Olga Amelchenko was born in 1988 in Russia. She started singing in choir at the age of 5, and playing piano and Dombra two years later.

Between 2003 and 2006, she studied at the College of music in Abakan. After a year spent studying choir conducting, she switched to saxophone.

In 2006, Olga moved to Novosibirsk, where she studied jazz at the College of music. After graduating in 2010, she took classical saxophone lesson to expand her knowledge of the instrument.

In 2012, she moved to Cologne (Germany) where she studied for two years at the « Hochschule for Musik und Tanz » with Wolfgang Engstfeld.

Olga Amelchenko is now studying at the Jazz Institut Berlin since 2014, attending lessons with teachers such as Peter Weniger, Greg Cohen, and John Hollenbeck. Gathering experiences from her studies, as well as from her concerts and tours all over europe, Olga Amelchenko is now involved in berlin’s dynamic jazz scene, where she combines musical collaborations and her personal projects.

Projects

• Olga Amelchenko Quartet
• Olga Amelchenko Large Ensemble
• Planet 9
• MISTRAL QUARTET

Links

News

My first album “Shaping Motions” is released on Unit Records on the 11.05.2018

Dates

• 26.10.2016 – Zukunft am OstKreuz -Mistral Quartet
• 6.11.16 – Nordost Jazz Trio – Bernau – Pascal Cafe
• 2.12.16 – A Tribute to Barry White with Dwight Thompson- Berlin- A-Trane
• 3.12.16- A Tribute to Barry White with Dwight Thompson- Berlin- A-Trane
• 18.01.17- Olga  Amelchenko Quartet – Berlin – Zukunft am Ostkreuz
• 4.01.17 – Moon Glow – Berlin – Swing Base
• 25.02.17- Thijs De Klijn Quintet-Berlin-Donau 115
• 5.03.17  – Jazz Quartet – Bernau – Pascal Cafe
• 10.03.17 – Planet 9 – Dessau – Dessau Jazz Festival
• 23.03.17- Mistral Quartet – Paris – Au Chat Noir
• 29.03.17 – Mistral Project – Moscow – Dewar’s Powerhouse
• 30.03.17 – Mistral Project – Moscow- Esse
• 31.03.17- Mistral Project – Moscow – Club-Restaurant San Diego
• 18.04.17- Mistral Quartet – Berlin – Café Tasso
• 25.04.17 – Planet 9 – Berlin – Georg Neumann Sall
• 27.04.17- Olga Amelchenko Quartet – Berlin – Dujardin
• 21.05.17 – Moon Glow – Berlin
• 26.05.17 – Moon Glow – Berlin
• 10.07.17 – QuatroFaqto – Berlin – Kunstfabrik Schlot
• 30.07.17- Olga Amelchenko Quintet – Berlin – B Flat
• 28.09.17- Musina Ebobissé Quintet – Berlin – Kunstfabrik Schlot
• 19.10.17 – Anna Wohlfarth Big Band – Berlin – Georg-Neumann-Saal des JIB am Einsteinufer
• 01.11.17 – QuatroFaqto – Berlin – Zukunft am Ostkreuz
• 08.01.18 – Omniversal Earkestra – Berlin – Kultstätte Keller
• 15.01.18 – Omniversal Earkestra – Berlin – Kultstätte Keller
• 22.01.18 – Omniversal Earkestra – Berlin – Kultstätte Keller
• 25.01.18 – Amelchenko/ Reydet/ Dornbusch – Berlin – Hat Bar
• 4.02.18 – Olga Amelchenko Jazz-Quartet – Bernau – Pascal Cafe
• 5.02.18 – Omniversal Earkestra – Berlin – Kultstätte Keller
• 14.02.18 – Bachelor Recital concert – Berlin – Georg-Neumann-Saal des JIB am Einsteinufer
• 22.02.18 – QuatroFaqto – Berlin – Kunstfabrik Schlot
• 24.02.18 – Moon Glow – Leipzig
• 12.03.18 – Olga Amelchenko Large Ensemble – Berlin – Kunstfabrik Schlot
• 12.04.18 – Hans Anselm Bigband – Berlin –  Regenbogenfabrik
• 12.05.18 – Natalie Greffel – Berlin – XJAZZ Festival
• 24.05.18 – Musina Ebobissé Quintet – Berlin – Dujardin
• 2.06.18 –  Hans Anselm Bigband – MeerJazz Festival
• 11.06.18 – Musina Ebobissé Quintet – Berlin – Kunstfabrik Schlot
• 12.06.18 – Hans Anselm Bigband – Berlin – Kunstfabrik Schlot
• 21.06.18 – Thijs De Klijn Quintet  – Berlin – Kunstfabrik Schlot
• 6.08.18 – QuatroFaqto – Berlin – Kunstfabrik Schlot
• 17.08.18 – Olga Amelchenko Quartet – Berlin – Donau 115
• 12.10.18 – Musina Ebobissé Quintet – Berlin – Donau 115
• 20.11.18 – QuatroFaqto – Café Tasso
• 27.11.18 – Hans Anselm Bigband – Berlin – Bflat

Contact

Questions / Booking inquires : olgaamelchenko21@gmail.com