Victoria Mozalevskaya Trio - Freedom To Be You (2016)

Victoria Mozalevskaya is a Russian saxophonist. Born in Kazakhstan, the first possibility was to learn to play an instrument at the age of 7 years. With a self-painted keyboard, she took her first "piano lessons" with a school colleague. After moving to the Russian region of Altai two years later Victoria received her first piano and vocal lessons at a music school. At the age of 13, the clarinet was taught for the first time, but it had to give way to the saxophone after only one year. Already during this classical education at the "Altai College of Culture" Victoria was so enthusiastic about the jazz that she switched to the music college in Novosibirsk in 2005, which offered as a single training place in Siberia a jazz course. Soon she founded the "Jazz City Band", very active in the local scene. In 2008, Victoria moved into the world: After an intensive, three - week jazz practice as part of the "Open World" sponsorship program, which was conducted by Bob Mintzer in California (USA), she began her apprenticeship with Andy Scherrer at the Swiss Jazz School in Berne. With her own bands as well as as a sidewoman in various projects, Victoria continued her career in Switzerland and played at several festivals. In 2012, she realized her biggest dream and lived in New York City for a whole year, where she was inspired by the tireless pulse of the jazz metropolis and gained unique experiences, which she has since incorporated into her music and projects. Back in Switzerland, Victoria 2014 completed her master's degree in music performance at the jazz department of the HKB in Bern.

Tracklist:

1. Notice Of A Moment (3:46)
2. Pacific Motion (5:59)
3. Incentive (6:10)
4. Freedom To Be You, Pt. 1 (3:19)
5. Freedom To Be You, Pt. 2 (4:40)
6. My Ballad (6:06)
7. Anahata (7:09)
8. After Work Blues (5:36)

Personnel:

Victoria Mozalevskaya - tenor & soprano saxophones
Thomas Dürst - double bass
Pius Baschnagel - drums