Pavel Shalman - violin

Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, Pavel Shalman moved to New York City at the age of 10 and is now living in Vienna, Austria. He started playing the violin at the age of 4 under the teachings of his father. As a teenager (after hearing the recordings of Stephane Grappelli the legendary Jazz violinist with whom by chance or not Pavel shares his birthday) he started branching off from classical into other styles of music. He has played in such bands as Russkaja, Wiener Tschuschenkapelle and since the beginning of 2008 in !DelaDap. Pavel has toured throughout Europe and performed in international festivals such as Montreux Jazz Festival (CH), Exit Festival (RS), Donauinselfest (AT) and Gampel Open Air (CH), Jazzfestival Saalfelden (AT). Pavel also received a Bachelors degree from Vienna Conservatory in Jazz composition and arrangement