Ivan Smirnov (guitar player)
Ivan Nikolayevich Smirnov was regarded as one of the greatest guitar players in Russia. He was proficient in many different styles, such as fusion, world, Russian folk, folk-jazz, and new flamenco. Smirnov lived in Russia and played with musicians such as Mikhail Smirnov, Sergey Klevensky, Dmitry Safonov, and Aleksei Kozlov.
Affiliations
- 1975—1979: Moscow's fusion group Second Breath .
- 1979−1983: Experimental electronic music ensemble Boomerang under direction of Eduard Artemyev.
- 1983: Vocal Instrumental Ensemble Blue Guitars .
- 1984−1990: Jazz-rock ensemble Arsenal under direction of Aleksei Kozlov.
- 1990: Work under his own music projects, concerts with his own group, composing music for the cinema and studio work.
Recognition
- The Best Guitar Player of the year.
- The Best Guitar Player of the year.
- The Best Fusion Guitar Player.
- The Best Guitar Player.
Discography
Solo work
- 1996 Merry-go-Round Man, CD/MC, — Music Box records. MB0001-2.
- 1999 At the other end of the world, CD / MC, — Smirnov Records. ISCD 99-001.
- 2003 The Land Where The Sun Slumbers, live in Le Club, 2 CD/МС, — Sketis records. ISMC 99-001.
Collaborations
- 1986 Arsenal ensemble, Pulse-3 — LP record, Melodiya record company С60.23883009
- 1991 Arsenal ensemble, Arsenal 5, LP, Melodiya record company.
- 1991 Arsenal ensemble, Arsenal 6, LP, Melodiyya record company.
- 1989—1991 Aleksei Kozlov and Arsenal ensemble, CD, Melodiya record company USSR SUCD 60-00 134.
- 1997 Aleksei Kozlov and Arsenal ensemble Burned by time 4 CD, — IT company/A. Kozlov. CDRDM 711194, CDRDM 711795, CDRDM 712196, CDRDM 712199.
- 1998 Intermezzo Hand Made Work, CD, — Smakauz production. SP.01 98.
- 2001 Virtuoso parallels / 10 years of ELKO Technology company, CD, Limited Edition, — RGB ELKO.
- 2002 Guitar players of Russia, the set of the best guitar players of Russia, CD, — special edition of the publishing house Salun AV .
- 2002 These guys with the guitar, the set of the best guitar players of Russia, CD, — special edition of the publishing house Salun AV, CD, 1994 — Strings records STR 001 2.
- 2004 Crimean Holiday . Mikhail Smirnov, Ivan Smirnov. CD.
Media
Music
*Video
Washburn Days In Russia / featuring: Michael Angelo, Ivan Smirnov, Timur Quitelashvili, Igor Boiko, Dmitry Maloletov, Dmitry Chetvergov / VHS-cassette, 1995 Music Box Records MB 002-3.Literature
- Aleksandr Alekseev. Who is who in Russian rock music. AST: Astrel: Harvest, 2009. — p. 446-448. — . — . — .