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ILYA SEROV with Riverside Phillharmonic Orchaestra
March 7, 2020
Jazz trumpeter, guitarist and singer Ilya Serov will join forces with Riverside Philharmonic to present selections from the Great American Songbook as a featured guest artist on March 7, 2020 at Coil School for the Arts in downtown Riverside. This one-of-a-kind concert is a continuation of the Riverside Philharmonic’s “Celebrating America” season and features music by Duke Ellington, Leonard Bernstein and Tomasz Golka. The orchestra will perform a world premiere of “Riverside Portraits” by Noah N. Zubia-Sanchez, the winner of 2020 Doug and Ray Magnon Composition Competition for college students, sponsored by the Magnon Foundation.
Ilya Serov, known for his innovative programming, will join the orchestra with his 4-piece band presenting some iconic American and Latin American classics including “I’ve got the world on a string”, “L.O.V.E” and “Girl from Ipanema” among others.
“This is my first collaboration with Riverside Philharmonic and second with their talented and incomparable Music Director Tomasz Golka. I must say that I feel honored to be presented in the company of Leonard Bernstein and Duke Ellington,” said Ilya Serov. “My performance on this program was inspired by some of my favorite musicians Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Dean Martin, Chet Baker and Nat King Cole. Don’t miss the original rendition of these all time favorite songs.”
Get your tickets HERE
Valentine's Show
February 16, 2020
ILYA SEROV and his 7-piece band will present his new program live at Spaghettini. This show will present the highlights of Ilya's new album, which will be released this spring. The concert will feature jazz, soul, R&B songs that you all love along with some originals. There are limited seats available here!
The band features:
Kay-Ta Matsuno - guitar
Carnell Harrell - keyboards
Nick Petrillo - keyboards
Jermone Randall - bass
Ronnie Gutierrez - percussion
Eric Valentine - drums
ILYA SEROV Big Band with Roger Kellaway & Alex Hahn
October 12, 2019
The show features Ilya Serov's 10 piece big band with special guests: pianist and jazz icon Roger Kellaway and rising jazz star, award-winning saxophonist Alex Hahn. Get your tickets here.
ILYA SEROV Big Band with special guests David Benoit (piano) and Ariana Savalas (vocals)
September 26, 2019
ILYA SEROV Big Band with special guests three times Grammy nominated pianist David Benoit and incredible award winning singer Ariana Savalas. Get your tickets here.
"Driving with Dave" featuring Ilya Serov
March 12th, 2019
This week’s "Driving With Dave" features the wonderfully talented up and coming trumpet and singing sensation, Ilya Serov. Take a ride in the Tesla with Ilya and Dave Koz! #DrivingWithDave
Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERwZh89jlRE
ILYA SEROV on Dave Koz & Friends Jazz Cruise
March 24th & March 31st
ILYA SEROV - Behind: "Back In Time" (the album)
February 1, 2019
New short behind the scenes documentary about album "Back In Time" by ILYA SEROV is now released!
Check it out on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy-3cBkChcY
Thank you to all my talented friends who contributed to this video and “Back in Time” album. Your talent, dedication and passion for jazz continues to inspire mel Thank you all so much!
Special thanks to featured guests:
Poncho Sanchez – congas
Eric Marienthal - saxophone
Roger Kellaway – piano
Bruce Forman – guitar
The Swing Kittens – vocals
To the production team:
Arranger: Tom Kubis
Producer & Mixing Engineer: Val Gabriel
Mastering Engineer: Robert Vosgein (at Capitol Studios)
Executive Producers: Bobbie and Jim Stovall
Recording & Mixing Engineer: Dustin Higgins
Recording Engineers: Andy Waterman (at Umbrella Media)
Tom Weir (at Studio City Sound)
Jun Murakawa (at Stagg Street Studios)
Jimmy Branlly
Eric Astor (at The Hideaway Studio)
Protools engineer: Steve Wilk
String conductor: Tomasz Golka
Studios: East West Studios (Hollywood, CA), The Village Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
Venues: Spaghettini Jazz Club (Seal Beach, CA)
Musicians:
Wayne Bergeron – trumpet, Gary Halopoff – trumpet, Charlie Morillas – trombone
Francisco Torres – trombone, Dan Higgins – flute, George Shelby – sax
Jeff Driskill – sax, Jay Mason – sax, Brian Clancy – sax, Tom Kubis – piano, organ
Andy Langham – piano, Rene Camacho – bass, Brian Ward – bass, Kevin Axt – bass
Kay-Ta Matsuno – guitar, Shane Savala – guitar, Greg Sadler – drums, Ryan Shaw - drums
Joey De Loen – percussion, Jose Perez – percussion, Giancarlo Anderson – percussion
Los Angeles String Ensemble
Video Production & Design:
Kirill Myltsev - director, DP, editor
Pasha Reshikov - DP, camera operator
Brian Lynch - camera operator
Arina Borodina - photographer
Tatiana Gorunov - Artist & Graphic Designer (at Blankiris.com)
CD release show at Catalina Jazz Club
January 30th, 2019
This show is a celebration of ILYA SEROV's new album "Back in Time" that features the music of the Great American Songbook . Ilya will appear on the stage of the iconic Hollywood jazz club Catalina with his 10-piece big band. Special guest of the show Grammy Award - winning and Oscar- nominated pianist and composer, Roger Kellaway.
