Ivan Nikolayevich Smirnov (
Russian: Иван Николаевич Смирнов; 9 September 1955 in
Moscow, USSR – 15 November 2018)[1] was regarded as one of the greatest guitar players in Russia.[2] He was proficient in many different styles, such as
fusion,
world,
Russian folk,
folk-jazz, and
new flamenco. Smirnov lived in Russia and played with musicians such as Mikhail Smirnov, Sergey Klevensky, Dmitry Safonov, and
Aleksei Kozlov.[3]
Affiliations
1975—1979: Moscow's fusion group Second Breath (
Russian: Второе дыхание).
1979−1983: Experimental electronic music ensemble Boomerang (Бумеранг) under direction of
Eduard Artemyev.
1991 Arsenal ensemble, Arsenal 5 (Арсенал 5), LP, Melodiya record company.
1991 Arsenal ensemble, Arsenal 6 (Арсенал 6), LP, Melodiyya record company.
1989—1991 Aleksei Kozlov and
Arsenal ensemble, CD, Melodiya record company USSR SUCD 60-00 134.
1997 Aleksei Kozlov and Arsenal ensemble Burned by time (Опалённые временем) 4 CD, — IT company/A. Kozlov. CDRDM 711194, CDRDM 711795, CDRDM 712196, CDRDM 712199.
1998 Intermezzo Hand Made Work, CD, — Smakauz production. SP.01 98.
2001 Virtuoso parallels (Параллели Виртуозов) / 10 years of ELKO Technology
company, CD, Limited Edition, — RGB ELKO.
2002 Guitar players of Russia (Гитаристы России), the set of the best guitar players of Russia, CD, — special edition of the publishing house Salun AV (Салон AV in Russian).
2002 These guys with the guitar (Эти парни с гитарой), the set of the best guitar players of Russia, CD, — special edition of the
publishing house Salun AV (Салон AV), CD, 1994 — Strings records STR 001 2.
2004 Crimean Holiday (Крымские каникулы). Mikhail Smirnov, Ivan Smirnov. CD.