Gari Tverdohleb

Gari Tverdohleb - drums, percussion instruments, xylophone 

The best drummer in Moldova, Gari Tverdohleb - graduate Academy of Arts of Chisinau as percussionist and jazz drummer. He played in numerous jazz and rock projects, participated at many international jazz festivals. Gari is the master of all percussion instruments, a brilliant and original musician, possessing a flawless rhythm, the ability to outline the most refined nuances and to create a dense and intricate music. He is a sensitive accompanist with a delicate touch, but can build up a storm when it is necessary.

Performances(selection):

2004 - "Sochi jazz " (Russia)

2004 - "Mikolajki folkowe" (Poland)

2004 - "Varna Summer festival" (Bulgaria)

2004 - Festival of Moldavian culture in Milan (Italy)

2005 - "Est-Ouest Festival", Die-Drome (France)

2005 - "Festival Jazz and Wine", Cormons (Italy)

2005 - Festival «Джаз над Волгой». Yaroslavl (Russia)                                                             

2005 - "Bucharest Jazz Festival" (Rumania), Sala ArCuB

2005 - "Limmitationes-Saal club" (Austria)

2005 - "Festival BuBuCish", Moscow (Russia)

2005 - "Kraina mrii festival", Kiev (Ukraine)

2005 - "Shesori festival", Ivano-Frankovsk (Ukraine)

2005 - Festival of chamber music, Kislovodsk (Russia)

2005 - Festival of chamber music, Min-vody (Russia)

2005 - Festival of chamber music, Essentuky (Russia)

2005 - "Viljandi Folk festival" (Estonia)

2005 - "Odessa Jazz carnival" (Ukraine)

2006 - Balkan fever, Vienna (Austria)

2006 - "Cerkno jazz festival" (Slovenia)

2006 - "Vilnus jazz Festival" (Lithuania)

2006 - "International Jazz" (Zagreb, Croatia)

2006 - Festival "TRANS@FORM", Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania)

2006 - "Garana jazz Festival (Romania)

2006 - "Astana Blues" Festival (Kazakhstan)

2007 - "Portalegre jazz festival" (Portugal)

2007 - "North Sea jazz festival" (Holland)

2007 - "Jazz in Hermitage garden", Moscow (Russia)

2007 - "Hotromania festival", Porgy & Bess, Vienna, (Austria)

2007 - "Jazzycolors" festival, Paris (France)

2007 - "Chimkent jazz festival" (Kazakhstan)

2007 - "Astana jazz festival" (Kazakhstan)

2008 - "SKIF International Festival", St. Petersburg (Russia)

2008 - International festival "April Jazz thesis" Archangelsk, (Russia)

2008 - "Bucharest Jazz Festival" (Romania)

2008 - "Pulse" Festival, London, Brighton (UK)

2008 - "29 th Montreal International Jazz Festival", (Canada)

2008 - "Earth Festival", Vlasti (Greece)

2008 - "Son del Aire Festival", Burgos, Leon, Zamora (Spain)

2008 - "Zece pentru mare" (Romania)

2009 - Andrei Tarkovskii International Film festival ”Zerkalo” (Russia)

2009 - The Music Village,  Brussels (Belgium)

2009 - The 12th floor,  Antwerp (Belgium)

2009 - "JazzaNova" festival, Kitzbühel (Austria)

2009 - "Garana jazz festival” (Romania)

2009 - CAUX FORUM for Human Security (Switzerland)

2009 - 30th EBU Modern Folk festival, Cologne (Germany)                                                        

2010 - Onda Jazz Club, Lisbon (Portugal)                                                                                   

2010 - Museu do Oriente, Lisbon (Portugal)

2010 – “Stufstock”, Vama veche (Romania)

2010 – The Port of cultures, Riga, Latvia

2010 – The Port of cultures, Teatru Eminescu, Chisinau

2010 – “Yaroslavl jazz festival “ (Russia)

2010 – Odessa, (Ukraine)

2010 – “The Port of cultures”, Chisinau, Moldova

2010 - “Iasi Jazz Nights”, Club RS, Iasi (Romania)

2010 – “Moldova Calls” Tropentheater, Amsterdam (Netherlands)

2010 –“Moldova Calls” De-X Leiden (Netherlands)

2010 –“Moldova Calls” Theater Bouwkunde, Deventer (Netherlands)

2010 –  “Moldova Calls” Jazz In Rotterdam at WMDC , Rotterdam, (Netherlands)

2010 - “Moldova Calls” SJU Jazz Podium,  Utrecht, (Netherlands)

2010 - “Moldova Calls” Paranoia Festival Tilburg, (Netherlands)

2011 – “Make Music Stockholm”

2011 - Zhniva festival, Kiev (Ukraine)

2011 – Ziua Independentei, Chisinau (Moldova)

2011 – Porgy & Bess, Vienna (Austria)