New album "Back In Time" is out!
September 10, 2018
New Record, Featuring Serov's Vibrant Interpretations of Classic Pop Standards, Includes collaborations with Acclaimed Musicians Roger Kellaway, Eric Marienthal and Poncho Sanchez. Arranged by Tom Kubis, produced and mixed by Val Gabriel.
Back in Time, the second album from up and coming jazz trumpeter and vocalist Ilya Serov, is now available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, CD Baby, GooglePlay and Apple Music.
Serov's homage to the Big Band Era, Back in Time features the artist's smooth trumpet playing and unique vocal style. The album is highlighted by Serov's collaborations with Grammy-winning percussionist Poncho Sanchez (the sensuous Latin beat of "Tangerine") and pianist Roger Kellaway (the swinging Gypsy jazz of "C'est Si Bon" and classic pop swing of "L-O-V-E") as well as acclaimed sax player Eric Marienthal ("Old Devil Moon.")
Despite his youth, Serov has impressed his fellow musicians.
"(Ilya) is a great, great trumpet player; and I love his voice," Sanchez said. "Ilya has a great thing here because it's commercial enough for the mainstream to enjoy and like, but it's hip enough for the jazz folks to like also because he's a great trumpet player. He can sing the tunes and play them. That's the edge he's got."
Trained at the prestigious St. Petersburg Conservatory, Serov decided to follow his love of jazz, cultivated as a teenager in the Russian city of Saratov, by pursuing his dreams in the U.S. He now is building a following among fans and seasoned players alike as one of the scene's budding new talents.
Serov released his first album September in the Rain, also a big band outing made up entirely of vocal numbers, in 2013. Visit www.ilyaserov.com for more information.
ILYA SEROV will appear as a special guest artist on Dave Koz Cruise 2018
May 13th - May 27th, 2018
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New Single "Tangerine" is out!
This track is an original rendition of an old standard, that features Grammy Award - winning percussionist and band leader Poncho Sanchez. Available on Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon.
New single "Swing 42" is now released
Jazz trumpeter ILYA SEROV swinging his way through summer in the studio
(Published: August 01, 2017) on JazzCorner.com
LAGUNA BEACH (1 August 2017): Jazz trumpeter Ilya Serov has been cooped up in the recording studio all summer working on his second album, but Tuesday night in Laguna Beach, he's going to take a break to make the live performance debut of the first single, "Swing 42," featuring the dapper swingman dueting with Grammy winner and Oscar-nominated pianist Roger Kellaway. Accompanied by his 10-piece big band, Serov will be joined by Kellaway on stage at the Pageant of the Masters 2017.
Brandishing a fresh whimsical arrangement by Tom Kubis, Serov's snappy muted trumpet reading of Django Reinhardt's "Swing 42" is a frisky and fun summer frolic bolstered by Kellaway's fanciful piano flourishes and a four-chair horn section.
"‘Swing 42' is one of my favorite of Django's tunes. It has such positive energy. I really like the music of that era and I had been compelled to do a rendition of this tune for a while. I am glad we finally did it. It was so much fun and of course it was such an honor and a pleasure to work with an award-winning legend, pianist Roger Kellaway, who is a featured guest on the track. His brilliant play brought so much to the sound," said Serov, a classically-trained musician from St. Petersburg, Russia who resides in Los Angeles.
