Zhenya Kogan vocals, guitar
Keith Yates saxophones, clarinet
Anna Povzner keyboards
Brandon Bradshaw drums, percussion
vacant upright/electric bass
Musicians who occasionally play or had played with VARONA:
Timur Kerimbekov percussion, didgeridoo
Amit Waisberg lead guitar, mandolin
Andy Mills bass, trombone
Nancy Kuo violin, cello
Mike Kolovsky tuba
Nadia Vasiliev psaltery, recorder
Casey Bauer violin, mbira
Visual Art by
Stef and VARONA
Influences
african rhythms; tribal drumming and singing (african and native american); classical; late-nineties electronica (trance, psy, ambient, progressive house, electro); flamenco; improv jazz; pesni iz multikov; Radiohead; Auktyon; Manu Chao; Pink Floyd; Tom Waits; Yma Sumac; Beck; Gotan Project; classic rock; and lots of other stuff...
"VARONA combines elements of psychedelic rock and infuses it with improvisation and collective interplay. Comprised of rich unique instrumentation, VARONA juxtaposes unexpected combinations of colors and sounds which conjure up images of the mercurial flight of nature along with deep stirrings of the heart."
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Thanks fer addin' us to yer friends, folks...we're lookin' forward to sharin' a stage with ya @ the Bit Saloon in May....all the best to ya!...Boys of Greenwood Glen, a drinkin' band with an Irish problem …
thanks for the add cool sound you have saw your seeking bass player ad I'm too busy at the moment so I can't audition good luck in your search though. ~LH
I hope you can make it out Wednesday June 13th to Art Walk. This month will be "ginourmous." 6 bands, dozens of artists and glorious weather. It's the perfect recipe for a great event.
I hope to see you out, I'll be the guy with too many cameras running aroung like a chicken with his head cut off.
You can check out the line up at www.artwalksausalito.org
