Maxim Lubarsky
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A native of Odessa, Ukraine, Maxim Lubarsky started his career as a classical pianist. When he was 7 years old, he began his musical education at the famous Stolyarsky School of Music, where his father, a member of the piano faculty and renowned pianist, was his teacher and mentor. He later received a master’s degree from the Odessa State Conservatory, where professor Evilina Kovalenko was his piano instructor. During his last years in school, Lubarsky acquired a love for jazz music and founded his first group, Art Session, with whom he toured, played numerous venues in the Ukraine, and won first place in a number of competitions. While playing and touring with Art Session, he continued his classical career, playing solo recitals and performing with the Odessa State Symphony Orchestra. During his years at the conservatory, he was a highly recognized pianist and toured and recorded with numerous projects in Israel, France, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Spain, Turkey, Greece, and the U.S.
After graduating from the conservatory, Lubarsky decided to pursue jazz education, which brought him to Berklee College of Music, where he studied with such renowned musicians as Joanne Brackeen, Danilo Pérez, Hal Crook, and Joe Lovano, to name a few. At Berklee, he was a scholarship recipient and recipient of the Berklee Technics Piano Award in 2002. He continues an active performing career with numerous musicians in Boston and New York, as well as international performances and master classes. He has been a faculty member in the Piano Department at Berklee since 2013.
- Recordings include "I’ll Be Around"with the Macayù Jazz Chamber Trio; "Intimately," "Musical Journey," and "C’est Si Bon," live at the Berklee Performance Center
- Performances include St. Petersburg Music Festival, Spoleto Festival, Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival, Diacetum Festival, and Usadba Jazz Festival, among many others
- Projects and recordings with Terri Lyne Carrington, Dave Samuels, Greg Osby, E.J. Strickland, Gabrielle Goodman, Dave Liebman, and Tiger Okoshi
- Toured with Gabrielle Goodman as pianist and music director
- Leader of Macayú Jazz Chamber Trio and Maxim Lubarsky Quartet
- Taught master classes in China, South Africa, and Russia