Ivan Nikolayevich Smirnov

Ivan Smirnov Иван Николаевич Смирнов
Born	September 9, 1955 (age 61)
Genres	Fusion, folk-jazz, ethno jazz, New Acoustic, New Flamenco
Instruments	Acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Years active	1975–present
Website	http://www.ivansmirnov.com/

Ivan Nikolayevich Smirnov (Russian: Иван Николаевич Смирнов), born 9 September 1955 in Moscow, USSR, is regarded as one of the greatest guitar players in Russia. He plays many different styles like fusion, world, Russian folk, folk-jazz, and new flamenco. Smirnov lives in Russia and plays with musicians such as Michael Smirnov, Sergey Klevensky, Dmitry Safonov, and Aleksei Kozlov.

Affiliations

• 1975—1979 : Moscow's fusion group «Second breath» («Второе дыхание» in Russian).
• 1979−1983 : experimental electronic music ensemble «Boomerang» («Бумеранг» in Russian) under directory of Eduard Artemyev.
• 1983 : Vocal Instrumental Ensemble «Blue Guitars» («Голубые Гитары» in Russian).
• 1984−1990 : solo player of the jazz-rock ensemble «Arsenal» («Арсенал» in Russian) under directory of Aleksei Kozlov.
• 1990 : work under his own music projects, concerts with his own group, composing music for the cinema and studio work.

Recognition

• The Best Guitar Player of the year (1995, Russia, Music Box Journal Professional Request).
• The Best Guitar Player of the year (1996, Russia, Music Box Journal Professional Request).
• The Best Fusion Guitar Player (1994, Russia, «Jam» («Джем» in Russian) television program, Jury: Alan Holdsworth, Steve Lukather, Scott Henderson, Bruce Kulick)
• The Best Guitar Player (1994, Russia, «Totals-94» («Итоги-94» in Russian) Professional Request).

Discography

Solo Works

• 1996 «Merry-go-Round Man» («Карусельный дед» in Russian), CD/MC, — Music Box records. MB0001-2.
• 1999 «Аt the other end of the world» («За тридевять земель»), CD/MC, — Smirnov Records. ISCD 99-001.
• 2003 «The Land Where The Sun Slumbers» («Страна, где ночует солнце»), live in «Le Club» (Russia), 2 CD/МС, — Sketis records. ISMC 99-001.

Collaborations

• 1986 «Arsenal» ensemble, «Pulse-3» («Пульс-3» in Russian) - LP record, «Melodiya» record company С60.23883009 («Мелодия» in Russian) .
• 1991 «Arsenal» ensemble, «Arsenal 5» («Арсенал 5» in Russian), LP, «Melodiya» record company.
• 1991 «Arsenal» ensemble, «Arsenal 6» («Арсенал 6» in Russian), LP, «Melodiya» record company.
• 1989—1991 Alexei Kozlov and «Arsenal» ensemble, СD, «Melodiya» record company USSR SUCD 60-00 134.
• 2002 «These guys with the guitar» («Эти парни с гитарой» in Russian), the set of the best guitar players of Russia, CD, — special edition of the publishing house «Salun AV» («Салон AV» in Russian), CD, 1994 — Strings records STR 001 2.
• 1997 Alexei Kozlov and «Arsenal» ensemble «Burned by time» («Опалённые временем» in Russian) 4 CD, — «IT» company/A. Kozlov. СDRDM 711194, CDRDM 711795, CDRDM 712196, CDRDM 712199.
• 1998 «Intermezzo» «Hand made work», CD, — Smakauz production. SP.01 98.
• 2001 «Virtuoso parallels» («Параллели Виртуозов» in Russian) / 10 years of «ELKO Technology» company, CD, Limited Edition, — RGB ELKO.
• 2002 «Guitar players of Russia» («Гитаристы России» in Russian), the set of the best guitar players of Russia, CD, — special edition of the publishing house «Salun AV» («Салон AV» in Russian).
• 2004 «Crimean Holiday» («Крымские каникулы» in Russian). Michael Smirnov, Ivan Smirnov. CD.

Media

Music

• music.download.com

Video

«Washburn Days In Russia» / featuring: Michael Angelo (U.S.), Ivan Smirnov, Timur Quitelashvili (Тимур Квителашвили in Russian), Igor Boiko (Игорь Бойко in Russian), Dmitry Maloletov (Дмитрий Малолетов in Russian), Dmitry Chetvergov (Дмитрий Четвергов in Russian) / VHS-cassette, 1995 Music Box Records MB 002-3.

References

External links

• Official website of Ivan Smirnov in Russian/English.
• Info about Ivan in Russian.