Alexei Kuznetsov - people's Artist of Russia, the legendary guitarist, composer and arranger Alexei Kuznetsov is considered the master of Russian jazz - in 2008, he has already celebrated 50th anniversary of his creative and educational work. The anniversary was combined with the presentation of collection of unique DVD recordings of concert performances in different years, "Alexei Kuznetsov: half a century of jazz! ... The beginning. " How to write a jazz columnist Alexei Batashev, "it's sunny actor, he earned his fame, and even if we did not know anything about it anyway after a few minutes of the game, charmed hot rhythm, improvising his ups and irresistible smile of his lips, eyes, hands and even the guitar - we would have become his admirers. "
Maestro is actively engaged in educational activities, holds regular workshops, speaking on television and radio, thus attaching the youth of the guitar and jazz music. Behind Alexei Kuznetsov participated in an infinite number of international jazz and blues festivals and cooperation with many famous musicians, including Igor Bril, George Garanyan, Nicholas Gromin, Vladimir Danilin, Alexei Kozlov and Alexander Rostotsky, Daniel Kramer, David Goloshchekin, Leonid Siskin, Igor Butman, Anatoly Sobolev, Sergey Manukyan, Igor Kantyukov, Sergei Gurbeloshvili and others. With many of them, Alexei Kuznetsov continues to cooperate so far. Among the foreign musicians with whom Alexei Kuznetsov in his life was meeting, cooperation and joint jams, and many well-known, even iconic names: Duke Ellington, Dave Brubeck, Teddy Jones, Bob James, Art Ryerson, Harry Burton, Steve Swallow, Tiit Paulus and the famous fellow guitarists - Pat Mettini, Herb Ellis, Tutts Tielemans, Rudolph Dashek, Russell Malone, Peter Leach, Oliver Gennon and others.