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Originally from the Ukraine and now domiciled in Holland, saxophonist Konstantin Klashtorni first came to prominence in 2004 with his debut CD ‘Downtown’. Although three more smooth jazz albums followed, it was in 2010, when his project ‘Kool & Klean Volume l’ was released, that he began to move in a slightly different musical direction. Intended as the first in a series of accessible and commercially attractive collections that sat somewhere between smooth jazz, electronica and chill, what the CD actually did was to reclaim some of the ground which previously had been the sole domain of Paul Hardcastle. The year 2011 beckoned in the arrival of ‘Kool & Klean Volume ll’ and now ‘Kool & Klean Volume lll’ is available for download. It is quite possibly the best yet and to discover what I mean check out the sumptuous ‘Everywhere’. In common with much of ‘Kool & Klean Volume lll’ it is a sensation.

More about Konstantin Klashtorni – Known as both a versatile saxophonist and a composer, Klashtorni has toured and performed throughout Europe and South America. He studied jazz saxophone at Kiev State Music College in the Ukraine and received his Masters Degree in Music from the Rotterdam Royal Conservatory in Holland. After graduating from college Konstantin went on to work with Peter Pashkov's Vuyko Band where he ran the full gamut between hard bop and cool jazz.

In 1995 Konstantin traveled to Venezuela and enriched his musical repertoire by exploring and incorporating Latin American rhythms and styles into his music. Here, between 1995 to 2000, he worked with a whole range of bands and toured with such Latin luminaries as Soledad Bravo, Biella Da Costa, Ilan Chester, Gilberto Santa Rosa, Franco De Vita and Oscar D'Leon.

It was while with the Biella Da Costa band that Konstantin played at the 1996 Montreaux Jazz Festival in Switzerland and, in addition, was part of numerous musical projects for top ranking artists that included Dionne Warwick and Eric Marienthal.

Fast forwarding to the year 2000 and Konstantin, by now back in Holland, was rapidly developing contacts with musicians that included Gerardo Rosales, Izaline Calister, Randal Corsen, Michael Simon, Fra-Fra Big Band, and Cubop City Big Band. . Just as significant he was cultivating his association with Nightstage Records and it was this partnership that was responsible for the CD ‘Downtown’.

Ingepakt zijn in totaal 9 albums waaronder beide Smooth Jazz (Vol I en II ) en de drie Kool & Klean (vol I, II en III)