Lush Life. Cafe Au Lait / Coffee with Milk. /digi-pack/.

Something very interesting has happened: the album "Coffee with Milk" by the group Lush Life and the album "Blossom" by Yulia Roma. These two works were released virtually simultaneously – and it seems that the both can be considered, even though it might sound too loud, a new say in the Ukrainian jazz. If we speak about Lush Life – this is virtually the only group in Ukraine today that performs music in the jazz-manouche style. And already absolutely sure – this is the author of the first Ukrainian album with such music. The debut is convincing, and more than that – just beautiful. Cool. And there is nothing strange in it, largely speaking: the project organizer, Sergey Ovsyanikov, is well-known due to his diversity and live interest to very different styles in guitar music directions. Listen to his previous works – both his own, and in other projects – he is, indisputably, a master. But he still studies, discovers something new – and this is, possibly, the defining feature. And his partners in Lush Life appear highly deserved. Listen how greatly all of them do NOT produce superfluous motions, sounds, inappropriate gestures. There is no blank space in their music – and every pause is filled with – true – music – silence... However, as this is "gipsy swing", the silence here is disguised, and in the foreground – there are bright rhythms, the atmosphere of a little cabaret and the almond (or, maybe, still milk-and-coffee?) taste of a temporary but cozy refuge. And it is not important now what happens there, outside, because here and now – there is wonderful music and the light, delicate voice of Diana Ovsyannykova. Who, by the way, sings several songs on this album – in Ukrainian..
Diana Ovsyanikova - vocal (1,2,4,6,8,10)
Serhiy Ovsyanikov - guitar
Bogdan Vilchik- guitar (2,3,5,7,9-11)
Denys Boyev - violin (1-3,5-7,9-11)
Valentin Korniyenko - double bass, back vocal (4)