LATEST NEWS MARCH 2008 4 VIDEO from live performance in Jan 2008 and one new AUDIO track uploaded in MUSIC directory. Click here MUSIC   2005-2006 The year of actions Click here "PHOTOS"   APRIL 2005 Issue 25 of Blues Matters! has been released and a review of Sergey Kashin CD has been included. Read it in "REVIEWS" directory.   SEPTEMBER 2004 The new album is out now! Are you a staff member of a radio station, a magazine or any music business related company? If you want to get it, please drop me a message. For listeners...All new songs are available for download in "MUSIC" directory.   SEPTEMBER 2003 A new album will include blues standards (electric and acoustic) and songs written by Sergey. Keep up with the news!   THE BEST OF BUMPNGRIND. This CD contains songs by various blues artists most often requested on radio stations. "The Stray Dog Of Love"written by Sergey included.   In late 2001, LABYRINTH 3&5, including the albums Deepest Grief and Alive Computer, were released in the U.S. on the bumpNgrind label as a double disc introducing the band to the western world. The release includes such blues standards recorded by Sergey Kashin and his band as EARLY IN THE MORNING, TROUBLE IN MIND, DOUBLE TROUBLE, SOMEDAY AFTER AWHILE, FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD, EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES. It also features ALONE, an instrumental track written by Sergey, and his collaboration with such American artists as Tony 'Swordfish' Whetstone on a song called"The Stray Dog Of Love". For additional information please visit pages: http://bumpngrindrecords.com/laby.html http://bumpngrindrecords.com/labyrinth.html In November 2001, the Eric Clapton fan club released a compilation by various artists playing Eric's songs. The album includes the track "FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD"recorded by Sergey . This album in MP3 format can be found at: http://spot.fho-emden.de/guitar/somewhere/ Information about musicians, covers and MP3 files: http://www.12bar.de/somewhere.htm    FIRST ALBUM This PROMO CD "On Giants' Shoulders" includes 10 cover versions of blues standards and one instrumental track written by Sergey Kashin. The album has received rave reviews from music critics. 1. SOMEDAY AFTER AWHILE (King/Thompson)  2. FURTHER ON UP THE ROAD (Veasey) 3. ALONE (Kash) 4. FIVE LONG YEARS (Boyd)  5. IT HURTS ME TOO (James) 6. THREE O'CLOCK BLUES (King/Bihari)  7. EVERYDAY I HAVE THE BLUES (Chatman) 8. EARLY IN THE MORNING (Traditional) 9. TROUBLE IN MIND (Jones)  10. DOUBLE TROUBLE (Rush)  11. BLACK CAT BONE (Traditional)   "I heard your music. I have to say that you defintely have a unique style. I was impressed by your feel and sound. Keep up the good work." Ronny Jordan (Outstanding Jazz Guitarist, England)     Sergey's first appearance on the stage, face to face with the audience took place in October 1996. In spite of the fact that he had been playing the guitar for 2 years only, that concert had an indelible impression and the witnesses recollect it as a bright flash on the background of the "Russian Bluesmen".

He has been taking part in different projects for 3 years, tries to gather his own group, but he always runs into the thing under the word "blues" which rather means "soft hard rock" with russian musicians.

Having decided to take the other road Sergey gathers a group of very young musicians and tries to teach them play the Blues through the prism of his own understanding of the theme.

Jam with Paul Lamb

After years' rehearsals there appeared in Moscow the group "UPFRONT" which became at once very popular with the fans (amateurs) of this kind of music. The listeners noted unanimously his playing as the mixture of the styles of Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, B.B.King and Freddie King. Soon after Sergey began to appear in TV and radio programmes, he received some offers to work as a soloist in pop projects but he refused because he believes that "Music comes from the heart but not on the wallet!"

Unfortunately the young musicians couldn't stand the fast success and he had to make some substitutions spontaneously. But the new musicians in group were not well skilled in moral. And nevertheless the group took part in the first Moscow Festival "BLUES SUMMIT 2000", where it was given high marks by foreign guests. The group also had concerts on radio and TV.

Blues Summit 2000

These days Sergey is getting several offers from the USA about the recording of his new album but with the agreement of the complete substitution of the accompaning group.

Not satisfied with the level of the moscow musicians Sergey dismisses the group and after a short period of time he records (with a session musicians) PROMO ALBUM with blues cover - versions in an independent studio. Second album was succesfully too. Many radiostations broadcasted new songs. BLUES MATTERS magazine published very good review for the album. Nowadays Sergey is working for new records.