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Roman Miroshnichenko

Roman Miroshnichenko is a multi-Award-winning virtuoso guitarist, composer, producer and recording engineer. He is one of the premier guitarists of the new generation of the jazz-fusion music. Voting member of the Recording Academy/GRAMMY®. He has received a total of 50-plus nominations with 25 wins in multiple international songwriting contests and music awards in 9 countries, including four the Independent Music Awards, four the Hollywood Music in Media Awards nominees, "Best Jazz Award" (1st Prize) of the USA Songwriting Competition, 1st Prize of the International Acoustic Music Awards, Gold medal of the Global Music Awards, World Entertainment Award, Film Music Contest absolute winner and 5-times laureate of the United Kingdom Songwriting Contest.

His soaring career as an artist includes numerous collective performances, and recordings with such world- renowned musicians as Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, Mike Stern, Jennifer Batten, Simon Phillips, Marco Mendoza, Gary Husband, Stu Hamm, Heather Headley, The London Symphony Orchestra, Paul Wertico, Trilok Gurtu, Virgil Donati, Djivan Gasparyan, Bickram Ghosh, Joao Donato, Richie Cole, Dominique Di Piazza, Daniel “Pipi“ Piazzolla, Charlie Bisharat, to name a few. In 2008 - 2017 he toured regularly in a duo with fusion guitarist Larry Coryell.

Roman Miroshnichenko was born in 1977, and his first musical experience was on drums. However, when he was fourteen, he became interested in jazz-fusion, heavily influenced by such guitar legends as John McLaughlin, Paco De Lucia, Larry Coryell, and Al Di Meola. In 2002, Roman founded his band and has been touring regularly since then all across Europe, Asia, and the USA.

In 2013 Hal Leonard Books released “The Great Jazz Guitarists” encyclopedia by Scott Yanow, the most comprehensive guide to jazz guitarists ever published (from Django Reinhardt to Les Paul, Jeff Beck and beyond) with information about Roman Miroshnichenko.

“When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of Al DiMeola and John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu days, but it soon becomes apparent that Miroschnichenko has his own sound within fusion, setting the standard for XXI century fusion guitar.” - Scott Yanow noted.

Since 2016 Roman Miroshnichenko is the judging panel member of the Independent Music Awards program, along with Tom Waits, Robert Smith, Joe Satriani, Ziggy Marley, The Cardigans, Slayer, Mick Ralphs, Roberta Flack, John Petrucci, Carl Palmer, Sepultura, Gloria Gaynor and others. Since 2017, Roman Miroshnichenko is a CEO of the annual 'World of Guitar' festival international, held in Kaluga.

Roman Miroshnichenko is the official artist/endorser of the Italian company IK Multimedia, Japanese company Roland Music, Swiss company Schertler SA, British company Orange Amps and American companies: Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Ovation Guitars, and D’Addario & Company Inc.

Awards

9th Annual Independent Music Awards Winner, The Best World Traditional Song category, 2010.

9th Annual The Independent Music Awards. "People VOX POP Choice Winner., 2010.

10th Annual The Independent Music Awards nominee. The Best World Beat Album category, 2011.

1st Prize Winner of the 18th Annual USA Songwriting Competition. "Instrumental" category. 2013.

Finalist of 10th Annual IAMA (International Acoustic Music Awards). "Instrumental" category. 2014.

"Honorable Mention" prize winner of the International Songwritting Competition. "Instrumental" category. 2014.

15th Annual The Independent Music Awards Winner. The Best World Traditional Song category, 2016.

15th Annual The Independent Music Awards Winner. The Best Instrumental Album category, 2016.

15th Annual The Independent Music Awards nominee. The Best Instrumental Song category, 2016.

Finalist of the UK Songwriting Contest 2016.

Finalist Of The 22nd Annual USA Songwriting Competition. "Instrumental" category. 2017.

Finalist of the UK Songwriting Contest 2017.

Finalist of the USA Songwriting Competition in "Instrumental" and "Jazz" categories in 2017 and 2018.

16th Annual The Independent Music Awards nominee. The Best Instrumental Album category, 2018.

