Siergiej Wowkotrub (1964 Ukraine) is a classical and jazz violinist, composer, and member of the Sergei Wowkotrub Gypsy Swing Quartet.
Wowkotrub is a graduate of the Tchaikovsky Music Conservatory in Kyiv, a student of professor A. I. Bazhenov. Although he began doctoral studies in Kyiv in the early 90s, he decided to go to Poland.
At the invitation of Jerzy Kosek, director of the CzÃÂstochowa Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, Wowkotrub took a position with them as violinist. He was quickly promoted to first violin. Associated with Czestochowa professionally and privately, he has made Poland his second homeland.
Wowkotrub an interest in traditional jazz in the conservatory. He listened to Leonid Utyosov, then discovered Stéphane Grappelli and violin gypsy swing. As a jazzman, he developed his skills with and Wojtek Kaminski, then with Tim Kliphuis. Wowkotrub founded his first group, the Siergiej Wowkotrub Trio.
In 2007, Wowkotrub, Andrzej Nowicki and Daniel Pomorski recorded their first CD, Happy Times. It contained swing music from the 1920s and 1930s
In 2011, Wowkotrub started the Siergiej Wowkotrub Gypsy Swing Quartet (SWGSQ). With guitarists, Sebastian Rucià Âski, Tomasz Wójcik and contrabassist Piotr Górka, Wowkotrub created another CD. Joseph, Josephâ is an example of virtuoso interpretations of swing standards. The CD is dominated by the mood of Stephane Grappelli and Django Reinhardt. There are echoes of the Gypsy camp and in solo performances of the leader have heard east Slavic tunes and the discipline of academic education.
In 2001-2015, Wowkotrub gave concerts in Poland, Germany, France, Belgium, Slovakia, and Hungary.