Thursday The 12th
Anna Buturlina: jazz vocals. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
Blues Party With Petrovich. B2 small hall. 9 p.m.
Chizh & Co.: blues. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 9 p.m.
Crossroadz: r&b. Music Town. 9 p.m.
Deluxe Sessions: new electronic project from Pavel Dodonov. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.
Denis Mazhukov: boogie, rockabilly, rock 'n' roll. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.
Dream Orchestra. Brass (Orkestr Mechty. Med): Oleg Menshikov's Brass Orchestra in a theatrical concert. Crocus City Hall. 7 p.m.
Heartbeat: beat, pop. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.
Jooliki: indie covers. Concert Club. 9:30 p.m.
Khoronko Orchestra: jazz rock chansons. TsDKh. 7 p.m.
Krylya Belogo Medvedya: hard rock. Vermel. 8 p.m.
Latinos Band: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8:30 p.m.
Lyudmila Petrushevskaya and Kerosin: cabaret. Masterskaya. 9 p.m.
Marimba Plus: funky fusion. Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.
Meldis: Celtic harp, folk. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.
Mister Twister: rockabilly. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Oleg Kireyev (saxophone) and the Yevgeny Grechishchev Trio. Igor Butman Club Na Sokole. 8:30 p.m.
Palevo: psychedelic, improvisations. Faq-Cafe. 8 p.m.
ENGLISH R.A. The Rugged Man: American rapper. Moskva Hall. 8 p.m.
Rada i Ternovnik: psychedelic r&b. Dom. 8 p.m.
Rock Party. Cafe Blues. 9 p.m.
SKAmboDja: birthday party. Plan B. 7 p.m.
Spring of Swing: Valery Kiselyov Jazz Orchestra in concert. Dom Muzyki Theater Hall. 7 p.m.
W.K.?: reggae, funk, electronic, hip-hop. CD release party. Theater Club. 8 p.m.
Yo Band: blues. Grand Bourbon. 9 p.m.
Friday The 13th
Addis-Abeba: reggae from Minsk. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 10 p.m.
Beer Party with Necondition: street ska. Schwein. 9 p.m.
ENGLISH Bianca Morales: jazz vocals from Finland. Jazz Esse. 8 p.m.
Denis Mazhukov: boogie, rockabilly, rock 'n' roll. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
ITALIAN LATINO Emir Kusturica and The No Smoking Orchestra in a show. Barvikha Luxury Village. 7 p.m.
Famous People: pop jazz, funk, soul. B2 small hall. 9 p.m.
Haleo: Cuban ethno fusion. B2 small hall. 11 p.m.
MT PICK ENGLISH Harlem Blues and Jazz Band: classic jazz and blues in the New Orleans tradition by this group founded 40 years ago. Crocus City Hall. 8 p.m.
ENGLISH Jane Monheit (jazz vocals) and her band. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
Jazz Duet: Oleg Kireyev (saxophone) and Yevgeny Grechishchev (piano). Philharmonic Chamber Hall. 7 p.m.
Karl Khlamkin and OgneOpasnOrchestra: folk rock. Faq-Cafe. 10 p.m.
Klyuchi: pop rock. Concert Club. 9:30 p.m.
Korabl: post-punk. China Town Cafe. 9 p.m.
Mishouris Blues Band. Roadhouse. 11:30 p.m.
Moscow-Manchester: cover band. DeFAQto. 10 p.m.
Nebo Popolam: rock. Grand Bourbon. 8 p.m.
Olga Dzusova and CC 20: rock. Vermel. 8 p.m.
RawCats'88: rockabilly, boogie, swing. Cafe Blues. 10 p.m.
Real Jam: retro jazz, girl's vocals. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
ENGLISH Robert Lighthouse: delta blues. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.
Safety Magic: folk jazz rock. Dom. 8 p.m.
Sin Fronteras: Latino. Pancho Villa. 9 p.m.
Smysloviye Gallyutsinatsii: rock. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 9 p.m.
Trinadtsaty Etazh: r&b, rock, funk, reggae. Art Garbage. 8 p.m.
Vadim Eilenkrig (trumpet) and his band. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Vadim Stepantsov and Burlesk Orkestr: punk, rock. Schwein. 11 p.m.
VanDerBraa: dance music. China Town Cafe. 11:30 p.m.
Viktor Zinchuk: Moscow guitar virtuoso, performs traditional rock, blues and classics. Gnezdo Glukharya. 8 p.m.
Saturday The 14th
Betty Boop Lovers: swing, jazz, rockabilly. DeFAQto. 10 p.m.
Boney NeM: hard rock versions of pop hits. Schwein. 10 p.m.
British Art Play Party. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 11:55 p.m.
MT PICK ENGLISH Carmen Bradford: jazz vocals. ArteFAQ. 9 p.m.
