MassAve Project
Everybody was very impressed by the very high quality of the band - Michelle Kuypers, MOJO Concerts, North Sea Jazz.
There's many roads that lead to Rome, but "Mass Ave" is an interesting one - Jan Akkerman
Nikolay Moiseenko - Sax
Iakov Kremenskiy - Guitar
Evgeny Lebedev - Keys
Evan Marien - Bass
Jeffrey Villanueva - Drums
"Mass Ave Project" is a fusion of styles, personalities, grooves and harmonies consisting of some of the best graduates and students of the world-renowned Berklee College of Music. The music played is all-original instrumental Jamiroquai meets John Scofield meets Herbie Hancock with elements of jazz and fusion. They first came together in the summer of 2007 for the 7th annual Hermitage Jazz Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2007 and continued performing around the Boston area and bombarding audiences all around with their high-energy funk. In 2008, they were invited by the famous MOJO Concert Agency to perform at the famous North Sea Jazz Festival held annually in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, which in addition included shows around the Netherlands at clubs such as Dizzy and The Duke, as well as performances in St. Petersburg at the Delta Neva Festival.
The members have individually performed with the likes of, Marcus Miller, Me'shell Ndegeocello and David Sanchez to name a few therefore the quality of musicianship is not to be doubted.