Anton Pyvovarov

Anton Pyvovarov is a saxophonist and composer who was born and raised in Ukraine.
He started playing saxophone at the age of eleven and was shaped by broad range of influences from his music environment that included classical music, jazz and folk music of different cultures.
Anton has recorded his first album at the age of nineteen and since then has performed continuously at various International Jazz festivals, appeared at several TV and radio shows in Ukraine.

In 2007 Anton was granted a scholarship to study at the New School University in New York. After being graduate he kept on working in the group of his former teacher – legendary drummer Chico Hamilton, whose influence helped him to bring his skills to a new level and to develop his own voice.
Nowadays Anton lives in Austria. He actively performs and writes music for large and small ensembles, performances solo and makes music for diverse electronic media. His Big Band pieces "Coming Back" and "Journey Of The Lightheaded" were nominated for prizes at the international composition competitions.