The June Bisantz Quartet

ABOUT JUNE BISANTZ:

​Award-winning vocalist and visual artist JUNE BISANTZ has co-written and produced several collections of original vocal jazz, all of which have received national recognition.

She has toured internationally, and performed and recorded with distinguished jazz musicians including Steve Swallow, Bob Moses, Paul Brown, Lew Soloff, Jerry Neiwood, Mike Stern, Jon Burr, Steve Davis & Will Lee. Reviews and articles about her work have appeared in publications including People Magazine, USA Today, Downbeat, JazzQuad.Ru, Jazziz Magazine, Jazz Podium Magazine, Jazz USA, the New York Times, New York Newsday & the Boston Globe. Her work has been released on the Pausa and Nova labels, Los Angeles, Alpha Records, Japan, Track Records and Arabesque Records, NY.​

Following a two-volume tribute to the vocal work of the legendary Chet Baker (Let's Fall in Love and It's Always You), Bisantz released Love’s Tango, co-written with pianist & composer Alex Nakhimovsky. This project signaled her return to original music with a collection of Latin inspired songs about love in its many forms. Love'sTango received a 2019 Global Music Award for Lyrics and Songwriting, a 2024 International Songwriting Award for Best Jazz Song and a 2024 Clouzine International Music Award for best Latin Pop Album. Since then, her 2022 and 2023 releases, 7 Shades of Snow and It's Been A Long, Long Time have also received Global Music Awards in the Female Vocalist and Americana categories.

Ms. Bisantz is Professor Emeritus of Art & Design at Eastern Connecticut State University who has exhibited her visual art work in galleries, museums and public spaces throughout the United States. She designs and produces publicity and album artwork for her own projects and those of many other musicians. ​​

ABOUT PIANIST ALEX NAKHIMOVSKY:

Renowned pianist ALEX NAKHIMOVSKY enjoys a versatile career as a performer, composer, recording artist, producer and educator.​

Alex’s musical accomplishments as a Jazz and Classical artist include musical direction and arranging as well as solo and ensemble performances. He has toured throughout the United States, Russia, Japan and Israel, performing with Jazz legends Benny Golson, Jackie McLean, Jimmy Cobb, Valery Ponomarev, Sheila Jordan, Curtis Fuller, Victor Bailey and Grammy nominated artists Bill Evans, Carla Cook, René Marie and Jazzmeia Horn. Nakhimovsky’s discography includes releases from the United States, Europe and Asia. In 2005, he was featured with Japan’s New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra on An American in Paris a Universal Label release; and later performed in Japan's major concert halls with the orchestra to promote the recording.

Nakhimovsky’s impressive classical repertoire, which spans the gamut from Chopin to Gershwin, has led to performances on concert stages including Carnegie Hall (2007) and Steinway Hall (2000) in New York City. In addition to his multi-level career as a performer, recording artist and concert producer, Alex accompanies and arranges for notable singers from a wide range of musical genres, leading to international performances throughout the USA, Europe, Asia and Israel. Recent collaborations include concerts with Metropolitan bass Mikhail Svetlov; cellist Sergey Antonov, gold medal winner of the Tchaikovsky international competition; celebrated arranger and fadolinist Lev Zhurbin; rising opera star Zhanna Alkhazova and others. Since January of 2023 Alex has also worked as pianist and music director for well known actor and singer Robert Davi, performing the Sinatra song book. Nakhimovsky's most recent composition, Suite 2022, premiered in June, 2022 with the Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra and jazz trio, featuring violinist Brunilda Myftaraj. Since that time the piece continues to be performed throughout the United States.

In an ongoing collaboration, Nakhimovsky has been pianist, music director and arranger for jazz vocalist/lyricist June Bisantz. Bisantz & Nakhimovsky have recorded, performed and toured together since 2005 including multiple tours of Asia. Bisantz & Nakhimovsky have received three international music awards for their co-written project, Love's Tango: a Global Music Award, 2019, Lyrics and Songwriting; a World Songwriting Award, 2024, Best Jazz Song Spring 2024; and a Clouzine International Music Award, Fall 2024, Best Latin Pop Album. Prior to this successful collaboration, Nakhimovsky worked with Bisantz as music director, pianist and arranger, to create a two-volume tribute to the vocal work of the legendary Chet Baker.

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