Member Since: 4/5/2007
Band Members: The Corners Five: Eric Alexander/Craig Handy - tenor sax, Jim Rotondi/Alex Sipiagin/Scott Wendholt - trumpet, Andrei Kondakov - piano, Dmitri Kolesnik - bass, Lenny White/Gene Jackson - drums
The HKM Trio: Dmitri Kolesnik - bass, John Hart - guitar, Jimmy Madison - drums
Sounds Like: DMITRI KOLESNIK: Five Corners (Challenge): "Fashions change, but classic cool never goes out of style: the second CD by Russian-born bassist Kolesnik feels right from the first note. Hipster shuffles, bop burners and dreamy ballads are all performed with urbane aplomb by a dynamite band. Eric Alexander’s silvery tenor sax and the flaring trumpet of Jim Rotondi provide cover while the leader’s rich, supple bass anchors Andrei Kondakov’s flights of piano fancy. And Lenny White is all over it on drums. Everything clicks." - Forrest Dylan Bryant/JAZZ TIMES
His sound is warm and big, and his choice of notes is truly inspirational. His playing continues to grow and make his presence on New York jazz scene necessary. His compositions also merit close attention. Ron Carter
This new CD,"FIVE CORNERS," contains wonderful music
written by Dmitri Kolesnik (8 songs) and Andrei
Kondakov (2 songs), and played very well by my dear
friends, Lenny White, Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi and Alex Sipiagin (2 tracks), Andrei Kondakov, and longtime fellow bassist and dearest of friends, Dmitri Kolesnik.
I am still listening to this CD, and am sure that you
will want to hear it again and again... Ron Carter
Kolesnik distinguishes himself with a full and round tone. His inventive walking lines work to embellish the soloist’s ideas; as seen with his adroit upper tessitura ostinato work behind Rotondi’s sweet solo on “Goodbye.†As a composer he is capable of writing music of great emotional content; from full out swingers to light and clever mid-tempo masterpieces and lush ballads, Kolesnik is obviously a musician who has spent great time in study of music of the masters. His ability to then filter that knowledge through his own prism to create wonderful masterpieces of form and harmony results in a truly enjoyable CD. You will find yourself listening to this disc again and again. Thomas R. Erdmann
A recommendation for an acoustic jazz music lover - Jazzism
If you don't know any better, you would think that every piece is a classic... Very convincing - Slagwerkkrant
These men converse at a high level bebop language - Financieel Dagblad
Traditional jazz in a sparkling way - Nederlandsdagblad
Fans who consider 1959 the year jazz started to go wrong will line up for this hi-pro traditionalist disc by Russian bassist-composer Dmitri Kolesnik, a student and acolyte of Ron Carter...."Five Corners" swings, beautifies, blows tough & tender. Keep that time machine polished; we need it sometimes.
Metal Jazz Magazine
The group is called "Five Corners," and it embodies the hopeful reality that jazz is a truly universal language as much as anything I have heard in the past 40 years. American tenor saxophonist Eric Alexander and drummer Gene Jackson flew in from New York and joined forces with the great Russian jazzmen Andrei Kondakov, Dmitri Kolesnik, and Alex Sipiagin to create one strong voice that touches the heart and moves the soul. Especially memorable were the intriguing and vivid compositions by bassist Dmitiri Kolesnik, especially "Anyuta" with an angular 5/4 meter, and the wistful and haunting ballad "White Nights, Gray Days."
...masterful partners-in-time Andrei Kondakov on piano, Dmitri Kolesnik on bass, and Gene Jackson on drums. Jazz like this sings out the undeniable and welcome imperative that we must all swing together or we will swing separately.
Todd Barkan / Jazz at Lincoln Center
These hard-swinging, thoughtful players with a variety of fresh tunes brought back some of the excitement of the '70s and '80s ... Hopefully we will be hearing more from this great Russian-American band. Jill McManus /Jazz reviewer for Newark Star-Ledger
Record Label: Boheme Music, Challenge Records, Twinz Records
Type of Label: Indie