Finalist of the UK Songwriting Contest 2018.

Honorable Mention prize winner of the Unsigned Only music competition. 2019.

17th Annual The Independent Music Awards nominee. The Best Instrumental Song category, 2019.

Finalist of the 24th Annual USA Songwriting Competition, 2019.

18th Annual The Independent Music Awards nominee. "The Best Compilation Album", 2020.

Honorable Mention prize winner of the Unsigned Only music competition. 2020.

1st Prize winner of the International Acoustic Music Awards, 2020.

Global Music Awards Gold medal and 10 X Silver medals winner. 2020 - 2023.

Hollywood Music In Media Awards 4 X Nominees, 2020 - 2022.

Hollywood Independent Music Awards 2 X Nominees, 2023.

Film Music Contest absolute winner, 2023.

"Best Jazz Award" winner of the USA Songwriting Competitionб 2023.

Gear

PRS Private Stock Ted McCarty Singlecut, hand signed by Paul Reed Smith. 2014.

PRS Swamp Ash Special Narrowfield 25th Anniversary Scarlet Smokeburst. 2010.

PRS Prism, 2008

Ovation Custom Legend 1669 black, with built-in Roland GK-2 kit. 1985.

Ovation Custom Legend 1769 black, 1991

Abraham Wechter Florentine 9303C w/RMC piezo-midi saddless and built-in mic custom made for Roman Miroshnichenko. 2007.

Jeronimo Perez custom made RM signature flamenco guitar w/RMC piezo-midi saddless, Poly Drive II preamp and built-in mic. 2014.

斉藤安行 Saiko Yasuyuki vintage flamenco guitar, 50's.

D'Addario strings

Roland/Boss pedals, processors

Orange amplifiers

Take Five With Roman Miroshnichenko

by AAJ Staff
December 27, 2020

Meet Roman Miroshnichenko Roman Miroshnichenko is a virtuoso guitarist, one of the premier guitarists of the new generation of the jazz-fusion music. He has received a total of 30 nominations with 10 wins in multiple international songwriting contests and music awards throughout 2010-2020, including four The Independent Music Awards, 1st Prize of the USA Songwriting Competition, 1st Prize of the International Acoustic Music Awards. His soaring career as an artist includes numerous collective performances, and recordings with such world-renowned musicians ...

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Roman Miroshnichenko Wins Best Jazz Award In The 28th Annual USA Songwriting Competition

Source: All About Jazz
December 5, 2023

Guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko is the 1st Prize winner in the 28th Annual USA Songwriting Competition in the “Best Jazz Award" category with the single “Africa," featuring the legendary jazz guitarist Mike Stern. “Africa" is an elegant instrumental arrangement with Afro-Latin flavor, created by Roman in the summer of 2023 and based on the melody of the song by renown producer Stas Namin. “Congrats, Roman! I’m glad that worked out for you! All the best bro!" —Mike Stern ...
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For Your Grammy Consideration: Guitar-virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko Presents New Album, Featuring Mike Stern, London Symphony, and Jennifer Batten

Source: All About Jazz
October 13, 2023

Prominent guitar virtuoso and producer Roman Miroshnichenko presents his new material Roman Miroshnichenko plays Stas Namin, which includes Miroshnichenko's original arrangements of six selected pieces and melodies originally composed by renown producer Stas Namin, who's mostly known as Gorky Park rock-band founder. “When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu period, but it soon becomes apparent that Miroschnichenko has his own ...
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Roman Miroshnichenko Wins Gold Medal Of The Global Music Awards

Source: Roman Miroshnichenko
December 20, 2022

Award-winning guitarist, composer and bandleader Roman Miroshnichenko continues to collect musical trophies. His album “My Best Songs" just won the Gold medal in the “Best Instrumental Album" category! This is not the first success of the virtuoso guitarist. In early December, the instrumental composition “Pianino" from the album “Roman Miroshnichenko plays Daniel Figueiredo" received the highest rating of “Five Stars" and made it to the finals of The UK Songwriting Contest 2022 in the “Instrumental" category! The UK Songwriting Contest ...
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Recording

