Igor Butman Musical artist

Igor Butman PAR is a jazz saxophonist born in St. Petersburg, Russia in 1961. He is considered to be a virtuoso saxophonist, and a skilled bandleader. American saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr. was instrumental in introducing Igor Butman to American audiences by featuring the Russian saxophonist on his 1988 album, Then and Now. American trumpet player Wynton Marsalis has also been a strong champion of Igor Butman.Former US President Bill Clinton has called Butman "my favorite living saxophone player."

Personal facts

Igor Butman
Birth dateOctober 27, 1961
Hometown
Saint Petersburg

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Musical artist

Career started1976
associated musical artist
Grover Washington Jr.
Wynton Marsalis
Allegro (group)
Lionel Hampton Orchestra
Oleg Lundstrem%60s big band
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Classical music
instrument
Soprano saxophone
Tenor saxophone
record label
Butman Music

Igor Butman on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.igorbutman.com
  2. http://www.igorbutman.com/biography.html
  3. http://www.jazz.ru/eng/pages/butman