The unsurpassed, Grammy and Oscar winning master of the duduk Djivan Gasparyan passed away on Tuesday, July 6, at the age of 93. The Maestro has worked with such prominent contemporary musicians as Lionel Richie, Peter Gabriel, Hans Zimmer, Brian May, Andreas Vollenweider.
"Thanks to Jivan Gasparyan, the whole world learned about such a beautiful instrument as the duduk. I will never forget the moments when we played together the music from the "Gladiator" and those laconic and wise advice from Jivan at rehearsals." - recalls Roman Miroshnichenko.
Largely thanks to Jivan Gasparyan, in 2005 the Armenian duduk and the music performed on it were assigned the status of a masterpiece of the oral and intangible cultural heritage of mankind by UNESCO.
06/19/2021
Once again Roman Miroshnichenko took part on the Guiness book of World records! June 19th 2021 was the 19th anniversary edition of the Thanks Jimi Festival in Wrocław, Poland. This time Roman joined the venue as special on-line guest with the Polish rock-star Patrycja Markowska and known domestic guitarists: Grzegorz Skawiński with his band and Leszek Cichoński to jam "Foxy Lady" by Jimi Hendrix.Past years pecial guests include: Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, Scott Henderson, Status Quo, DragonForce, Within Temptation, Leszek Cichonski, John Scofield, Marcus Miller, Steve Morse, Hiram Bullock, Bruce Kulick (Kiss), John Corabi (Mötley Crüe), Jennifer Batten, Tommy Emmanuel, Ten Years After, Roman Miroshnichenko and many others.
06/10/2021
We proud to announce that Roman's composition "Bodhran's Magic" from his the latest album "The Sixth Sense" just made Semi-FINALIST of the UK Songwriting Contest with FIVE Stars rate in "Instrumental" category!
“The UK Songwriting Contest judges include top multi- platinum Grammy, Emmy and BRIT Award winning songwriters and producers who have worked closely with such artists as Christina Aguilera, Sting, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Kylie Minogue, Robbie Williams, Oasis, Britney Spears and many others.”
Last January, “Bodhrán's Magic", feat. American violinist Charlie Bisharat received a nomination for the prestigious Hollywood Music In Media Awards, becoming one of the number of such nominees as Hans Zimmer, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard and others.
05/17/2021
The 24th international World Of Guitar music festival took place on May 24-28, 2021 in Kaluga, Russia. This year, during the main portion of the festival, on May 26th took place joint concert of guitar virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko and his band with outstanding tango nuevo interpreter — Argentinian pianist Mario Parmisano, featuring the 50-piece Moscow City Symphony.
“It was a great pleasure to perform again with Roman Miroshnichenko — a great guitarist who has performed with Steve Vai, Larry Coryell and many other world jazz stars" — shared the joy of the joint performance of Mario Parmisano.
The next day, on May 27th, Roman Miroshnichenko with his band presented his album The Sixth Sense. All were well received at a sold out Kaluga Philharmonic Hall.
“This year the festival days were dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the “King" of tango Astor Piazzolla and pioneer of jazz fusion Chick Corea. Astor and Chick — musicians who have shaped modern instrumental music. Both are geniuses," said the festival CEO Roman Miroshnichenko.
The album won the silver medal of the Global Music Awards, continues to grow in popularity in Japan, where a wide distribution of a special CDs edition started. One of the new album's compositions “Bodhrán's Magic", feat. American violinist Charlie Bisharat received a nomination for the prestigious Hollywood Music In Media Awards, becoming one of the number of such nominees as Hans Zimmer, Alan Silvestri, Howard Shore, Branford Marsalis, Terence Blanchard and others.
Scott Yanow commented on the release: “When one listens to the powerful guitar playing of Roman Miroschnichenko, it is easy to be reminded of John McLaughlin, Al DiMeola, Paco DeLucia and John McLaughlin during his Mahavishnu days, but it soon becomes apparent that Miroschnichenko has his own sound within fusion, setting the standard for XXI century fusion guitar."
Currently Miroshnichenko is completing joint album New Shapes together with Danish guitarist Henrik Andersen, featuring special guests: Trilok Gurtu, Bickram Ghosh, Gumbi Ortiz, Charlie Bisharat and Frank Colon.
05/15/2021
Frank Colо́n’s album 'Latin Lounge', featuring Roman Miroshnichenko - №5 of the Roots Music Report's Top Latin Album Charts for the Year of 2020! Frank Colо́n - world renown percussionist who has worked with such great stars as The Manhattan Transfer, Wayne Shorter, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Hancock, Michel Camilo, Michel Petrucciani, Paquito D'Rivera, Gato Barbieri, Marcos Valle, Joao Donato among many others.
"If you’re a fan of flamenco guitar, you’ll fall in love immediately with the wonderful “Spanish Heart“, feat. Roman Miroshnichenko on flamenco guitar… I have no doubt that this piece will be getting some MAJOR airplay on jazz stations around the globe" - Dick Metcalf, editor, Contemporary Fusion Reviews.
The unsurpassed, Grammy and Oscar winning master of the duduk Djivan Gasparyan passed away on Tuesday, July 6, at the age of 93. The Maestro has worked with such prominent contemporary musicians as Lionel Richie, Peter Gabriel, Hans Zimmer, Brian May, Andreas Vollenweider.
We proud to announce that Roman's composition 
The 24th international World Of Guitar music festival took place on May 24-28, 2021 in Kaluga, Russia. This year, during the main portion of the festival, on May 26th took place joint concert of guitar virtuoso Roman Miroshnichenko and his band with outstanding tango nuevo interpreter — Argentinian pianist Mario Parmisano, featuring the 50-piece Moscow City Symphony.
