Gio Barabadze (Gio Bard Zero)
- Denver, CO
- Guitarist
- 15 Verified Bookings
Katie S. said “Gio was great. He helped with my grandmothers funeral and was so kind throughout the process. The music was beautiful just what we asked for.”
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Tango, Russian, Baroque, South American, Jazz music for formal concert or background music for any event.
Greg is a fantastic guitarist and he exceeded our expectations. Greg provided music for my wedding and all of my guests enjoyed his music. Additionally he is a wonderful person and he made our wedding feel extra special. I would highly recommend booking him for your next event.
Grisha is not only a masterful performer-- he also really knows how to connect with people and make a special time together. He came for an evening birthday party. He began by playing about 40- minutes of beautiful classical guitar. We have a number of professional musicians in our family. We chose him out of the other classical guitarists on this site because of his obvious musicianship. And we were very, very pleased.
We also really appreciated the way he introduced what he played, helping us to understand the various musical and ethnic traditions of each piece which created an even more meaningful experience for all of us.
It was only when we looked at his website that we discovered that Grisha is also a highly accomplished tango dancer. We asked him to bring a dance partner, and after the concert part of the evening, they put on a wonderful, brief demonstration of tango. The evening ended with them getting us all up for our first try at a bit of tango dancing. The culmination was Grisha giving the birthday girl (my wife) an ecstatic experience of being guided by a masterful dancer. (She definitely rose to the occasion to the cheers of all our friends.)
All in all, one of the most enjoyable evenings we can remember.
Beautiful guitar music is such a talent... I was so surprised my daughter on her 30th birthday but she ended up finding out and asked him to just play the guitar at her party and she said that she was very excited and that everybody was so in awe of his guitar playing. He would call me to make sure that everything was set up he would call if anything was wrong or if anything needed to be provided. His contact was superb he's playing was amazing once I get the pictures I will definitely upload them and I'm so glad that I picked him for my daughter's party I feel that it was very special.
An enchanting evening with beautiful music playing.
He’s an unbelievable talent
Looking forward to our next event
His Beautiful music filled the house and made our holiday brunch so special. Guests were thrilled, and it was a pleasure and honor to hear him and get to know him.
Price Range: $300-$600
Gig Length: 30 - 180 minutes
Languages: English, Russian
Beautiful instrumental guitar music according to the ambience of the Event. (Classical, Flamenco, Baroque, Jazz, Latin, Spanish, Popular, Holiday)
Gregory “Grisha” Nisnevich began his music exploration in St. Petersburg, Russia at an early age. His work with Ilya Permiakov guided and inspired Grisha’s musical passion and brought him to the stage. When he relocated to Israel, Grisha continued his education with Joseph Urshalmi at the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and dance. After graduation, he joined the faculty there.
In 1996, Grisha was invited by Maestro Ricardo Iznaola to become the first guitarist to receive a prestigious Artist Diploma in Classical Guitar Performance from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver, Colorado. Other accomplishments include:
• Winning the 1998 Classical Guitar Competition in Portland, Oregon,
• Earning first-place in the 1995 International Israeli Radio Competition and in the 1992 Contemporary Music Competition in Israel.
• Being awarded special grants from the American-Israel Cultural Foundation, Chamber Music America, and three times from Colorado Council of the Arts.
Grisha’s repertoire as a soloist includes Baroque, Classical, Spanish, South American, Argentine tango and 20th century music. His unique artistic abilities and concert recitals have earned him the honor of being the first performer of works by accomplished contemporary composers Jan Freidlin, Emanuel Val, and Daniel Akiva.
In 1999, Grisha encountered the passionate music of Argentine tango that has become part of his repertoire not only as a musician, but also as a tango dancer and teacher.
His primary tango teachers for many years were Julio Balmaceda and Corina de la Rosa. As a tango musician and dancer, Grisha has performed in:
• Show at Tango Argentino Symphony Gala 2015, McAllen, TX
• Tango Masquerade by Parasol Arts 2015
• Tango Nuevo Cabaret 2014, 2015
• Colombia Tango Festival, Manizales 2013, 2014
• El Corazon de Tango 2014
• Tango Love, Denver 2013
• Por El Amor Al Tango, ABQ, 2012
• Taste of Tango, Denver 2012
• Tucson Tango Festival, Tucson (2009, 2012)
• Nuevo Tango Cabaret, Ford Theatre, Hollywood, LA (2011)
• Caribbean Tango Festival, Dominican Republic (2011, 2012)
• Tango Show Warsow, Polland 2011
• “Ibiza” Show Denver (2011)
• “Tango Allure” Show (Tucson 2011)
• “The Tango Seduction Show” by Modern Muse Theatre
• Argentine Tango TV show, Buenos Aries 2006
• CITA 2005 show in Buenos Aries with Julio and Corina.
• Master classes, Lectures and Performances in numerous tango festivals, including Tucson, Denver, Boston, Caribbean Tango Festival, Poland, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, Riga, Colombia, Canada....
• Performance and lecture at Lamont School of Music and the University of Denver
• Forming the Trio”Triunfal” that offers concerts performing Classical, Russian, Baroque and Tango music.
• Recording numerous CD’s of Russian, Spanish, Baroque, Contemporary, Klezmer music, his own compositions, and the two CD set “Tango Lesson Highlights on Guitar” produced for and in conjunction with Grisha’s popular musicality class.
As concert-level musician, and professional dancer and teacher, Grisha strives to share his knowledge of the “secrets’ of music taken from music scores and music performance with dancers in addition to sharing the dancing experience with musicians.
In 2007, he wrote the essay about the Baroque influence in Tango music, Polyphony and Counterpoint, and haw to translate Polyphony into movement and dance technique. Some paragraphs from this essay were published and teachers, dancers and musicians use them as a Reference. Since than he travels a lot, mostly in North America and Europe, teaching and shearing this original unique material with tango teachers and dancers, giving musicality classes, concerts and lectures as well as technical classes.
Currently, Grisha teaches and performs with Daniela Arcuri, renowned tango dancer and teacher from Buenos Aires, with worldwide tango experience. He maintains an active touring schedule offering group and private dance classes, DJ ing, performing as a soloist and as a chamber musician, and giving his unique Concert-Lecture about the "Structure of Tango Music"
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May 10, 2024 • 7:00pm - 9:00pm | Dinner Party |
April 28, 2024 • 12:30pm - 3:00pm | Funeral/Memorial Service |
April 09, 2024 • 6:00pm - 8:30pm | Dinner Party |
September 16, 2023 • 5:00pm - 7:30pm | Wedding Ceremony |
July 30, 2023 • 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Birthday Party |
January 07, 2023 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Birthday Party |
November 02, 2022 • 6:00pm - 9:00pm | Cocktail Party |
October 26, 2022 • 8:30pm - 9:30pm | Corporate Event |
October 15, 2022 • 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Birthday Party |
July 16, 2022 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm | Cocktail Party |
April 16, 2022 • 10:30am - 1:00pm | Easter Party |
December 09, 2021 • 3:30pm - 6:30pm | Cocktail Party |
August 17, 2019 • 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Wedding Reception |
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