Misha Tsiganov

A leading New York jazz pianist, the Russian-born Misha Tsiganov is a daring improviser with a sound steeped in the post-bop tradition. He first garnered wider attention in the 2000s and has played with artists like Hendrik Meurkens, Myron Walden, and Joe Chambers. His own albums like 2014's The Artistry of the Standard, 2018's Playing with the Wind, and 2022's Misha's Wishes feature his adept small group with trumpeter Alex Sipiagin and Seamus Blake. In 2024, he delivered Painter of Dreams, which featured Sipiagin and guests including saxophonist Chris Potter. Born in 1966...