Music

Dave Brubeck
Presenting the Dave Brubeck Quartet in Moscow led to a collaboration that goes beyond the concert stage, reaching deep into the hearts and minds of musicians and audiences in Russia.

Wynton Marsalis and Jazz @ Lincoln Center
The first performance in Russia of Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, organized and presented by Swashbuckler Enterprises with the Russian National Orchestra, resulted in a multi-faceted collaboration including master classes, jam sessions, ensemble performances, television broadcasts and a unique 2-hour video "Swinging into Russia with Wynton Marsalis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra".

Chris Brubeck
Coming in February 2004 the Brubeck Brothers Quartet will perform with the Wind Quintet of the Russian National Orchestra. Compositions by Chris Brubeck and Andrey Rubtsov lead program combining jazz and classical music. For more information about Chris Brubeck's "genre-bending" compositions go to www.brubeckmusic.com. For information about Andrey Rubtsov go to www.oboe.ru.

Russian National Orchestra
Since 1997 Swashbuckler and the RNO have been working hand-in-hand to present the finest American jazz to Russian audiences and the best Russian classics to American audiences. For details about the American Council of the RNO, Jazz and Classics, and RNO chamber ensembles, visit the orchestra's web site www.rno.ru