| Oleg Butman is one of the most outstanding jazz drummers garnering audiences in both America and Russia. He was born into a family of musicians in St. Petersburg. He began to play the drums at 8, his father was his first teacher. Later Oleg, the 16 year-old drummer, was invited to play with the well-known ensemble by David Goloshyokin at the same time as he was playing with a Quartet of his older brother, Igor Butman. He also played with American jazz stars who visited Russia in the 90’s. In 2009, the album Jazz Passion was released with 10 new tracks co-written with Natalia Smirnova. |
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