Trends of modern Ukrainian jazz music in Germany in the XXI century (on the example of Tamara Lukasheva’s creativity)

Abstract

Statement of the problem. European jazz art of the 21st century continues to develop the trends that were formed in world jazz in the last third of the 20th century. Among them is the interaction with musical ideas of folklore of various peoples of the world, as well as rock music. As a result of this process, such phenomena as ethno-jazz, fusion, and funk and there experimental types were formed, which is found a wide distribution in the territory of Ukraine and provided many opportunities for the disclosure and popularization of the national musical culture. Scientific interest is seen in the study of trends in its development not only within the country, but also abroad, in particular in Germany, where Ukrainian jazz musicians come to. In modern jazzology, the topic of the Jazz and Ukrainian folklore interaction has been studied to some extent, as well as the theme of interaction between jazz and academic music. Some features of the activities of Ukrainian jazzmen in Ukraine and abroad, including T. Lukasheva, are revealed in interviews with musicians, popular science articles, as well as reviews of albums or concerts. Objectives, methods, and novelty of the research. The purpose of the article is to reveal the genre-stylistic specificity of T. Lukasheva’s work in the context of Ukrainian jazz music making in Germany in the 21st century. A set of scientific methods, such as historical-genetic, comparative, interpretive and analytical, contributed to the disclosing the theme of the article. The novelty of the research topic is connected with almost complete lack of its researching in the national jazz studies. Research results and conclusion. T. Lukasheva’s work is in line with the trends that emerged in Ukrainian jazz at the turn of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries: ethno-jazz, funk, fusion in there experimental forms. The individualization of her author’s style took place in Germany, where she revealed herself not only as a virtuoso vocalist and pianist, but also as a talented composer and arranger. This was manifested in the compositions that were performed in the concerts at the Stadtgarten and were considered in the study. They confirm the opinion that the artist masterfully owns her voice, demonstrates a variety of vocal techniques, embodies a wide variety of artistic images. The musician has a wide vocal range of three octaves, non-standard harmonic thinking and a sense of musical time, which allows her to freely feel herself in improvisational solos and in other sections of the form where complex meter and rhythm meet. It is indisputable that one of the leading driving forces in jazz is a creative personality, who must have leadership qualities, bright charisma, musical intelligence, and attract like-minded musicians. All these qualities are fully characteristic of Tamara Lukasheva.