Andres Boiarsky

A versatile and highly trained reeds player, Andres Boiarsky brings a wealth of experience to his excellence as a sideman and leader in the jazz world. From his home in Buenos Aires to the Royal College of Music to the Lionel Hampton Orchestra and beyond, Andres has followed in the footsteps of the great tenor players with a style worthy to take the place of one of his mentors, James Moody, in the Dizzy Gillespie All Star Big Band.

Beginning his musical life with piano lessons at the age of six, Andres later switched to reed instruments as he became more deeply involved with the strong revivalist jazz scene in Argentina during the mid seventies. With that stylistic jazz idiom, Andres also began playing the tenor, alto and soprano saxophones.

In 1978 he began his studies at the renowned Royal College of Music in London where he received an A.R.C.M. degree. During this time, Andres also formed his own group and recorded his first solo album for Spotlight Records as well as numerous recordings for the BBC. After completing his studies in England, Andres returned to Argentina for six years during which time he recorded two solo albums for CBS records.

In 1988, with the encouragement of Paquito D'Rivera and Carlos Franzetti, Andres moved New York where he joined the Lionel Hampton Orchestra; he would later become the band's musical director for six years.

Also, beginning in 1993, Andres was a member of the United Nation Orchestra under the direction of D'Rivera.

In 1997 after recording the CD “Dizzy’s 80th Birthday”, with Jon Faddis and Cyrus Chesnut among other jazz greats, Andres took his place alongside the world’s outstanding musicians that comprise the “Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All Stars”. Together, the All Stars continue to perform at the most prestigious venues and festivals.

As a sideman, Andres has recorded for renowned musicians including Slide Hampton, Paquito D'Rivera, Jimmy Heath, Nancy Wilson, The United Nation Orchestra, Claudio Roditi, Lionel Hampton and Al Di Meola, to name but few. As a leader, Andres recorded "Into the Light" in 1996, his first album for a North American label, Reservoir Records.

In 2004, Andres formed a musical partnership with Japanese pianist Tomoko Ohno. While on tour in Argentina, Andres and Tomoko recorded the CD "Shadows of Spring" for MDR Records, released in May 2005. In 2006 they recorded a follow-on CD to “Shadows of Spring”, also for MDR Records, released in November 2006.

As an educator, Andres has a deep experience that spans over thirty years of teaching in the US, South America and China, with his clinics being held at prestigious institutions such as the University of Idaho and the George Mason University in Virginia. His solo performances have taken him as far as Alaska, Singapore, Russia and several South American countries. From 2007 to 2012, Andres lived in Shanghai, China performing in a variety of settings within the local jazz scene. 

Returning to New York in January 2012, he has rejoined the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars Big Band as well as focusing on his career as a soloist. To such effect, in 2014 Andres releases his latest solo album "Crosstalk" for One Trick Dog Records.

He is currently active fronting his quartet presenting his most recent work.

In 2016, while commuting between New York and Buenos Aires, Andres was approached by film director Hernan Gaffet to participate of "Destino Jazz, Retrato de Andres Boiarsky" (Destination Jazz, Portrait of Andres Boiarsky) a biographical movie about Andres' life, soon to be released worldwide.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :

Music director Lionel Hampton Orchestra. (1988-1993)

Member of Paquito D’Rivera United Nation Orchestra. (1993-1997)

Member of the Dizzy Gillespie All Stars Big Band and small groups (1997-Present)

 

RECORDED AND TOURED WITH:

Jimmy Heath

Paquito D’Rivera

Nancy Wilson

Claudio Roditi

Slide Hampton

The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All Starts

 

SOLO RECORDS :

“Into The Light” (Reservoir Records) 

“Crosstalk” (One Trick Dog Records)

“Shadows of Spring” (MDR Records)

“Nueva Generación” (CBS), “Ballotage” (CBS)

“Plays South of the Border” (Spotlight Records)

 

EDUCATION :

Royal College of Music (London, England 1977-1981),

Conservatorio Juan Jose Castro (1975-1976)

                                                           

TEACHING EXPERIENCE :

Clinics at George Mason University (VA, USA), Sitka (Alaska), JZ School (Shanghai 2009-2011), University of Idaho, (ID, USA)

 

FILMS :

“Hombre Mirando al Sud Este” (Man Facing the Southeast - performer-score), “La Parte del Leon” (performance), “Destino Jazz, Retrato de Andrés Boiarsky”

(Documentary, performer-composer)

 

PERFORMANCE/SAMPLES :

https://youtube.com/watch?v=DPke8nlUGU4

https://youtube.com/watch?v=BMJskht9Rx0

https://youtube.com/watch?v=repnQfnOakY

https://youtube.com/watch?v=G2wgyuKM6ds

 

CONTACT INFO IN VIETNAM:

Ms. Le Thi Thanh Hai

Email: thanhhai038@gmail.com
Phone: (+84)932322948

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