duos

Simon Nabatov - Nils Wogram Duo Simon Nabatov played in Nils Wogram Quartet, Nils Wogram played in Simon Nabatov Quartet. The only logical step for both seemed to form a duo, which they did in 1997. After the premiere at LOFT, Cologne, a highly successful appearance at the Moers New Music Festival '97 followed. Since then the duo played numerous concerts and recorded a CD "As We Don't Know It" (live at WDR, Cologne), which has been released by the Berlin label Konnex Records. March 2000 the duo has made the second recording "Starting A Story" ( again at WDR ), released in 2002 on ACT Music label. In December 2002, during another tour throughout Europe, the third recording "The Move" was made in LOFT, Cologne. It was released on Between The Lines Records in 2005. Another recording (live) made in LOFT and entitled "Jazz Limbo" was released in 2007 on Leo Records The 5th recording "Moods and Modes" was made in the Studio of the Radio Zurich SDR II, July 2009. It has been released on the new label NWOG Records. "As we don`t know it" "Starting A Story" " The Move " " Jazz Limbo" " Moods and Modes" listen to examples (mp3)   booking contact : Stefan Nauheimer

Simon Nabatov - Tom Rainey Duo

Simon Nabatov and Tom Rainey

" Steady Now "

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Simon Nabatov and Tom Rainey have been playing together in different bands since 1990 - trios with Mark Helias or Drew Gress, quintet featuring Mark Feldman and Herb Robertson, Matthias Schubert Quartet and Klaus König Band. In August 2005 the duo made a recording produced by the NDR in Hamburg. It was released in June 2006 on Leo Records.

Ernst Reijseger - Simon Nabatov Duo

Besides playing in trio with Michael Sarin and in the Daniil Kharms project (octet), Ernst Reijseger and Simon Nabatov formed in 2005 a duo. One of the highlights of it's activities was a program based on the music of W.A.Mozart, commisisoned by the Mozart Festival Brugge in 2006  listen to excerpts (mp3)

Hayden Chisholm - Simon Nabatov Duo

In December 2008 Hayden Chisholm and Simon Nabatov jumped at the opportunity to perform a set of Brazilian tunes in Cologne's renown Stadtgarten.  listen to excerpts (mp3)

Simon Nabatov - Machinefabriek Duo

November Music Festival 2007

In 2007 the Festival/organisation "November Music" invited S. Nabatov to join the Dutch live-electronics performer Machinefabriek in a duo project called "MELODY re:created" . The concert had a great resonance and there will be follow-up events in the future.  listen to excerpt (mp3)

Simon Nabatov - Han Bennink Duo

Han Bennink and Simon Nabatov

"Chat Room"

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