born April 9, 1947 in Kiev. In childhood he was raised by grandparents, who taught him to play guitar and mandolin. From 7 years
Molotkov participated in the family band. Then he took private lessons on guitar Yevgeny Golubov.
1961-1962 - the game in the junior orchestra DK SRBs n / Ilya Gass. (Kiev).
1963 (spring) - playing in an ensemble Eugene Yatsenko (Kiev).
1963 - first professional work in the ensemble Oleksandr Kurnosenko UGKO. (Kiev).
1964 - worked in the ensemble of Constantine Janicki (Kiev).
1964 (October) - 1965 (February) - work in a group of Leonid Leonidova, Tselinkontsert (Tselinograd).
1965 (February-April) - the game in the group K. Janicki - K. Fire (Kiev).
1965 (September) - 1966 (May), worked in the Kiev circus.
1966-1968 - served in Song and Dance Ensemble of USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs.
1967 - receiving the first prize in the Eurovision blues in the city of Kiev.
1969 (January-September) - playing in a jazz cafe Khreshchatyk "(Kiev).
1969 - speech at the jazz festival "Donetsk 100, consisting of: In. Cornet, V.
Molotkov, A. Gulak, A. Hristidis.
1969 (September-December) - work in the jazz orchestra n / a Anatoly Kroll (Tula).
1970-1971 - Work Big Band leader GVF (Kiev).
1971 - speech at the jazz festival "Youth 71" (Dnepropetrovsk). Composition:. Cornet, V.
Molotkov, A. Gulak, A. Hristidis.
1971 - winner of the festival "Donetsk 102", touring with: In. Kolesnikov, A. Babi, A. Hristidis.
1972-1973 - working in an ensemble of "Dream" p / u in. Ilyina (Kiev).
1973 - winner of the festival "Donetsk 104". Composition:.
Molotkov, IN. Kolesnikov, A. Babi, A. Hristidis.
1973-1976 - Work in Big Band p / u in. Polyakov (Kiev).
1975 - winner of the festival "Donetsk 106". Composition:.
Molotkov, IN. Kolesnikov, A. Babi, A. Hristidis.
1976 (February-November) - a teacher of a BMW N1. Stetsenko (Kiev).
1976-1978 - work in the FCT, in an ensemble of p / u A. Osadchy (Kiev).
1978-1982 - Work in COMA (Kiev).
1978 - disc goes under the name "Lyrical mood" in the recording part: In.
Molotkov, A. Hristidis IN. Novikov, IN. Kolesnikov.
1980 - 2000 - Maintaining a class of jazz guitar at the Kyiv Summit Music College. R. Glier.
1985 - work in Kiev Music Hall.
1987 - participated in the jazz festival "Holosievo" (Kiev), with Big Band "Veterans of Jazz".
1988 - speech at the jazz festival "Crystal Lion" (Lviv). Ingredients: P. Pashkov IN.
Molotkov, D. Litvin, L. Nenakhov.
1990-1991 - in the Kiev State Orchestra n / a In. Tereshchenko.
1995 - recording with the jazz quintet "Kiev" to program "35 minutes of jazz". (V.
Molotkov, E. Dergunov, V. Katolichenko, Markov, V. Machulin).
1995 - participated in the hit parade "Radio Rocks" with a jazz project "Swing College Band" (Kiev).
1995 - a residence permit in Germany.
1996 - statement from the Big Band p / u M. Reznitskaya (Kiev).
2000 - participation by a jazz duo (L. Merkulova - A. Aces, Kiev) in the Moscow festival "Jazz Voice 2000".
Press:
Article S. Vermenich "Jazz on the ground of Donetsk", magazine "Variety", N1/1972, Kiev
. Article Donetsk 106 ", the magazine" Melody "(Czechoslovakia) N6/1976
. Profile All-Stars Jazz-82 "(3rd place), the newspaper" Soviet Youth ", Riga, 3.03.1983
. Bibliography:
. Article "Guitar" (magazine "Variety" N1/1972)
. Plays, published by Khreshchatyk "
. "Jazz pieces arranged for electric guitar"
. In compiler
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Molotkov (author and arranger).
Plays: "Shades of the Sea", "The sky in April", "Enterprise", "Forrestol", "Intrepid"
. Tutorials:
. "Technique jazz accompaniment on six-string guitar" K, 1979
. "Jazz Improvisation at the six-stringed guitar" By 1983
. "Arrangements for guitar" K, 1997
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Professor jazz guitar ".
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Albums and Books by Vladimir Molotkov.
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Yu Shikhov about his book, Molotkov