Vladimir Shafranov Japan Trio

Vladimir Shafranov (born 1948[1] in Leningrad) is a Russian-born jazz pianist living on the Åland Islands.[2] He started playing piano and violin at age 4, at the Rimsky-Korsakov conservatory. In 1973 he moved to Israel. After a few years he moved to Helsinki and is since 1980 a Finnish citizen.[3] In 1983 he moved to New York where he played with many of the top players, such as Art Farmer, Stan Getz, Chet Baker, George Coleman, Ron Carter, Dizzy Gillespie and Al Foster. Since 1998 he has lived on the Åland Islands, touring regularly in Japan.[4] He has recorded several albums for Atelier Sawano[5] and Venus Records.