APPLE TEA

In 1993, four jazz musicians: bassist Igor Satsevich, drummer Alexander Sapieha, guitarist Oleg Doroshin and pianist Sergei Lapkovsky - decided to join the group Apple Tea.
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. Calling card of the team became the music leader of the group Igor Satsevich, which includes all elements of modern jazz styles.
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. The first speech made the band popular in Belarus and Lithuania, where Apple Tea served on the international jazz festival "Birstonas-94"
. In 1994. came new musicians: Andrew Matlin - saxophones, Konstantin Hot - keyboards п?пҐя?я?я?п?п?пҐя?я?, Alexander Storozhuk - percussion. All jazz festivals in Minsk, since 1994, passed with Apple Tea.

Since 1996. instead Andrew Matlina, who left the United States, on saxophone playing Vitaly Yamuteev, and in 1997. He is joined by alto saxophonist Alexander Bondarenko.
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. Out of the first cassette album, "Bee Dance" (1996) and second, the concert album "Mean Girls" (also issued on video) were named the most outstanding events in the Belarusian jazz 90's.
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. In 1998, the team starts to work a new keyboard player and composer Max Pugachev
. In this part of Apple Tea have been invited to speak at international jazz festival "Kaunas-98, where the stars were collected American and European jazz: Marc Copland, John Abercrombie, Kenny Wheeler, Courtney Pine, etc.. By this time in the music group has a new element - the impact of the Belarusian and world folklore. Other milestones in the history of the group - performing in Moscow in the concert program "The Best in the Belarusian Jazz" (CP of. Tchaikovsky, 1996), a benefit Igor Satsevich in the hall of the Belarusian State Philharmonic Society (1996).

Album "Mean Girls" on CD was reissued in Moscow jazz label "Boheme Music" in spring 1999. under the name "Apple Tea". In the summer of 1998. band recorded the CD for the German company B. Mind Records. In April 2000, Mr.. released a new CD ( "Bee Dance").
In May 2000, Mr.. team opened their own personalized page where you can find detailed information about the musicians, the album (including an extensive collection of audio files), group presentations, a collection of photos, etc.

. The current composition of the "Apple Tea":

. Igor Satsevich - bass
. Anton Fighting - soprano, tenor saxophone
. Sergei Antishin - Guitar
. Maksim Pugachev - keyboards
. Alexander Storozhuk - percussion
. Alexander Sapieha - drums

. Discography Apple Tea:

. Bee Dance (MC, 1996, "The Ark", a series of "Belarusian jazz")
. Angry Girls - live in Minsk (MC, VHS, 1997, CDL Music)
. All that JAZZ (Boheme Music, 1998 CDBMR 809011) - one track
. Apple Tea (Boheme Music, 1999 CDBMR 810026)
. Bee Dance (Apple Tea Productions, 2000)
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