Vladimir Shafranov (born 1947 in Leningrad) is a Russian-born jazz pianist living on the Åland Islands. He started playing piano and violin at age 4, at the Rimsky-Korsakov conservatory. In 1973 he moved to Israel. After a few years he moved to Helsinki and is since 1980 a Finnish citizen. In 1983 he moved to New York where he played with many of the top players, such as Art Farmer, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, George Coleman, Ron Carter, Dizzy Gillespie and Al Foster. Since 1998 he has lived on the Åland Islands, touring regularly in Japan. He has recorded several albums for Atelier Sawano and Venus Records.
Discography
- Live at Groovy (1981)
- White Nights (1992) with George Mraz & Al Foster
On Atelier Sawano
- Movin' Vova (2000)
- Portrait in Music (2002)
- Russian Lullaby (2003)
- Kids Are Pretty People (2005)
- New York Revisited (2006)
- Easy to Love (2007)
- I'll Close My Eyes (2010)
On Venus Records
- Whisper Not (2012)
- From Russia With Love (2015)
- Dear Old Stockholm (2016)
- The Way You Look Tonight (2019)
- Moonlight Becomes You (2020)
- How High the Moon (2020)
- Blues for Percy (2022)
References
- ^ https://jazzinfo.org/artist/vladimir-shafranov
- ^ https://jazzinfo.org/artist/vladimir-shafranov
- ^ https://www.jazz-sawano.com/collections/vladimir-shafranov
- ^ "Whisper Not". Venus Records. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "From Russia With Love". Venus Records. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Dear Old Stockholm". Venus Records. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "The Way You Look Tonight". Venus Records. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Moonlight Becomes You". Venus Records. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "How High the Moon". Venus Records. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
- ^ "Blues for Percy". Venus Records. Retrieved 1 February 2025.