By ΠΠ΅Π²ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°ΠΉ Π―ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π»Π΅Π²ΠΈΡ
ΠΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ»Π°ΠΉ ΠΠ΅Π²ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ β Π΄ΠΆΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²ΡΠΉ ΠΏΠΈΠ°Π½ΠΈΡΡ, ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠΎΠ·ΠΈΡΠΎΡ ΠΈ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄, ΡΠΌΠΈΠ³ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π²ΡΠΈΠΉ Π² Π‘Π¨Π Π² 1990 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Ρ, Π³Π΄Π΅ Π²ΡΡΡΡΠΏΠ°Π΅Ρ Ρ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΎΡΠΊΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π³Π»Π°Π²Π»ΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ Π±ΠΈΠ³βΠ±ΡΠ½Π΄. Π ΠΊΠ½ΠΈΠ³Π΅βΠΌΠ΅ΠΌΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ (304 ΡΡΡ., ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΄ΡΠΉ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ»ΡΡ) ΠΎΠ½ ΠΎΡΠΊΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ°ΡΡΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ ΠΎ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΡΠΈ Π΄ΠΆΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΌΡΠ·ΡΠΊΠ°Π½ΡΠ° ΠΊ ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ·Π½Π°Π½ΠΈΡ, Π΄Π΅Π»ΡΡΡ Π²ΠΎΡΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°Π½ΠΈΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½ΠΈ, ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅, Π΄ΡΡΠ·ΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½Π°Ρ Π½Π° Π±ΡΠ΄ΡΡΠ΅Π΅. ΠΠ²ΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΡΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ Π²ΡΡΡΠ΅ΡΠΈ Ρ ΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΌΠΈ Π·Π²ΡΠ·Π΄Π°ΠΌΠΈ Π΄ΠΆΠ°Π·Π°, ΡΡΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ Π² ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π»ΡΡ ΠΈ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΠΊΡΡΡΠ°Ρ , Π° ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΆΠΈΠ²ΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½Ρ ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π΄ΠΆΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ΅Π½Ρ. Π’Π΅ΠΊΡΡ Π±ΡΠ΄Π΅Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΠΈΡΡΠ°ΠΌ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΠΌ Π΄ΠΆΠ°Π·Π°, ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈ ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΊΡΡΠ³Ρ ΡΠΈΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»Π΅ΠΉ.
Nikolai Levinskii, a Sovietβborn jazz pianist, composer and musicologist, emigrated to the United States in 1990 and has since performed with various jazz orchestras and led his own big band. In this 304βpage hardcover memoir, he reflects on the difficult path a jazz musician must travel to achieve international recognition, sharing candid stories about his life, work, friends and future plans. The book recounts encounters with worldβfamous jazz artists, participation in festivals and competitions, and offers a vivid picture of contemporary jazz life. While rooted in the author's personal experience, the narrative also provides insight into the broader jazz scene, making it appealing to specialists, enthusiasts and general readers alike.