© KAZHARGAN Today

"This project is about music, of course but also sharing and giving. About passion and determination. This is not business first, it's art and generosity. This is really important to me, especially cause whan you're a musician, you may have to play some music you don't like for an audience who doesn't care to earn your life." © Laurent Planells (Paris, France) "It,s a fantastic opportunity to create music and interact with musicians from all over. In our times music became a global thing, even ethno influence became global. The music turned into different directions, each time one of us added his way of playing to the music and in the end, it was a giant project with realy big taste of everybody. Still Stan,s ideas, but growing and building a new world Kazhargan." © Hans Peter Salentin (Cologne, Germany) "The Stan Z group Kazhargan - is a special group, we are like a family, worldwide - with a focus on playing music - It's a wonderful group and means a lot to me, and I love the interplay between all our unique sounds we add to the songs. We are all in this together - this world... so for me... boundaries, countries and all this, is invisible and music is the at the heart." © Cheryl Pyle (New York, USA) "This project is very special to me since it represents not only a new era of jazz but it also represents how there are no more boundaries for artists to collaborate. We have proven now for the second time that it doesn't matter what country you are in or what language you speak, you can still be a part of a global group effort." © Sean O'Bryan Smith (Nashville, USA) "I feel very privileged to be a part of such an exciting and musically satisfying project. It’s always a pleasure to play with such excellent musicians. I have always admired Russian music in general based on classical composers such as Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and especially Shostakovich, but before this project I was unaware of anything going on in Russia in jazz. Working with Stan has certainly made an extremely favorable impression on me!" © Max Ridgway (Alva, USA) "Comme il est bon de se perdre dans cette ivresse musicale savamment composée, savamment orchestrée, où rien n'est définitif et sûr, comme la vie, et comme savent l'être les grandes créations artistiques qui nous montrent la voie, la seule,la vraie, celle de "l'intranquillité créative" où tout peut advenir. L'on remarquera donc l'aspect protéiforme et multiculturel de "Kazhargan Destinations" où les musiciens savent, pour notre plus grand bonheur, dialoguer et inventer une manière de vivre ensemble." © Patrick Geffroy Yorffeg (Provins, France) "Stan Z's playing is supportive and understated throughout - stepping forward whenever necessary - I particularly like the ability he has to make a chordal figure appear like the Sun coming out from behind the clouds. Outstanding playing from all concerned - recommended listening." © Ben Williams