"Pianist/composer Vlad Girshevich is a thrilling and
adventurous talent." - Bass Players United
"Folks on the Colorado music scene have been talking
for years about the tremendously talented drummer Aleks Girshevich, who was
born in 2001." - All About Jazz
Algorithmic Society, the debut recording from the Gershevich
Trio, brings together three generations of musicians: 12-year-old drum prodigy
Aleks Girshevich, his father veteran pianist Vlad Girshevich and legendary
bassist Eddie Gomez. Their mutual
respect shines through on this album of originals written by the father and son
team with Aleks creating the grooves and Vlad penning the melodies.
Aleks was greatly inspired by the Grammy winning Cuban
percussionist Horacio "el Negro" Hernandez. The tunes incorporate
influences of great composers from the history of music while also integrating
more modern ideas.
The music is augmented by a string section on several tracks
and on Healing the Chaos, Rony Barrak plays Darbouka, Rig and Dal adding a
Middle Eastern flair.
A classically trained pianist from Uzbekistan, Vlad
Girshevich began his training at the age of 4 years old. He became interested
in jazz as a teenager and never looked back. He moved to Colorado in the early
90's and has performed with a wide range of jazz greats: Bob Berg, Stanley
Jordan, Ernie Watts and, while at the Thelonious Monk Institute at Jazz
Aspen/Snowmass, he performed with Jerry Gonzales, Arturo Sandoval, and the
legendary drummer Horacio "el Negro" Hernandez. He has performed at numerous jazz festivals
including the Rostov Jazz Festival, Santa Fe Jazz Festival, Vail Jazz Festival,
and the Windham Chamber Festival among others. His son Aleks joined his trio
when he was only 10 years old.
Aleks Girshevich released his first trio CD at age 11
entitled Tomorrow which received "a first rate 5 star release" from
Critical Jazz and 4 stars from All About Jazz. He was named one of the Best
Student Musicians of 2015 in DownBeat Student Music Awards in the category of
"Jazz Soloist - Drums."
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