"Vocal is the voice of the Soul" / Mari Zhiginas /

Live sound! I, Marie Zhiginas, am a Kyiv jazz vocalist, I always work with live sound.Me and the Stage

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"Terry jazz, old-school singer, incredible timbre, Marie - you are something"...

How many epithets I heard from admirers and how much pleasure they received.

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Vocal marathon "Don't give up"

I'm a  Teacher

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Vocal intensives, marathons, individual and group lessons, master classes.

Professional training for amateurs and pros.

Improvisation, melismas, the basics of correct vocals and advanced training.

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Upcoming events

August 05, 2023 Jazz night 
BBHF Festival, Finland, Parppeinvaare

22.00 Marie Giginas Quartet

August 05, 2023 Jazz night BBHF Festival, Finland, Parppeinvaare 22.00 Marie Giginas Quartet

Mari Zhyginas is a Ukrainian jazz singer whose soft and warm voice charms the listener with its embrace.

Since 1998 she has been performing with the most famous musical groups at Ukrainian jazz festivals.

Now Mari Zhyginas lives in Värtsilä (Finland) in the residence of HIAP,
which helps Ukrainian artists in the context of Russia's war against Ukraine.

The Mari Zhiginas Quartet was formed in the spring of this year:

  • Mari Zhiginas - vocals,
  •  Vili Paavilainen - guitar,
  • Lawrence Hodge - bass
  • Jarmo Valmari - drums.

Quality jazz and blues music will be played in the Karelian soul landscape at Parppeinvaara in Ilomantsi, which overlooks the unique Finnish national landscape with the village of Vaara.

Cultural front 2023

Cultural front 2023Cultural front 2023, what is it? This is when I see living eyes in the hall, this is when people come up after the concert with words of gratitude, this is when we return feelings, beauty, soul. I am 100% sure that concerts, exhibitions, performances are needed!

Not everyone can take up arms, not everyone can be a rescuer or a volunteer, but there are many people, specialists who are saving our country!!! We, artists, help life not to stop, we help with every performance, every friendly hug, every kind word to a stranger...

I notice around me women and men with sad and dull eyes, and grandmothers furtively wiping tears... we all cry every day...

For me, art, and even more so music, is the rehabilitation of my soul, my faith in life and humanity. Therefore, we continue to sing and will strive to warm the heart!

Wartime dreams

Ukraine 2022I very rarely, well, very, very rarely have realistic dreams, the ones after which you can't remember where you are and what your name is for a long time...
 

I had my first war dream in 2021. It was a horror. We were walking down the street and suddenly airplanes started flying and soldiers with machine guns in their hands jumped out of them. There were a lot of them, like black snow, like ash from a volcano... We fell to the ground and began to roll towards the houses and then ran somewhere... and I woke up.

I could not get tired of this living horror of war for a long time. It turns out that my children also had dreams about the war in the same period, and they are also realistic.

Ukrainian Solidarity Residencies: Mari Zhiginas

Ukrainian jazz singer Mari Zhyginas works and lives in Saari Residence

When the war in Ukraine started, four Finnish art organizations collaborated to help Ukrainian artists and art professionals, and the Ukraine Solidarity residencies programme began in spring 2022. The programme offers residencies and accommodation for Ukrainian and Ukraine-based artists and art professionals fleeing from Ukraine or displaced due to the war in Ukraine.

Ukrainian jazz singer Mari Zhiginas works and lives at the Saari Residence with her family.

 

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