Russions Trio

Hard Bop, Played Like It Still Matters Three Russian-born musicians whose paths crossed in Istanbul meet again on the Nardis stage for one night of raw, swinging jazz with no safety net. Peter Shalamov (piano) began classical piano at five and later studied jazz piano at the School of Arts in Rostov-on-Don. In Istanbul he became one of the city’s most in-demand pianists, playing festivals such as Genç Caz and AkraJazz. He is now studying at the Jazz-Institut Berlin, one of Europe’s leading jazz academies. Mikhail Pashkov (double bass) came up on St. Petersburg’s jazz scene and is now continuing his studies in Leipzig. Simon Shiriaev (drums) won the international performers competition PMIC Pro 2026 as a jazz drummer and has played the Istanbul, Akbank and Bodrum Jazz Festivals. His work runs from his hard-bop band Uncles to the ska band Lollypop Lorry, with four Mexico tours, and the experimental project Pereuchot. He has shared the stage with Brian Charette (USA) and Steve Masakowski (USA). The music draws on the spirit of 1950s and 60s hard bop: direct, gritty and spontaneous. The program mixes original compositions with hand-picked stand-ards, played as living music rather than museum pieces, with real risk, real interaction and a band sound where every solo serves the whole.