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Aleksei Kozlov (musician)

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Alexy Kozlov in 2010

Alexei Semenovich Kozlov (sometimes given as Aleksey Kozlov or, in his own transliteration, as Alexey Kozlov, Russian: Алексей Семёнович Козлов; born 13 October 1935 in Moscow) is a Russian saxophonist. He was part of the first group of prominent Soviet-era Russian jazz musicians which emerged during the 1960s. He founded the band Arsenal [ru], which is considered the preeminent Jazz-rock fusion ensemble in Russia.[1][2]

Personal life

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Alexei's father taught at the Moscow Pedagogical Institute named after V.I. Lenin. His mother, Ekaterina Tolchenova, was a chorus conductor and music theory teacher. His grandfather Ivan Tolchenov sang on the opera stage and in church choirs.[3]

Alexei Kozlov is married to Lyalya Absalyamova, she is a teacher of English. He has son Sergey from his first marriage.[3]

Awards

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2003 – People's Artist of Russia.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Leo Feigin (1985). Russian Jazz: New Identity. Quartet Books. p. 73. ISBN 9780704325067.
  2. ^ a b "Biography of Alexy Kozlov". Archived from the original on December 28, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c "Биография Алексея Козлова". ria.ru (in Russian) (published 2015-10-13). 2024-10-27.