Cubamania: Latino. Pancho Villa. 9 p.m.
Didgori: Georgian folk vocal ensemble in concert. Platforma at Winzavod. 8 p.m.
Drugdeejeya: live electronics. Guest Analog Sound. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 10 p.m.
Drunken Sailors Band: blues, country, r&b. Birthday party. Roadhouse. 9 p.m.
Elakelaiset: humppa from Finland. Theater Club. 8 p.m.
Exilados: Balkan and Gypsy music. Faq-Cafe. 10 p.m.
Experimental Electronica: Var (Denmark), Lust for Youth (Sweden-Denmark) and Burago (Russia). Dom. 8 p.m.
Foxy Jazz: jazz, ska, reggae, Latino. Duma Club. 9 p.m.
Konstantin Nikolsky: blues rock. Concert Club. 9:30 p.m.
L.E.T.O.: downtempo, nu jazz, fusion. Alma Mater small hall. 10 p.m.
Lampasy: pop, punk, reggae, Latino, hip-hop. Vermel. 8 p.m.
Masha i Medvedi: alternative, psychedelic. Alma Mater. 10 p.m.
GEORGIAN Mgzavrebi: polyphonic singing from Georgia. Moskva Hall. 9 p.m.
Mishouris Blues Band. Roadhouse. 11:30 p.m.
Moya Mishel: pop rock. Music Town. 11:59 p.m.
Nastya Poleva: art rock. Schwein. 8 p.m.
Oris: original rock and covers. Schwein. 11:55 p.m.
Petrovich and Hot Rod Band: blues. Cafe Blues. 10 p.m.
Rekevin: downtempo acid jazz. Masterskaya. 9 p.m.
Scofferlane and Jack Wood: Moscow indie bands. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.
MT PICK Seamus Blake (saxophone) and the Azat Bayazitov Quartet. Jazz Esse. 8 p.m.
Sergei Manukyan: jazz vocals, keyboards. Forte. 8 p.m.
Sounduk: art rock from Belarus. Borodach. 9 p.m.
Wayland Rodd: jazz vocals. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
MT PICK ENGLISH Zenia McPherson (jazz vocals) and the Oleg Butman Trio. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Zorge: power pop, art wave. CD release party. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 9 p.m.
Sunday The 15th
5 Storon: cover band. Cafe Blues. 9 p.m.
Alevtina Polyakova (trombone, vocals) and her band. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Alexei Zubov: saxophone. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 9 p.m.
Alyona Toimintseva: soul vocals. Alexei Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.
Artemiev: acoustic rock. Masterskaya. 9 p.m.
Auktsyion: rock. Glavclub. 8 p.m.
Chayan Famali: ragga duet. Theater Club. 8 p.m.
Crematorium: Moscow rock band. Alma Mater. 8 p.m.
ENGLISH David Brown, leader of Brazzaville, in a solo concert. ArteFAQ. 9 p.m.
Elysium: punk. Arena Moscow. 7 p.m.
Indie Sunday Party. Borodach. 9 p.m.
Latinos Band: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8 p.m.
Leaves' Eyes: German-Norwegian symphonic metal band. Vocalist Liv Kristine. Opening band Witchcraft (Sweden). Moskva Hall. 7:30 p.m.
Mariam and Miraif: jazz. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
Marshmallows: rock, girl's vocals, retro. Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.
Mikhail Kistanov Trio: blues. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Modern Blues Band. Forte. 8 p.m.
Old School Blues with Dynamic James. Radio City Bar. 8 p.m.
Oleg Ageyev Quartet and Nadezhda Rafailidi (jazz vocals). Igor Butman Club Na Sokole. 8:30 p.m.
Oleg Kireyev Quartet: jazz. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.
Open Blues Jam. Roadhouse. 6 p.m.
Physical Graffiti: Led Zeppelin tribute band from Germany. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
RawCats'88: rockabilly, boogie, swing. Faq-Cafe. 8 p.m.
Selffest: alternative. B2. 6 p.m.
Silverstone: synth pop, trip-hop, electronic. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.
SunSay: reggae, funk, folk from Ukraine. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 8 p.m.
Vyacheslav Gorsky: jazz keyboards. B2 small hall. 9 p.m.
Monday The 16th
Andrei Rodionov and Okraina: soft rock. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 9 p.m.
Anna Korolyova and Jump: jazz, funk, ethno jazz. Forte. 8 p.m.
Blues Gravity: power rock and blues. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Daotonika: rock. Grand Bourbon. 8 p.m.
Guitar Duels Show. B2 small hall. 9 p.m.
Jazz With Anastasia Glazkova. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.
Leonid Khaikin (drums): pop rock. Birthday party. Alexei Kozlov Club. 8 p.m.
Live Jazz Jam. Faq-Cafe. 8 p.m.
