Valery Ponomarev Concert History

VALERY PONOMAREV is a Russian-born trumpeter/composer with one of the most unlikely and fascinating stories in jazz, as documented in his recently published memoirs, On the Flip Side of Sound (Author House 2009). Valery grew up listening to the Voice of America, fantasizing about playing with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Finally, in the mid-’70s, he defected, sat in with the band in New York, and when Bill Hardman left, Valery took over the trumpet spot.

Jazz
Hard Bop
Russian
Jazz Trumpet
Trumpet
2023 1 concert
2019 4 concerts
2007 1 concert
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