At Tuesday evening's performance, Kellaway will introduce Serov as part of the Rising Stars series in which "world-famous musicians and music aficionados introduce their favorite up and coming performers." The two musicians first formed a bond after meeting a few years ago, which led to the collaboration for Serov's sophomore outing.
"I was fortunate to have met Roger several years ago and was featured on a couple of songs during one of his shows. It was an unbelievable experience for me and very encouraging. We stayed in touch and I am proud to call Roger and his lovely wife, Jorjana, my friends. I feel blessed to have been able to work with him and honored to have him play on my album," said Serov, who also teamed with Kellaway to lense a video for "Swing 42" here.
Last month, Serov appeared on SiriusXM's The Dave Koz Lounge to talk about "Swing 42" as well as the album in progress, which will consist of standards and tunes from the Great American Songbook Serov is producing.
A trumpeter and debonair vocalist, Serov released his debut album, "September in the Rain," in late 2013. A year later, he was named Best New Artist at the Hollywood International Music Awards. Although the new session consists of big band, swing and straight-ahead jazz, Serov is also an imaginative alchemist who experiments with contemporary jazz, R&B, pop and world music nuances. For more information, please visit www.IlyaSerov.com.
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More Information: http://www.IlyaSerov.com
By: Great Scott PR
Article from: JazzCorner.com
Copy Of -New single "Swing 42" is now released
Jazz trumpeter ILYA SEROV swinging his way through summer in the studio
(Published: August 01, 2017) on JazzCorner.com
LAGUNA BEACH (1 August 2017): Jazz trumpeter Ilya Serov has been cooped up in the recording studio all summer working on his second album, but Tuesday night in Laguna Beach, he's going to take a break to make the live performance debut of the first single, "Swing 42," featuring the dapper swingman dueting with Grammy winner and Oscar-nominated pianist Roger Kellaway. Accompanied by his 10-piece big band, Serov will be joined by Kellaway on stage at the Pageant of the Masters 2017.
Brandishing a fresh whimsical arrangement by Tom Kubis, Serov's snappy muted trumpet reading of Django Reinhardt's "Swing 42" is a frisky and fun summer frolic bolstered by Kellaway's fanciful piano flourishes and a four-chair horn section.
"‘Swing 42' is one of my favorite of Django's tunes. It has such positive energy. I really like the music of that era and I had been compelled to do a rendition of this tune for a while. I am glad we finally did it. It was so much fun and of course it was such an honor and a pleasure to work with an award-winning legend, pianist Roger Kellaway, who is a featured guest on the track. His brilliant play brought so much to the sound," said Serov, a classically-trained musician from St. Petersburg, Russia who resides in Los Angeles.
At Tuesday evening's performance, Kellaway will introduce Serov as part of the Rising Stars series in which "world-famous musicians and music aficionados introduce their favorite up and coming performers." The two musicians first formed a bond after meeting a few years ago, which led to the collaboration for Serov's sophomore outing.
"I was fortunate to have met Roger several years ago and was featured on a couple of songs during one of his shows. It was an unbelievable experience for me and very encouraging. We stayed in touch and I am proud to call Roger and his lovely wife, Jorjana, my friends. I feel blessed to have been able to work with him and honored to have him play on my album," said Serov, who also teamed with Kellaway to lense a video for "Swing 42" here.
Last month, Serov appeared on SiriusXM's The Dave Koz Lounge to talk about "Swing 42" as well as the album in progress, which will consist of standards and tunes from the Great American Songbook Serov is producing.
A trumpeter and debonair vocalist, Serov released his debut album, "September in the Rain," in late 2013. A year later, he was named Best New Artist at the Hollywood International Music Awards. Although the new session consists of big band, swing and straight-ahead jazz, Serov is also an imaginative alchemist who experiments with contemporary jazz, R&B, pop and world music nuances. For more information, please visit www.IlyaSerov.com.
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More Information: http://www.IlyaSerov.com
By: Great Scott PR
Article from: JazzCorner.com
ILYA SEROV's "Swing 42" featuring Roger Kellaway is on Dave Koz Lounge (Sirius XM, Watercolors ch.66)
July 9th, 2017
This is our original rendition of Django Reinhardt's tune Swing 42, featuring Grammy Award winning and Oscar nominated, legendary pianist and composer Roger Kellaway
New Year's Eve Celebration!
