producer and musicologist

Boris (Bob) Malkovsky was born in Odessa Ukraine in 1972.
Started to learn piano in 1976, since 1986 composition and improvisation.
Began to perform in public in late 80-s as a jazz pianist, later also as an accordionist (on classical button accordion - "bayan").
In 1989 moved to Moscow, in 1991 - to Tel-Aviv.
Boris recorded in more then 30 albums of jazz, folk, world, contemporary and pop music productions.
During 1998-2006 took part in more than 50 theater projects with leading theaters in Israel, as: "Gesher", "Khan", "Yiddishpiel", "Habima" and others.
As arranger and co-producer ,he took part in the project of Moscow Art Trio with Norwegian Chamber orchestra, which was released at 2008 by Jaro Records.
Boris is teaching piano, accordion, improvisation, history of jazz and music production for computer programs.
Performed in many jazz, folklore, modern music and chamber music festivals: Shfaim (1992), Inzada- Brussels (1995), Kfar Blum (1997), Abu-Gosh (1998), Klezmer Zfat (2004), KlezMore Vienna (2006), Jazz Globus Jerusalem (2007) and others.
In March 2006 released the CD of his project "Bob Malkovsky's Bobe Maises Band". After successful European premiere in Vienna in July 2006 the ensemble were invited to most important world music festivals in Austria, Croatia, Germany, Poland, Scandinavian and Baltic countries.
CD "Time Petah-Tiqva" released Tzadik records in 2007

Links

• Boris Malkovsky Web Site
• Boris Malkovsky on YouTube