UPCOMING
Gilad Atzmon European 4tet - Praying For More Songs To Come
Losen Records (NO) X Hlava XXII. (SK), early 2025
GILAD ATZMON – alto sax
DANIEL BULATKIN – piano
TARAS VOLOS – double bass
DUŠAN ČERNÁK – drums
1. First Day of the Year – G. Atzmon
2. Early Blues (I Listen To) – D. Bulatkin
3. My Old Flame – A. Johnston
4. Praying for More Songs to Come – T. Volos
5. Autumn in Baghdad – G. Atzmon
AS (CO-)LEADER
Allison Wheeler - Winterspring
Ubuntu Music (UK), 2022
ALLISON WHEELER – vocals, music, lyrics
DANIEL BULATKIN – piano, keys, co-producer
MAX MAKAGONOV – double bass
PETR NOHAVICA – drums
sp. guests:
DAVID DORŮŽKA – el. guitar
LUBOŠ SOUKUP – clarinet, soprano, tenor sax
strings (tracks 3, 4)
“Gorgeous, varicoloured collection of imaginatively crafted songs, performed and sung with enormous heart…” 4* Jazzwise Magazine (UK)
“The spell that Allison Wheeler casts with her debut album Winterspring felt more potent the third time through, and each subsequent spin deepened the reverie.” Jazz Times (USA)
“Allison Wheeler’s debut is one of the strongest song collections of the last few years.” 96%, jazzport.cz
“Sophisticated, deeply personal album about hope and growth in the midst of darkness… The support of Bulatkin’s trio is exemplary.” Czech Jazz Radio
B/Y Organism - The New Beginning
Alessa Records (AT), 2020
DANIEL BULATKIN – hammond, piano, synth
KIRILL YAKOVLEV – guitar, balalaika, duduk
UTSI ZIMRING and PETR NOHAVICA – drums
Balancing between piano and organ; guitar, duduk and balalaika; drums, exotic percussion and electronics; Organism seeks to create unforgettable music textures and powerful rhythms. Inspired by world music, americana, ambient, blues and jazz traditions, Organism pioneers a new synthesis of genre and sound in the organ trio paradigm. Their debut album “The New Beginning” was released in July 2020 under Austrian label Alessa Records and presents 11 original compositions of both protagonists.
“Their live performances are a real treat.” 100%, jazzport.cz
“Melodic and playful – this album is infectious.” 5*, skjazz.sk
Smith, Bulatkin, Makagonov, Nohavica - Drifter Days
Lukas Oravec Records (SK), 2021
TOM SMITH – alto sax, compositions, arrangements
DANIEL BULATKIN – piano, fender rhodes, compositions
MAX MAKAGONOV – double bass
PETR NOHAVICA – drums, compositions, sp. guests
(CD2):
MIROSLAV HLOUCAL – trumpet, flugelhorn
ANDY SCHOFIELD – alto sax, clarinet, composition
CYRILLE OSWALD – tenor sax
This young supergroup features some of the most promising talents in Europe – UK- saxophonist Tom Smith, and a Czech trio – Daniel Bulatkin (piano), Max Makagonov (bass), Petr Nohavica (drums). Their debut double album Drifter Days, recorded after a 20-day tour of the Czech Republic, was lauded as one of the best Czech jazz releases of 2021, as well as critically acclaimed in the UK.
“The jazz world should definitely not miss this one!” 4,5*, skjazz.sk