Biography
Sergey Zhilin is known as a talented conductor and composer, witty interlocutor and a virtuoso pianist. The musician performed at the birthday of Vladimir Putin, and the ex-president of the United States Bill Clinton considers him the best jazz performer. His "phonograph-symphoduzhaz" is a kind of symbol of television vocal competitions and pop stars concerts who prefer relaxing casualties with the viewer.Childhood and youth
Sergey was born on October 23, 1966 in Moscow. He was not fulfilled 3 years old when the grandmother, the teacher on the piano and the violin, decided that the grandson would be if not a creative biography, then at least good knowledge of music. The child was sitting behind the tool four, and sometimes and six hours a day.
At the same time, Zhilin went to school for gifted children at the conservatory, where "became the champion in the number of twos in a short period of time." And all because that burst between the theater studio, aircraft model, football, cycling races and the game in two vocal-instrumental ensembles.
Learn in the Military Music School, Sergey refused when I realized that we would have to tear with hobbies. The guy was transferred to secondary school, but he could not resist. After the 8th grade, Zhilin entered PTU on the electrician on the equipment of aircraft, where he was engaged in his favorite thing. Even in the army, he served in the ensemble of the song and dance, ran into the sickhead, to rehearse.
Later, Sergey received the Master of Arts Diploma of the International Academy of Sciences in San Marino. And from former classmates, so no one seriously with music and not penetrating, not to mention your own orchestra. After 35 years, the director of the TsMSH asked Zilina to give a new generation of students master class. And at the concert dedicated to the anniversary of the institution, it was closing the festive program.
In childhood and junior, Sergey liked composers-romance Rahmaninov, leaf, Grieg. And suddenly a new passion appeared - Jazz, that a lot upset grandmother. "The Leningrad Dixieland" plate was "Leningrad", heard, heard.
Music
In 1982, the young man came to the studio of musical improvisation, and by the end of the 1st year the piano duet was formed - Sergey Zhilin and Mikhail Stefanyuk. Friends played Rights Scott Joplin and their own processing. So Born "Phonograph".The debut of the team took place in the spring of next year at the jazz festival. A little later, Sergey met composer Yuri Saulsky. He invited a phonograph to the Moscow Jazz Festival. From the first steps, the musicians won the love of the public.
Then, the artistic director and chief conductor of the Presidential Orchestra of the Russian Federation Pavel Ovsyannikov called on joint tour of Julina. Accompanying the jubilee concert team entrusted Raymond Pauls. For the first time from Russia, the team led by Sergey left with Valentin Yudashkin.
Now the pianist says that there was no sharp take-off at the career.
"If we consider on my example, there was a systematic work. And the more sought-after I become, the more you have to work. Bursts do not happen, you should not count on them. What exactly needs to be counting, so it is on your strength and its work. "By 1995, the draft Sergey Zhilina took shape for the organization "Phonograph" cultural center, which unites under his roof "Jazz Trio", "Jazz-Quintet", "Jazz-Sextet" and "Dixy-Bend".
The basis of Big Benda is the musicians who played in the Russian version of the Music of Chicago. Alla Sidorova's voice sounds in Jazz Quartet, which critics are considered the most bright and inimitable in Russian jazz.
"Jazz-Bend" is focused on fashionable electronic sound, drive in combination with ease. "Symfojaz" is designed specifically for the presentation of the album with the works of Peter Tchaikovsky in jazz processing. This is the beginning of the revival of pop music by classical symphony orchestras.
The children's school of pop-jazz art and recording studio, in which today's popular Russian artists are written to this day. Zhill himself creates arrangements, acts as a conductor. In the discography of the artist dozens of plates.
Since 2002, a television era began to "phonograph". The team accompanied by the participants of the competitions "Dancing with the Stars" and "Voice" (including projects for children and older people), Show "Can you? SPLE! " and "the property of the republic." In the "Two Stars", Sergey tried himself as a singer, having received the support of Angelica Varum.
Personal life
Personal life Sergey Zilina is closed from prying eyes. According to unconfirmed rumors, the conductor had two marriages. The son was born in the first, the second wife worked for a long time in the Phonofore. Does the musician have a companion today, unknown. He does not apply to the family and about the relationship.
Houses at the Matra, contrary to expectations, no tools. Instead of piano - many TVs, so the owner is more convenient. The studio, which takes up to 90% of the time, Sergey leaves for the sake of sports. He owns a yellow belt on karate, goes to the gym. In addition, collecting ties, in the collection already over 300 pieces.
Zilin is a high growth man in 196 cm, which periodically leads to the confusion of a close friend Dmitry Nagiyev. The leading show "Voice" every time asks the pianist to sit down, so that the difference in "parameters" does not get into the eye.
The phonograph has a formal site, a group in Vkontakte is open. On these resources, fans can detect information. There are posted posters, programs of tours, interviews and photos.
Sergey Zhilin now
Friends nicknamed Sergey superylline, having in mind working capacity and the ability not only to create, but also to manage. For dozens of years, during which there is a "phonograph" nor federal, nor local authorities provided support. Administrative, pedagogical, organizational issues also have to solve housing.In 2019, the phonograph-symphoduzhaz presented the updated program "Legendary XX Century Melodies". The speeches of the famous team took place on the most prestigious platform of the country - in the State Kremlin Palace. Among the participants of the concert - Polina Gagarin, Leonid Agutin, winners and finalists of the Voice of Dina Garipova, Danila Plugs, Nastya Roginskaya.
Together with the "Jazz Quartet", Sergey speaks with the "dedication to Oscar Petersen", his beloved pianist. Another program called "Bis!" - At "Phonograph-Jazz-Bend". This is a kind of excursion to the world of samba, blues, Latin Jazz and other styles inherent in the culture of Northern and South America.
Discography
- 1997 - "30 is a lot or a little ..."
- 1998 - "We want to be different." (Concert in the pop theater)
- 2002 - "35 and 5". (Concert in "Le Club" October 23, 2001)
- 2003 - "Solo in four hands. Boris Frumkin and Sergey Zhilin "
- 2004 - "Jazz Using". (A concert in the stage theater on October 23, 2003)
- 2005 - "Tchaikovsky in Jazz. Seasons - 2005. "
- 2007 - "Mambo-Jazz"
- 2008 - "Black Cat" and other hits of past years. " (A concert dedicated to the 55th anniversary of the creative activity of Yu. S. Saulsky)
- 2009 - "Tchaikovsky in jazz. NEW »
- 2011 - "In the name of love"
- 2014 - "Tchaikovsky in Jazz"