Andrew Arnautov

Andrew Arnautov (á̱ ka ngyei Andrew Valentine; byin Zwat A̱ni̱nai 27, 1967; Rostov-on-Don, RSFSR) — yet a̱tyutsot-bubwom jazz A̱merika ma̱ng Yuki̱ren, a̱tyujhyi bubwomtsot, a̱tyutsot jinta bass jazz a̱si̱ virtuoso.

Andrew Arnautov

a̱tyubishyi

Sot mbyin	a̱sam
A̱lyoot nang á̱ ku tyia̱ nggu	Andrey
A̱lyoot kyangbwak	Arnautov
A̱tuk mbyin	27 Zwat A̱ni̱nai 1967
A̱keang mbyin	Rostov-on-Don
Lilyem a̱ lyen lyiat, lyuut ku tyia̱ bwak ma̱ng a̱nhu a̱ni	Russian
Ta̱m	musician
Shi labeang ta̱m (tsa)	1986
Kyangtsot	double bass
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Shyicet ma̱ng a̱kariya

Ma̱ a̱lyia̱ 1983 Andrew Arnautov ku tsa fang a̱bwomtsot nggu hu ma̱ dipatmen jazz Rostov College of Arts ma̱ng jinta mbeang double bass. Ma̱ a̱lyia̱ 1986 á̱ si̱ shyei nggu nat Gnesins State College of Music a̱ si̱ kin ngya a̱son ma̱ng tyiet ku myim a̱ni. While studying in Moscow Andrew met David Friesen during his USSR tour with Paul Horn. Back then Arnautov frequently performed at Blue Bird Jazz Club, where he played at jam sessions with the jazz legends like Dizzy Gillespie, Pat Metheny and Paul Horn. In 1990 after graduation from Gnesins State College of Music with BA degree in music performance Andrew Arnautov relocated to the United States. In 1991 he was granted a full Berklee College of Music scholarship. At Berklee he studied bass with Oscar Stagnaro and became fond of Afro-Cuban music, Latin Jazz and Salsa. During Boston period he occasionally performed with trumpeter Roy Hargrove, Latin Jazz vibraphonist Victor Mendoza. In the late 1990's Andrew formed a Latin Jazz & Salsa band called "West End Mambo".

Left to right: David Siegel on keys, Andrew Arnautov on bass, Mark Walker on drums (Leopolis Jazz Fest, Lviv, Ukraine, 2016)

Since 2002 after relocating to Ukraine Andrew has become a frequent guest at various European jazz festivals with his original projects, as well as a sideman for featured guest stars. In 2005 he performed at the international music festival "Jazz Koktebel 2005" with his "Valentine Quartet" featuring Lew Soloff on trumpet. In 2008 he recorded an album with Sonny Rollins' pianist Mark Soskin.

In 2013 Andrew was a studio musician for Ukrainian historical drama "The Guide" and appeared in the movie as a double bass player.

In 2016 he performed in a duo project with David Friesen at music festival Jazz Bez. The next year he became an arranger of Friesen's original music written for brass orchestra, which was performed by National Academic Symphonic Band of Ukraine in May, 2017.

Since 2017 Andrew is regularly cooperating with the son of Ray Brown and Ella Fitzgerald — Ray Brown Jr. In 2018 he recorded an album with R. Brown Jr. The same year Arnautov became a bandleader and composer at Ukrainian "Late Night Show with Yuriy Marchenko". In 2020 the album "Testimony" of David Friesen original music was released with Arnautov's arrangements and orchestration for Brass Orchestra and Quartet.