Erkin Kydykbaev
Bass, Kyrgyzstan

About the participant

KG, Bishkek

I graduated Kyrgyz National Conservatory as bass player in 2009. Also I play in jazz group "Salt Peanuts" where I took part in different jazz festivals and projects such as: International jazz festivals: 2005-2006,2009,2010,2012 Kazakhstan, Almaty ‘A to Z’; 2007- Kazakhstan, Aktobe; 2006- 2007-2008,2009,2010,2011,2012- Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek 2009 - Russia ,Yekaterinburg 2010,2011, 2012 – Tajikistan, Dushanbe Concerts in US, Germany, Kazakhstan embassies. 2005- ‘Ala-Too Spring’ festival 2006- ‘Anti AIDS’ project. Played with Berklee's teachers in Boston.On Presidents concerts. When I was in US I visited jazz clubs such as "Birdland", Blue Note and Carnegie Hall. There I had opportunity to speak and get master classes from musicians such as Ron Carter, Marcus Miller, Benny Golson, Stanley Clarke, Victor Wooten. Now I have been working at Kyrgyz National Concervatory as a teacher.