Guitarist Roman Miroshnichenko To Release A New Album With Symphony Orchestra

Source: Roman Miroshnichenko
October 25, 2021

Internationally acclaimed guitar-virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko's new album Plays Daniel Figueiredo, features the 25-piece St. Petersburg Studio Orchestra and pianist Rannieri Oliveira. The album includes ten tracks, composed by 2-time Latin Grammy Winner Daniel Figueiredo and will be released by MJC, the top music-streaming platform in Brazil. “This recording is very special to me. Daniel's melodies are poignant and helped me exhibit another of my own musical facets. Being the album's co-producer, Daniel and I agreed that acoustic and electric guitars ...
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Recording

New Shapes: A Wide Variety Of Styles By The Trendsetter In Today’s Fusion Scene

Source: Scott Yanow
August 30, 2021

A powerful guitarist who has led more than ten albums so far, Roman Miroshnichenko can be considered one of the pacesetters in today’s fusion scene. He has performed with such greats as Larry Coryell, Steve Vai, Paul Wertico, Bunny Brunel and Al DiMeola. Born and raised in the Ukraine, he started out exploring blues and rock before deciding to become a jazz guitarist, one who is always looking for a new challenge. New Shapes is just that for it shows ...
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Roman Miroshnichenko, Henrik Andersen And Trilok Gurtu Nominated In The Hollywood Music In Media Awards

Source: All About Jazz
August 7, 2021

Roman Miroshnichenko's composition “Flying Dragon," featuring Henrik Andersen and Trilok Gurtu—from his new album New Shapes—was nominated in the Best Instrumental category by the Hollywood Music In Media Awards (HMMA). Winners are chosen by select members of the Society of Composers & Lyricists, the TV Academy, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' music branch, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and performing-rights organizations, as well as film-music journalists and music executives. “'Flying Dragon' has a particularly ...
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Recording

'New Shapes' Joint Album By Guitar Virtuosos Roman Miroshnichenko & Henrik Andersen Featuring Percussionist Trilok Gurtu

Source: Roman Miroshnichenko
July 23, 2021

Prominent guitar virtuosos Roman Miroshnichenko and Henrik Andersen to release new joint album «New Shapes» they recorded latest February-July in duo and joined by special guests: World’s most Influential percussionists Trilok Gurtu (John McLaughlin), Bickram Ghosh (George Harrison), Frank Colon (Manhattan Transfer), Gumbi Ortiz (Al Di Meola) and Grammy-winning violinist Charlie Bisharat (Shadowfax). New Shapes is a unique mix of nylon and steel string guitars, Indian tablas and konnakol, Brazilian samba, Russian folk, Cuban and Mediterranean rhythms. “As Henrik was ...
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Festival

Roman Miroshnichenko And Mario Parmisano Celebrated Astor Piazzolla’s 100th Anniversary And Honored Chick Corea With Grandiose Shows In Russia

Source: All About Jazz
June 2, 2021

The 24th international World Of Guitar music festival took place on May 24-28, 2021 in Kaluga, Russia. This year, during the main portion of the festival, on May 26th took place joint concert of guitar virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko and his band with outstanding tango nuevo interpreter—Argentinian pianist Mario Parmisano, featuring the 50-piece Moscow City Symphony. “It was a great pleasure to perform again with Roman Miroshnichenko—a great guitarist who has performed with Steve Vai, Larry Coryell and many other world ...
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The Sixth Sense By Roman Miroschnichenko—Setting The Standard For XXI Century Fusion Guitar

Source: All About Jazz
March 27, 2021

When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of Al Di Meola and John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu days, but it soon becomes apparent that Miroschnichenko has his own sound within fusion. While he is never shy to cut loose, he also uses subtlety, mood variations and creativity throughout, mixing together tight arrangements with pure spontaneity. Born in the Ukraine, Roman Miroschnichenko (the son of a saxophonist) began playing guitar when ...
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Roman Miroshnichenko Nominated In The Hollywood Music Awards And Wins Global Music Award

