Снежные Дети

Snow Children was a jazz ensemble with a rotating cast of members, established by Sergey Belichenko in the 1980s. The group played one of the key roles in developing new/free jazz scene in Siberia. In 1989, Snow Children participated in the Modern Soviet Jazz festival in Zurich, performing on the same stage with Sergey Kuryokhin, Ganelin Trio, Aziza Mustafa Zadeh, and Tri-O. Artists who participated in Snow Children Sergey Belichenko (Сергей Беличенко) – drums, percussion, glockenspiel, bells Askhat Saifullin (Асхат Сайфуллин) – double bass, cello, temir-khomouz Igor Uvarov (Игорь Уваров) – vibraphone, marimba, percussion Vladimir Vysotin (Владимир Высотин) – vibraphone, marimba, xylophone, timpani, bongos Evgeny Mironov (Евгений Миронов) – gusli, tamboura, synthesizer Andrey Biryukov (Андрей Бирюков) – tabla, percussion Vladimir Tolkachev (Владимир Толкачев) – alto sax Dmitry Sterkhov (Дмитрий Стерхов) – tenor sax Vladimir Timofeev (Владимир Тимофеев) – baritone sax Mikhail Barachovsky (Михаил Бараховский) – trumpet Anton Barachovsky (Антон Бараховский) – violin Oleg Molokoedov (Олег Молокоедов) – piano, keyboards, trumpet Sergey Panasenko (Сергей Панасенко) – double bass Dmitri Erilov – percussion Petr Rzhanitzyn (Пётр Ржаницын) – electric bass, percussion