Yuriy Galkin

Yuriy Galkin is a double-bassist and jazz composer of Russian origin, based in the United States.^[1]

Early life and education

Galkin was born in Russia and moved to the United Kingdom in 2005.^[2] He studied at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music and earned a master's degree in aeronautical engineering.^[2] While at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Galkin studied under Jeff Clyne, Duncan Hopkins, Gerard Presencer and Pete Churchill.^[2]

Career

Galkin's compositions were performed by Tim Garland's Northern Underground Orchestra.^[3] In the late-2000s, Galkin founded the nine-piece Symbiosis Jazz Orchestra performing his own compositions.^[3] In October 2009, the orchestra recorded its first CD, which contained seven of Galkin's original works; it was released by the F-IRE Collective.^[4] Galkin's composition "Evolvent" won the 2010 Dankworth Prize for Jazz Composition.^[2]

Galkin moved to New York City in 2017.^[5] There, he recorded his second album, ...For Its Beauty Alone,^[5] which was released in 2019 and featured saxophonist David Binney, pianist Matt Mitchell, and drummer Rudy Royston.^[6]

References

^ "Interview: Yuriy Galkin". Bass Player. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "JazzOrg". JazzOrg. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Fordham, John (October 29, 2009). "Symbiosis Big Band". The Guardian. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
^ "CD review: Yuriy Galkin Nonet – Nine of a Kind". 7 March 2012.
^ ^a ^b Adcock, John (February 29, 2020). "Yuriy Galkin: For Its Beauty Alone". Jazz Journal. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
^ Mark, Corroto (December 15, 2019). "Yuriy Galkin: ...For Its Beauty Alone". All About Jazz. Retrieved March 29, 2020.