A native of Ukraine who studied at Jazz Institute Berlin under
Kurt Rosenwinkel, guitarist
Igor Osypov’s 2015 debut album ‘
I’ is good Euro jazz.
AllAboutJazz: “Osypov's original compositions are quite good and give a good idea of the author's artistic range. Alto saxophonist
Logan Richardson, the featured soloist throughout this engaging disc, has a velvety-smooth sound, but his phrasing and note choices are bold and mercurial…
‘I’ is an impressive debut that does far more than merely impress.” The rest of the band is: Elias Stemeseder, piano; Martin Buhl Staunstrup, bass; Jesus Vega, drums; Kuba Gudz, drums.
Igor Osypov Quintet, I, full album
: YouTube link ; Spotify link
He’s been busy with session work and in Richardson’s band, but has released a few hip-hop-jazz singles, now collected into an EP
Our Retro Love.
Igor Osypov, Our Retro Love, full EP
: YouTube link ; Spotify link
Igor plays on Richardson’s 2018 album Blues People.
JazzTimes: “This is
a thick sonic soup made from roaring and squealing guitars (Justus West, Igor Osypov), bludgeoning drums (Ryan Lee), and humming, droning electric bass (DeAndre Manning). In its rhythmic repetitions, its thunderous sonorities, and especially its grandiosity, this music has more in common with shred-guitar rock than jazz or blues.”
Logan Richardson, Blues People, full album
: YouTube link ; Spotify link
The 3 releases feature straight-ahead jazz, hip-hop jazz, and jazz-rock fusion. Igor is quite adept in all styles. The 2 LPs are very good modern jazz albums, btw. This is no 'curios for the cause' post.
The video is a 2018 NPR Tiny Desk Concert for Richardson's
Blues People, with Igor.