Alexander Kostarev

Alexander Kostarev
Born (1954-07-01) 1 July 1954
Origin Sverdlovsk, RSFSR
Genres Progressive rock, Art rock, Experimental rock, Jazz fusion, Instrumental rock, Psychedelic rock
Occupation(s) Musician, sound engineer, composer
Instruments Guitar, keyboards
Years active 1976present
Associated acts Perekrestok (1976-1986)
Alexander Kostarev's Quadraphonic Sound Theatre (1986)
KosMoBob (1986-1995, 1995-2003)
Dead Music (1995)
Kostarev Group (2003-present)
Website http://cosmusic.narod.ru/

Aleksander Kostarev is a Russian progressive rock musician. He began his musical career in the 1970s, but did not garner popular recognition until the 2000s when he became one of the most important artists of the Russian progressive rock scene.

Style

Trained as a guitarist, Kostarev primarily creates instrumental music. His musical genre is usually considered progressive rock, but it blends a mix of influences and styles, including art rock, psychedelic rock, jazz fusion, experimental rock and many more.

Biography

Alexander Kostarev was born on July 1, 1954 in Sverdlovsk.

The first band he played with was Perekrestok, a jazz-fusion ensemble which he formed in 1976 with a group of fellow students at the Ural University.

In 1986 Kostarev moved to Moscow and together with other musicians started a band called Alexander Kostarev's Quadraphonic Sound Theatre, which was soon renamed to KosMoBob (Alexander KOStarev-Ekaterina MOrozova-Roman BOBrovsky). At the same time, Kostarev worked with many Russian jazz and rock musicians as a session guitarist, one of them being Sergey Letov.

In 1995 KosMoBob changed its name to Dead Music, but soon returned to KosMoBob.

In the 2000s Kostarev started performing solo and gained popularity as one of the most important Russian progressive rock figures.

In 2003 the band KosMoBob decided to change its name to Kostarev's Group. In 2003 the Kostarev Group first album was released by Starless Records. The album was called Live@InProg 2003 and it was recorded during the band's performance at the InProg music festival in 2003.

In the years 2003-2005 Kostarev Group was a regular act at the InProg festival, which was the leading progressive rock festival in Russia in the 2000s and one of the most important festivals in the genre anywhere in the world.

In the year 2006 Alexander Kostarev received a special invitation to lead the Jam session that concluded the first day of the InProg 2006 festival. At the same year the Kostarev Group song "Who's Flying Over Me" appeared on the "Theme of Appreciation - A Worldwide Tribute to Eddie Jobson" compilation.

In 2006 Alexander Kostarev released a compilation called Kostarev. Works 1978-2006, which included selected recordings of Alexander Kostarev and different groups with whom he played over the period spanning from 1978 to 2006.

Discography

Trivia

References

  1. kost_ins

External links

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