Source: All About Jazz
January 20, 2021

Multi-Award winning guitar virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko's composition “Bodhrán's Magic" was nominated in the Instrumental category at The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA). Previous HMMA nominees and laureates including soundtracks for the films Joker, Parasites, The Addams Family, Ford V Ferrari, The Green Book, composers and songwriters Hans Zimmer, Alan Silvestri, Earth, Wind & Fire, Annie Lennox, Sam Smith, Jennifer Lopez, Lady Gaga, Christopher Young and many others. “Bodhrán's Magic," featuring virtuoso violinist Charlie Bisharat is a track of the ...
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"...The "new" form smacks of freshness and vigor and Roman's more-than-impressive technique helps his lines soar above the complicated rhythms and sophisticated chords. It is a wondrous aspect of the modern guitar evolution that a young Russian could faithfully embrace the Spanish/Gypsy culture with such accuracy... " — Larry Coryell

"...Roman is a magnificent guitarist and 'the real soldier' who has perfect feeling of my music along with phenomenal technique..." — Steve Vai

"...Roman's picking technique has the precision of Yngwie Malmsteen and the passion of Al DiMeola among with the musical breath of Steve Morse, and the technical acumen of Guthrie Govan..." – The Recording Academy member, John Kline

"...Roman is a magnificent guitarist and 'the real soldier' who has perfect feeling of my music along with phenomenal technique..." — Steve Vai

Roman's adventurous complex playing and songs take the listener on a tour de force journey. Carrying on with a great tradition of fusion well done! — Al Di Meola

"...I’ve had the pleasure of playing with some of the world’s greatest guitarists and now I can add Roman Miroshnichenko to that list. Roman has it all: intense passion, a wonderful sense of groove, great musicality, and amazing technique..." — Paul Wertico

"...Roman Miroshnichenko can be considered one of the pacesetters in today’s fusion scene, setting the standard for XXI century fusion guitar..." — Scott Yanow

"...in down town Moscow last week, young guitar virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko was busy doing miracles. His fingers were flying at the speed of sound, and the sound he created was dazzling. No wonder one of the world's guitar gurus, Al Di Meola, who toured Moscow, was impressed enough to join Roman on stage ant to anoint him "brilliant"..." /Salt Lake Tribune, USA, August , 2003/

"...There are a lot of personalities who are famous in the filed of jazz guitar. Some of the significant jazz guitarists are Duck Baker who was a well renowned acoustic jazz guitarist, George Benson who is known as one of the first jazz guitarist, Charlie Byrd who was the person who played jazz on a nylon string guitar, Ted Greene who is a solo jazz guitarist without any band backing him, Lage Lund who is the winner of 2006 Thelonious Monk competitions, Roman Miroshnichenko who is a Russian jazz guitarist, John McLaughlin who is was a famous Jazz-rock fusion pioneer in the 1970s, Pat Metheny who is a Missouri based guitarist and who leads his own band, Les Paul who is a Grammy winner as jazz guitarist, Howard Roberts who is guitarist who plays it in a funky style, Benjamin Rodefer who is the youngest guitarist known today, Kurt Rosenwinkel known to be the best new voice in jazz guitar play etc. Other players include Stanley Jordan, Barney Kessel, Allan Holdsworth, Jim Hall and many more..." / http://www.dreamsofanartist.com/jazz-guitar /

"...Roman is a phenomenal acoustic guitarist. His style is reminiscent of the great Al Dimeola, but of course Roman puts his own and highly individual touch and stamp on the guitar. His ‘Temptation’ CD is a testament to his brilliance. It’s a tour de force!..." /www.acousticguitarworkshop.com, April 2010/

"...Roman is one in a million: highest musical knowledge, humility, talent and professionalism. "Roman Rocks..." / Latin Grammy winner, Daniel Figueiredo /

"...The guitar stands out, but the overall atmosphere is fresh, modern and lively. He may have performed with Al DiMeola and Larry Coryell, but this is not the simple fusion jazz that I remember. It is almost fully instrumental and creates a nice atmosphere for fans of pyrotechnic guitar playing as well as creative intellectual music..." /FolkWorld Magazine about "Quasipsychedelic" CD, 2011/

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