Trumpeter/Vocalist
Ilya Serov Releases 'Color' July 26, 2024 at Release Concert at Spaghettini
(Austin, TX)
- Trumpeter Ilya Serov to release new project "Colors" July 26, 2024 with
a concert at Spaghettini south of Los Angeles. Joining him will be multi-instrumentalist Justin-Lee Schultz. A popular performer
at Jazz festivals, clubs, theaters and at sea aboard Koz's all-star cruise (Serov will be back aboard in 2025), Serov will
play the Glass City Jazz Festival in Toledo, Ohio on August 10, Spaghettini again on September 8 with special guest Tom Braxton,
and the Oxnard Jazz Festival on September 15.
The last couple of years have been transformational for Ilya Serov both musically and personally.
Having released three albums centered on his modern interpretations of tunes culled from the Great American Songbook, Serov's
newly released Silky Sound Records album, "Colors," is his first collection comprised entirely of original songs
that he had a hand in writing. This artistic rebirth happened simultaneously to Serov becoming a father for the first time.
Both life-changing events celebrate the maturation of the man and the musician.
The ten songs that make up "Colors" provide a vibrant palette of soul-jazz, R&B
grooves and Brazilian Jazz instrumentals along with a few iridescent pop vocals. Serov produced three tracks and tapped two-time
Grammy winner Paul Brown, multiple Grammy nominee Darren Rahn and 16-time Billboard chart-topper Adam Hawley to produce the
rest. Billboard hitmakers Jeff Ryan (saxophone) and Oli Silk (keyboards) were brought in as featured players.
"Colors" closes with "Blossom," a gorgeous ballad
that embodies Serov's flourishing growth.
"It
took many years of being a professional musician and releasing albums featuring songs from the Great American Songbook until
I was able to overcome my insecurities and vulnerabilities and gain confidence to reveal my inner voice and share creative
ideas to the public. ‘Colors' is a tapestry, fusion of musical genres, blend of cultures and backgrounds, friendships
and so much more," said the Austin, Texas-based Serov.
The album opens with the first single, "Champagne Sky," a vintage contemporary jazz instrumental
showcasing Serov's regal trumpet with elegant nylon guitar nuances perfectly placed by Brown. It was the first song penned
for the project.
Hawley helmed "Beat
of My Heart," a pop gem that Serov said was written as a note of gratitude for his family, wife Amanda and son Caden.
According to Serov, Caden's terrible twos arrived as the artist worked on the album, which made life more complicated and
the project more challenging and stressful to complete.
The
beaming midtempo "Glow" was the second single from "Colors" and it's another Serov-Hawley collab followed
by a third Hawley production, "Sea Breeze." Ryan's tenor sax shines on the funky instrumental.
A longtime fan of Brazilian music, Serov surrounded himself with Brazilian
musicians to track "A Day in Rio." Grammy-winning bassist Hussain Jiffry (Sergio Mendes, Herb Alpert) cowrote the
song with Serov and plays on the multicultural excursion.
Serov
chronicles the experience of making the album on the vocal number "Tunnel Vision," a cut produced and cowritten
by Rahn that became an expression of mindfulness and appreciation for Serov.
Silk's keyboards help buoy "Afloat," a soothing song that Serov wrote a few years ago and
saved for this album. On the track, Serov played an innovative new horn that he co-created called a jazzohorn, which is a
unique hybrid of a flugelhorn and a saxophone.
Serov's
muted trumpet and sultry voice combine on the ambient "Dreams," which Hawley produced.
Teaming with friend and collaborator Nick Petrillo (keyboards) on the poignant
and pretty "Blossom" enabled both musicians to tap into their classical backgrounds.
Citing jazz legend Chet Baker as a major inspiration, Serov's last outing was the
2021 "Just Friends" album on which he kept the company of sax star Dave Koz, keyboardist Greg Manning, guitarist
Kay-Ta Matsuno, vocalist Matt Cusson and saxophonist Alex Hahn. It was Serov's third album that served a blend of Great American
Songbook standards and original songs. His 2013 debut album, "September in the Rain," was a big band date followed
five years later by "Back in Time," an album that featured collaborations with piano icon Roger Kellaway, six-time
Grammy nominated saxophonist Eric Marienthal, and Grammy-winning percussionist Poncho Sanchez. Serov has also composed music
for film and has performed on scores that include "Creed II," "Deadpool 2" and "Addams Family 2."
Come the holiday season, Serov will join Keiko
Matsui for a Christmas concert on December 8 in Florida. For more information, visit https://www.ilyaserov.com.
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(Source: Great
Scott PR)
