Konstantin Kolesnichenko

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About 

Official Seydel Endorser

Leading Ukrainian harmonica player

Blues harp teacher

Music 

Latest album "Good Things. A tribute to George Harmonica Smith" is available  here https://konstantink.hearnow.com/

You can listen to my music on  the all main streaming services , or write me a message if you want autographed CD.

You can also buy my albums in CD format on  bluebeatmusic - Hypnotized! , bluebeatmusic - Minor Differences .    


 

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Bio 

Konstantin's distinctive and modern style of harmonica playing won him the recognition of other musicians and a spot among top Ukrainian harmonica players. At different times he got acclaim from world famous musicians including Guy Davis, Adam Gussow, Jason Ricci, Pierre Lacocque, PT Gazell and Bartosz Leczycki to name a few.

A native of Dnipro, Ukraine, Konstantin's career has spanned 15 years. He began playing harmonica at age 19. In 2008 he joined the Bullet Blues Band - a local Chicago blues band and acoustic duo with guitarist Oleg Lavrik. The band opened for such greats as Lurrie Bell, Guy Davis, Keith Dunn and so on. He took part in the first international harmonica festival in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2011.

In 2014 he released his first album "If You Want to See This Blues". This album was a mix of blues and jazz and got a lot of positive feedback from the fans and other musicians.

The next album "Sweeten It Up" was released in 2015. This all-instrumental EP shows Konstantin Kolesnichenko's tasty harmonica and features a jazzy quartet. Konstantin offered his own interpretation of the five world-famous songs which got an interesting touch of harmonica sound.

In 2016 he released his third album "Hypnotized!".  A hot jazzy-blues album which is played in organ combo format with swinging guitar, wailing organ, jazzy drums, and honking harmonica. 

In July 14 2017 Konstantin Kolesnichenko Quartet released an album called "Minor Differences". The new album logically follows the previous one. It has the same vintage and sentimental feel.

In different years Konstantin took part  as a performer in main Ukrainian jazz and blues festivals, such as: Art-Jazz Cooperation (2016), Alfa Jazz (2017), Koktebel Jazz Fest (2018).

In 2019 Konstantin Kolesnichenko Quartet released an album called «Tenderly». It features a pack of instrumentals with vintage feel, swing and jazzy mood.

In 2022 Konstantin Kolesnichenko Quartet took part in famous SPAH harmonica festival virtually.

At the beginning of 2024 Konstantin released his 6th album «Good Things. A tribute to George Harmonica Smith». The guest list includes: Dennis Gruenling, Alabama Mike,  Mátyás Pribojszki, Big Harp George and Daniel De Vita. 

Konstantin is well known in Ukrainian harmonica and blues communities. And he's got his audience in the US and Europe as well.

 

"Konstantin Kolesnichenko is one of my favourite living harmonica players playing some of my very favourite music. I am a huge fan of both his playing and his artistic direction to the point of jealousy."

- Jason Ricci

 

"Konstantin Kolesnichenko (don't say it with a drink in your hand) is an exceptionally good Ukrainian harmonica player. He's a modern blues guy."

- Adam Gussow

 

"There is a whole new breed of exciting harmonica players on the scene today. One of the young lions clearly leading the charge is Konstantin Kolesnichenko."

- PT Gazell

"This wonderful CD takes the listener on a musical journey from vintage Jazz to inspiring South American rhythms and gentle swings.

The 7 songs are well crafted instrumentals led by Konstantin Kolesnichenko's soulful and lyrical harmonica. The arrangements are creative and the bandleader's harp playing is masterful. Throughout, his harmonica sounds like a horn adding so much to the band’s ensemble feel. A stellar performance.

***** FIVE STARS" 

-Pierre Lacocque

Bandleader

Mississippi Heat

"I love Konstantin's playing. Soulful, powerful, emotionaly strong"

- Jelly Roll Johnson

Media 

Press 

 Steve Jones for Blues Blast Magazine


Marty Gunter for Chicago Blues Guide


PT Gazell



David Mac about "Tenderly" (Blues Junction Productions)



Minor Differences, the latest offering by the Ukrainian harmonica master Konstantin Kolesnichenko, is what it feels like when jazz and blues climb into the same bed and make passionate love. - David Mac

Hypnotized! is the third album from this extremely talented Ukrainian harmonica player. – David Mac (http://www.bluesjunctionproductions.com/recommended_listening_-_november_2016)


Monthly Artist Spotlight on bluesjunctionproductions.com: Konstantin Kolesnichenko




The song  from "Hypnotized!" album was in Bluesmusic magazine April 2017 CD Sampler


Review of my "Hypnotized!" album by French "Soul Bag" magazine

https://bluesjunctionproductions.com/konstantin_kolesnichenko_-_the_interview - Interview for BluesJunction magazine with David Mac


Запись радиоэфира на Old Fashioned Radio. - ведущий Артур Ямпольский


Blues courses 

I'm teaching three blues courses at harmonica-school.pro (ukrainian language only):

https://harmonica-school.pro/123 -  advanced blues course (1st, 2nd and 3rd position playing).

https://harmonica-school.pro/2 - 2nd position playing.

https://harmonica-school.pro/3 - 3rd position playing

Schedule 

September 2021

12.09 20.00 - арт-кафе "Невідомий Петровський" м.  Дніпро,  Blues Jam

18.09 20.30 -  "Pepper's  Club" м. Київ.  Konstantin Kolesnichenko Quartet  and frontman  Lurrie Bell

30.09 20.00 -  арт-кафе "Невідомий Петровський".  Bullet Blues Band, м. Дніпро


August 2021

29.08 20.00 -   арт-кафе "Невідомий Петровський".  Bullet Blues Band, м. Дніпро