Mambo (big-band version)

OMNIUM is a four-piece all original band (guitar, bass, MalletKAT - electronic vibraphone and drums) that plays music in the style of Improvisational Contemporary Jazz/Fusion, which is a quite virtuoso and well-crafted stuff. The band plays locally in different clubs and at larger venues across the country on a regular basis with a big success, ever-growing following, and good CD sales. Their performance always turns to be a blast wherever they play.

OMNIUM has given several invariably enjoyable and crowd-pleasing shows at the international jazz and rock-festivals over the last year and has left audiences with double encore performances. The band became renown for their originality and quality of their unique sound that evolves almost organically, in a heady atmosphere that draws the band and audience together.

In September of 2004 OMNIUM has won the Grand-Prize at the International Jazz Festival. In the end of that year one of the band's compositions was included in a specially released compilation CD "Jazz in a Russian Way", and they have had press from local papers, Internet e-zines, and magazines. The review of he band's debut album 'Commander Stride' is posted on the 'Evolution Of Media' website. Check it out at: http://evolutionofmedia.com/review.asp

The main motivation and inspiration behind the band's performances are to play the passionate music that would lift people’s spirit and touch a human soul. One of the most important features with OMNIUM is that the band is trying to revive the art of ensemble improvisational musicianship. The aesthetics and the very essence of the approach to playing are very much different from the current tendency and dominant rule at the jazz scene at present, where there is normally a soloist and accompanying him/her back-up band. OMNIUM is actually the band of soloists. Joined, continues and vivid dialog of the musicians as well as spontaneity interaction on the common creative ground, such a 'witch brew' that is going on right in front of the audience, that is the main creative principle of OMNIUM.