The video above is an announcement in Russian on YouTube to promote Russian-born trumpeter Valery Ponomarev and his 16-piece V.P. Jazz Big Band for an evening dedicated to the legacy of Art Blakey at the Y on Dec 30. It speaks, quite literally, as a testament to the authentic crowd that assembles for our Russian Sundays programs. Rusty on your rolling Russkiy yazyk? There are no language barriers to enjoying this video from 1980 of Valery Ponomarev with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers in Antibes, France. Classic stuff.