Join my band and I for NYE Celebration!
For tickets and reservations go to:
or call: (949) 729-1144
New creation - Jazzohorn - is here!
10.20.2016
It's been hard to keep it a secret for the last two years, but finally it is my great pleasure to introduce to you a new instrument that I created in collaboration with an amazing trumpet maker Andy Taylor with "Taylor Trumpets". We called it "Jazzohorn". This instrument was custom-made for me and it's one of a kind. I’m particularly excited about the tone of the instrument that has a color palette as nuanced and groundbreaking as the design of the instrument itself. When I first picked up the instrument, there was this sense of newness and innovation about it that I felt a rare chemistry and a bond with it. You will soon hear its beauty in a composition that I’m recording now. My vision is to design the experience to both amaze a first – time jazz listener and delight a long time devotee.I can't wait to show you this horn in action! I will be posting more pictures and videos of this instrument, so please stay tuned!
A new video just came out!
October 4th, 2016
Click here for the video
Please, subscribe. More videos are coming soon!
Big thank you to all the amazing talent involved in this production:
Tim Stevenson - director/creative
Steve Perry - creative
Tom Kubis - arrangements and instrumentation
Andy Waterman - recording
Dusting Higgins - mixing
Alex Hahn - baritone sax
Kirsten Edkins - tenor sax
Gary Halopoff - trumpet
Dave Ryan - trombone
Christopher Halopoff - guitar
Brian Ward - bass
Art Pacheco - drums
Mark Lebrun - piano
Big thank you to Gem Theater and One More Productions, Gregory Crosby, Natalia Staneva, Marina Kelly and Amanda Taggart!
Special thanks to James and Bobbie Stovall for their generosity and support! This video would not have been possible without them.
Connect with ILYA:
http://www.ilyaserov.com
https://www.facebook.com/ilyaserovmusic
https://www.instagram.com/ilyaserovmusic
https://twitter.com/ilyaserov
New Video - Let It Snow
September 20th, 2016
I am so excited to announce that my new music video for the song "Let It Snow" is out. Please, share this video with your friends.
New Videos Coming Out Soon!
August 3d, 2016
Shot a few videos today for my new program of standards. It was such a great experience working with all the talent. The videos will be out soon, stay tuned.
Catalina Jazz Club with Kay-Ta
August 7th, 2016
CD release show. 7:30 pm.
Live at Spaghettini with Poncho Sanchez & his band
May 5th, 2016
What an honor it was to perform with the legendary latin percussionist,singer and composer Poncho Sanchez and his amazing band tonight. A trully unforgetable experience. He is a true master of his craft! And the band is outstandig! I am so looking forward to perform with them again. Don't miss their next show!
Valentine's Show
February 13th, 2016
Come and celebrate the day of love with us at Christ Cathedral Cultural Center.
ILYA SEROV Band Features:
Ilya Serov - vocal, trumpet
Mark LeBrun - piano
Brian Ward - bass
Greg Sadler - drums
For tickets go to: www.cathedralproductions.com
or call: (714) 883-7987
Live at San Juan Hills Golf Club (19 Sports Bar & Grill)
October 22, 2015
ILYA SEROV Band Features:
Ilya Serov - trumpet/vocals
Kay-Ta Matsuno - guitar
Greg Manning- keyboards
Rafe Bradford - bass
Greg Sadler - drums
For tickets email: tickets@sanjuanhillsgolf.com
Laguna Festival of Arts
Sunday, August 2nd 2015
94.7 FM "The WAVE" Jazz Brunch.
July 19th, 2015
The band:
Ilya Serov - vocals/trumpet
Kay-Ta Matsuno - guitar
Greg Manning - keyboars
Benjamin Shepherd - bass
Greg Sadler - drums
Featuring an amazing singer - Cooper Phillip !
For reservations call : (310) 424-4600
or go to : www.spaghettinibh.com
ILYA SEROV BIG BAND live at Spaghettini & the Dave Koz Lounge.
