BEYOND THE OBVIOUS |
With Don Braden, Martin Zenker and Jerome Jennings |
Reservoir Records 2006 |
| THE MESSENGER | With Michael Karn, Sid Simmons, Martin Zenker and Jimmy Cobb |
Reservoir Records 2001 |
| A STAR for YOU | With Bob Berg, Sid Simmons, Ken Walker and Billy Hart |
Reservoir Records 1997 |
| LIVE at VARTAN JAZZ | With Francesco Bearsetti, Sid Simmons, Kenny Walker and Ben Riley |
Vartan Jazz 1995 |
| MEANS of IDENTIFICATION | With Ralph Moore, Hideki Takao, Dennis Irwin and Kenny Washington |
Reservoir Records 1993 |
| LIVE at SWEET BASIL | With John Hicks, Peter Washington, Don Braden and Victor Jones |
Reservoir Records 1993 |
| PROFILE | With Joe Henderson, Kenny Barron, Essiet Essiet and Victor Jones |
Reservoir Records 1991 |
| TRIP to MOSCOW | Universal Language | Reservoir Records 1988 |
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AS A LEADER
Valery Ponomarev's group Universal Language performs in concerts, festivals, clubs, schools and colleges worldwide. Valery and Universal Language were broadcast live nationwide on National Public Radio from the Vartan Jazz Club in Denver, New Year's Eve 1995. Live At Vartan Jazz [Vartan Jazz vj006] was recorded during a two-night engagement at Vartan's (a state of the art recording facility offering the finest in live recordings) in February of 1995. The CD presents Ponomarev compositions and one standard in a quintet format: Valery (trumpet), Francesco Bearsetti on tenor sax; Sid Simmons, piano; Kenny Walker, bass; Ben Riley, drums. Universal Language also has four releases on the Reservoir record label: A live recording at Sweet Basil's in NYC, recorded in July of 1993, Live At Sweet Basil's [Reservoir RSR CD 131] features Valery on trumpet and his quintet Universal Language: Victor Jones (drums), Peter Washington (bass), John Hicks (piano), Don Braden (tenor sax). Profile [RSR CD 120] (December 1991) features Valery, Victor Jones (drums), Essiet Essiet (bass), Kenny Barron (piano) and Joe Henderson (tenor sax). Trip To Moscow (December 1988) [RSR CD 107], features Valery and Ralph Moore, with Larry Willis (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass), and Victor Jones (drums). The group's first recording, Means of Identification was released in April 1987 [RSR 101], featuring Valery, Ralph Moore (tenor sax), Hideki Takao (piano), Dennis Irwin (bass) and Kenny Washington (drums).
AS A SIDEMAN
VALERY PONOMAREV has worked in clubs, tours, festivals, concerts with:
Walter Bishop's Charlie Parker Memorial Quintet |
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