Saxophonist Igor Butman said in an interview: TASSHe plans to travel to the USA.
Butman will perform in Portland in September 2023. He will also begin mixing albums in New York.
“I’m also planning a tour to China with a quintet. It was supposed to be on May 17, but it was postponed because I went into quarantine. Now we will learn about new dates, but definitely this year,” said the musician.
It has been noted that Butman will also tour Türkiye on 3-5 October 2023.
Butman has been interested in music since childhood. After school, he entered the M. Mussorgsky College of Music. In 1978, the artist was invited to his ensemble by jazzman David Goloshchekin. In the same year he organized his first jazz quartet. In 1981, the saxophonist joined Sergei Kuryokhin’s quintet and performed at the New Jazz Spring Concerts.
In 2011, Butman was awarded the title of “People’s Artist of Russia”. He was also awarded the Order of Merit for the Fatherland, IV degree.
Butman in November 2022 hit In the Russian book of records, he gives an unprecedented number of concerts under his own leadership.