Odesa: A Musical Walk Through a Legendary City

The Los Angeles Times has praised Vadim Neselovskyi’s “extraordinary playing” while The Guardian (UK) has called him “the most promising of the young improvisers.” All About Jazz recognized his singular versatility, referring to him as “a strong pianist [as well as] a composer who blends form and freedom in new ways.”

As a child prodigy in still-Soviet Ukraine, Neselovskyi became the youngest student to be accepted into the famed Odesa Conservatory. At 17, he moved with his family to Dortmund, Germany, continuing his classical studies while establishing himself on the local jazz scene. Determined to pursue his passion for jazz in the country of its birth, Neselovskyi moved to the United States to study at Berklee College of Music where he is currently a professor of piano.