May 22, 2015
94.7 The WAVE Brunch with ILYA SEROV
April 26th and May 3d, 2015
Spaghettini & the Dave Koz Lounge
184 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
For resevations call : (310)424-4600
or go to www.spaghettinibh.com
ILYA SEROV live at Spaghettini (Seal Beach)
March 13th, 2015
ILYA SEROV - trumpet/vocals
Greg Manning - keyboards
Adam Hawley - guitar
Maurice Ellis - bass
Greg Sadler - drums
For tickets and reservations call: (562)596-2199
or go to: www.spaghettinisb.com
ILYA SEROV - Acoustic Jazz Trio at Spaghettini & the Dave Koz Lounge (Beverly Hills)
March 3d 2015
ILYA SEROV - trumpet/vocals
Mark Lebrun - piano
Maurice Ellis - bass
For tickets and reservations call: (310)424-4600
Or go to: www.spaghettinibh.com
Live at Spaghettini Beverly Hills. Valentine's Day Show.
February 14th, 2015
Featuring:
ILYA SEROV - vocal, trumpet
Kay-Ta Matsuno - guitar
Sandro Rebel - keyboards
Rafe Bradford - bass
Keith Williams - drums
... Jazz Standards, Smooth Jazz, RnB..
For tickets and reservations call: (310)424-4600
Or go to : www.spaghettinibh.com
ILYA SEROV - "Best New Artist of 2014" at Hollywood International Entertainment Awards
December 6th, 2014
Video from "Hollywood International Entertainment Awards 2014"
December 6th, 2014
ILYA SEROV - vocal , trumpet
KAY-TA MATSUNO - guitar
ZACH MOORE - keyboards
NAURICE ELLIS - bass
GREG SADLER - drums
Music & Lyrics by Vladimir Logozinsky and Zhanna Beketova.
Newport Beach Concert Photos
To see more pictures from the show click here
ILYA SEROV "Sings Standards" live at BCYC.
September 7th, 2014
Featuring:
ILYA SEROV - vocal/trumpet
Marc LeBrun - piano
Kay-Ta Matsuno - guitar
Frank Abraham - bass
Chad Wright - drums
Please, reserve your tickets here .
ILYA SEROV with Marc LeBrun Trio at Pelican Hill Resort (Newport Beach)
August 9th, 2014
Featuring:
LYA SEROV - vocal/trumpet
Marc LeBrun - piano/keybords
Maurice Ellis - bass
Jim Dejulio - drums
ILYA SEROV with Marc LeBrun Trio at Pelican Hill Resort (Newport Beach).
July 26th, 2014
Featuring:
ILYA SEROV - vocal/trumpet
Marc LeBrun - piano
Larry Steen - bass
Jimmy Dijulio - drums
ILYA SEROV in a russian magazine "Gorozhanka" (Summer Issue).
To read the full article, please press here.
Interview with ILYA SEROV on "Radio Premier" (Los Angeles)
June 27th, 2014
ILYA SEROV is a guest of the issue of "City Girl" women's magazine.
June 2014
Please, read the full article here.
Jazz at BCYC.
May 4th, 2014
ILYA SEROV - trumpet/ vocal
JOHN PROULX - piano/ vocal
JENNIFER LEITHAM - bass/ vocal
DAVID TULL - drums/ vocal
CD Release Party.
Lots of great music and dancing.
Ilya Serov - vocal,trumpet
Mark LeBrun - keyboards
Kay-Ta Matsuno - guitar
David Enos - bass
Dean koba - drums
CD Release Events
January 2014
ILYA's new album "September In The Rain" has been released.
December 12th, 2013
Russian TV Show
December 6th, 2013
"Trumpeter says goodbye to summer in Calabasas"
September 15, 2013
"BLUE-EYED SOUL - Ilya Serov works his trumpet at the Sun Sets Cocert Series presented by the New West Symphony on September 15th at Calabasas Lake. It was the final concert of the season at the lake. Serov and the group Quattro performed an impressive array of classical, jazz, latin, soul and pop numbers."
Paul De Leona/Acorn Newspapers
Newport Beach Jazz Series
September 24th, 2013
Calabasas 2013 Summer Concert Series
September 15th, 2013
Jazz at The Back Bay Bistro
August 20th, 2013
Big Bear Jazz Festival. (with Nicholas Cole and his band)
June 24, 2013
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