World famous saxophone player, bandleader and producer Igor Butman enjoys one of the most successful and flamboyant careers in the history of modern jazz! An Olympic Ambassador and a leading advocate of Russian art in the world, Butman leads the Moscow Jazz Orchestra and the Igor Butman Quartet. Igor Butman Quartet, led by world famous saxophone player Igor Butman, is a unity of four Russia’s topmost jazz soloists, working together since 1999. During these years the band has evolved into Russia’s best touring hardcore jazz unit. The rhythm section of the Quartet is the strongest in Russian straight-ahead jazz, and consists of pianist Anton Baronin, acoustic bass player Sergey Korchagin and drummer Edward Zizak.
 
Igor Butman (saxophone), Anton Baronin (piano), Sergey Korchagin (upright bass), Eduard Zizak (drums)
 
“… may be the greatest living jazz saxophone player, who happens to be a Russian.” – Bill Clinton