Sonora Latina: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8 p.m.
Tablao Flamenco: dancing party. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 9 p.m.
Tuesday The 17th
Abi-Wan Laden and Aspersound: rock. Faq-Cafe. 8 p.m.
Anatoly Gerasimov Music Room: Anton Bukanov (piano), Olga Aisina (vocals) and Anton Kotikov (saxophone). Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.
Che Guevara Jazz. Soyuz Kompozitorov. 8:30 p.m.
DaiteDva: alternative rock. B2. 8 p.m.
Delta Blues Party with Mikhail Petrovich Sokolov and Gia Dzagnidze. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Folk Session. Vermel. 8 p.m.
Frederick Belinsky (jazz guitar) and his trio. Gnezdo Glukharya. 8 p.m.
Haleo: Cuban ethno fusion. B2 small hall. 9 p.m.
Jam Session with Yakov Okun. Jazz Esse. 9 p.m.
Latinos Band: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8:30 p.m.
MT PICK Leonid Fyodorov and Dmitry Ozersky of Auktsyion in concert. Zavtra. 9 p.m.
Oleg Kireyev (saxophone) and the Yevgeny Grechishchev Trio. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Personal Exit: avant-garde improvisational music. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 9 p.m.
Piano Rock Duet of Mikhail Titov and Alexander Lyutikov. Schwein. 8:30 p.m.
Salt Peanutz: funk, soul. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.
Sound Cake: jazz rock, soul, funk. Forte. 8 p.m.
ENGLISH Walls of Jericho: American hardore, metal band. Plan B. 7 p.m.
Wednesday The 18th
Anatoly Osipov: saxophone. DeFAQto. 8 p.m.
Best Blues Jam Party. Cafe Blues. 7 p.m.
Blues Jam with Dynamic James. B2 small hall. 8 p.m.
Classy Jazz. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. 8:30 p.m.
Dyast: indie pop. China Town Cafe. 8 p.m.
Irina Bogushevskaya: cabaret rock. Alma Mater. 8 p.m.
Jazz Art Club: Vladimir Sidorkovich Trio. Jazz Esse. 7:30 p.m.
Jazz Party. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. 8 p.m.
Kuryokhin: NEXT: a multimedia performance and concert, featuring Sergei Kuryokhin and his music arranged for the Alexei Aigi Symphony Orchestra. Gogol Center. 8 p.m.
Lundstrem Jazz Orchestra in the Russia-Cuba Nostalgia concert. Soloists Pedro Calvo (vocals), Armine Sarkisyan (vocals), Lev Kushnir (piano), conductor Ray Montesinos. Dom Muzyki Svetlanov Hall. 7 p.m.
Lyod 9: underground rap. Shestnadtsat Tonn. 8 p.m.
Mozhzhevelnik: blues rock, pop rock, chansons. Schwein. 8 p.m.
Nueva Sociedad del Caribe: Latino. Pancho Villa. 8:30 p.m.
Olga Oleinikova and Rock 'n' Roll Trio: r&b, jazz, folk, soul. B.B. King. 8:30 p.m.
Perseids: indie rock from Sweden. B2. 7 p.m.
and Beyond…
Funky Sound: fusion. Vermel. Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
Gypsy Flamenco: Moscow band. Faq-Cafe. Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
Khoronko Orchestra: jazz rock chansons. Concert Club. Dec. 19, 9:30 p.m.
Kukuruza: country. B.B. King. Dec. 19, 8:30 p.m.
Lyudmila Petrushevskaya and Kerosin: cabaret. Kitaisky Lyotchik Dzhao Da. Dec. 19, 9 p.m.
Max Orekh and Zavodchane: neo retro. Schwein. Dec. 19, 7 p.m.
Modern Blues Band. Igor Butman Club Na Chistykh Prudakh. Dec. 19, 8:30 p.m.
Phurpa: Tibetan ritual music. Dom. Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
Smoking Boolldozers: rockabilly. DeFAQto. Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
Timati: Russian rap. Shestnadtsat Tonn. Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
Townwalkers: Moscow indie rock band. China Town Cafe. Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
Vagif Sadykhov and Friends: jazz. Jazz Esse. Dec. 19, 9 p.m.
Yevdokia Lerer (vocals): retro jazz. Igor Butman Club Na Sokole. Dec. 19, 8:30 p.m.
ZimaVsegda: acoustic, indie, experimental. Theater Club. Dec. 19, 8 p.m.
Naadya: Nadezhda Gritskevich, vocalist of Moremoney, with a solo experimental pop program. Masterskaya. Dec. 20, 9 p.m.
Uratsakidogi: absurdist rock. Borodach. Dec. 20, 9 p.m.
Jazz Conversations: evening of vocal jazz. ArteFAQ. Dec. 22, 8 p.m.
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