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Dima Bondarev

Born: December 6, 1984

Born in 1984 in Ukraine, Dima Bondarev began playing the trumpet at the age of nine. Initially studying classical music, he soon discovered his passion for jazz. Between 2008 and 2013, Dima was highly active in his homeland, performing at major jazz festivals and concert tours. He was a member of the renowned Ukrainian jazz bands Acoustic Quartet and Magnifika Group.

In 2011 and 2016, he was awarded the Polish Cultural Scholarship “Gaude Polonia,” allowing him to study in Warsaw and Wrocław with Piotr Wojtasik and Robert Majewski.

Since 2013, Dima has been based in Berlin, where he pursued both Bachelor’s and Master’s studies at the Jazz Institut Berlin (JIB) under the mentorship of Gerard Presencer, Tom Arthurs, and Sebastian Studnitzky, as well as John Hollenbeck, Greg Cohen, Geoffrey De Masure, Julia Hülsmann, Tino Derado, Guilherme Castro, and Javier Reyes. During his studies, he received the JIB-Jazz-Preis der Karl Hofer Gesellschaft (2015) and the Deutschlandstipendium (2017). Shortly after earning his Master’s degree in composition in 2020, he was awarded the Elsa-Neumann Stipendium.

Flying Broken Form

By Sean Haefeli

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: 1 Awakening 2 Drop 3 Intake 4 Battle Cry 5 The Hustle 6 Continuity 7 Breakup 8 Brighter Days 9 Ride to the Beat

Get a Second Wind

By Dima Bondarev

Label: Dnipro & Kruchi
Released: 2025

A Brief Guide To Ukrainian Jazz: Part 2

by Ian Patterson
March 19, 2025

The second installment of A Brief Guide To Ukrainian Jazz--a series developed with the cooperation of the Ukrainian Institute--introduces five more highly talented jazz artists/groups from Ukraine. In addition, we profile the jazz festivals and jazz clubs that are keeping the Ukrainian jazz flame burning brightly in these most difficult of times. Pokaz Trio ...

Третя половина роботи, WIP Vol. 3 - EP

By Danil Zverkhanovsky

Label: Dnipro & Kruchi
Released: 2023
Track listing: One For Dennis; U-Bahn Verse #5; Sweet Ghosts; U-Bahn Verse #2; Work In Progress; U-Bahn Verse #3;

Work In Progress

By Danil Zverkhanovsky

Label: Dnipro & Kruchi
Released: 2023
Track listing: Spring Exacerbation; Dirty Dozen; U-Bahn Verse #4; Postmodern Serenade; U- Bahn Verse #7; No Girlfriend Blues; №6 / U-Bahn Verse #6; Glow; Lady G; U-Bahn Verse #1; One For Dennis; U-Bahn Verse #5; Sweet Ghosts; U-Bahn Verse #2; Work In Progress; U-Bahn Verse #3.

Д​р​у​г​а п​о​л​о​в​и​н​а р​о​б​о​т​и​, WIP Vol. 2 EP

By Danil Zverkhanovsky

Label: Dnipro & Kruchi
Released: 2023
Track listing: Нема дівчини (No Girlfriend Blues); Вірш з метро №6 (U-Bahn Verse #6); Світіння (Glow); Lady G; Вірш з метро №1 (U-Bahn Verse #1);

Danil Zverkhanovsky: Work In Progress

by Hrayr Attarian
March 11, 2023

Berlin-based, Ukrainian guitarist Danil Zverkhanovsky released his second album as a leader, the captivating Work In Progress in piecemeal fashion over three EPs. Thematically, however, the three parts are unified, showcasing Zverkhanvosky's prodigious talent as a composer and performer. The earliest tunes were written in 2011 when he was only 17 and the latest ones are ...

П​е​р​ш​а п​о​л​о​в​и​н​а р​о​б​о​т​и (Work In Progress, Vol. 1) EP

By Danil Zverkhanovsky

Label: Dnipro & Kruchi
Released: 2022
Track listing: Весняне Загострення (Spring Exacerbation); Брудна дюжина (Dirty Dozen); Вірш з метро No4 (U- Bahn Verse #4); Постмодерна серенада (Postmodern Serenade); Вірш з метро No7 (U-Bahn Verse #7);

Julia Perminova: The Way to Her Star

by Jane Kozhevnikova
July 18, 2022

Originally born in the United States, jazz has become a language that people speak all over the world. For Julia Perminova, a pianist and composer from the Siberian city of Tyumen, now living in Basel, Switzerland, jazz is a native language. Although her music talent was natural, her hard work and true passion have made her ...