Yuliya Roma

Yuliya Roma

Yuliya Roma is Ukrainian jazz singer, composer, author of the songs and pedagogue.

The voice of the singer is individual. She is easily recognizable among those who is interested in Ukrainian jazz. Yuliya Roma has been a soloist of the Night Groove band since 1999. The band is considered nowadays to be one of the most interesting and distinctive jazz bands in Ukraine. She is a laureate of International Jazz Contest Do#Dj2002, the participant of international jazz festivals in Ukraine, Russia, and Latvia.

Behind Yuliya Roma's back are solo concert performing at Kyiv jazz stages, performing throughout Ukraine, Cyprus, Malta, cooperation with the best musicians of the country.

Since 2004 Yuliya Roma is a teacher of a jazz vocal educational complex NMAU (National Musical Academy of Ukraine - translator's note) named after P. I. Chaikovskiy - KSHMC (Kyiv State Highest Musical College - translator's note) named after R. M. Gliyer.

In March, 2006, the singer releases her first solo album named Heartbeats consisting of author's compositions in English, which was highly evaluated in music environment. The CD was recorded by members of the Night Groove band, each being a creative person and pleading his own solo career and having their own solo albums. Among them are the following: Nataliya Lebedeva - piano, Igor Zakus - bass guitar, Aleksey Fantaev - drums, Artem Mendelenko - saxophone, Aleksandr Pavlov - guitar.

information, photo from official site: http://www.yuliyaroma.com/

Albums:

Yuliya Roma. Heartbeats.


...Yulia Roma's singing sounds just as that minute of silence before the sunrise, as if blue eyes of a child three-month old, attentively and easily... Music of this voice transforms jazz into soft crystal, it is so masterful that it does not attract any superfluous attention – but you cannot actually stop listening, noticing, feeling – and the sun rises, and the heart elate...
Domestic price: 250.60UAH, International price: $17.90USD

Yuliya Roma. Raduysya. Ukrainian carols. /digi-pack/. (Rejoice)


To enrich them with modern colors without destroying the subtle paths of the light joy inherent in Christmas carols and shchedrivkas – which is not an easy task. Since it requires great attention and tolerance. Finally, it just requires love for this music, for the roots – and love that is creative. And it seems – they have succeeded.
Domestic price: 250.60UAH, International price: $17.90USD

Songs:

V Jazze tol'ko devushky – 3. (Girls in Jazz)


With such music, it is easy to start one’s day, it is easy to go through it, easy to meet evenings and midnights. Nevertheless, whatever you might do, it is characteristic of female singing to harmonize the space – and here, on the disc, this property is revealed very brightly and convincingly. Ladies, be proud!
Domestic price: 250.60UAH, International price: $17.90USD

U koli druziv. Jazz-kolo live. (DVD). (In the Circle of Friends)


Colors permanently change, mix up, sometimes in quite strange directions – for some musicians migrate from one team to another, practically never leaving the scene. As a result, there arises absolutely warm, friendly, "private" atmosphere – curiously combining the sense of the large scene and, at the same time, the feeling of an almost family jam in a small club.
Domestic price: 214.20UAH, International price: $15.30USD

Igor Zakus, Z-Band. Ukrainian bass song. /digi-pack/


In his time, Igor Zakus became virtually the first jazz bass-player in Ukraine who released a solo album. Thus, the new album by Igor Zakus is what nobody seems to have done before in the Ukrainian jazz. And the word "song" in the title "Ukrainian Bass Song" appears far not by chance. Generally speaking, this is also an album of duets
Domestic price: 306.60UAH, International price: $21.90USD