Languedoc
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Languedoc (/ˌlɒŋɡəˈdɒk/; French: [lɑ̃ɡdɔk]; Occitan: Lengadòc [ˌleŋɡɔˈðɔ]) is a former province of France, now continued in the modern-day régions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées in the south of France, and whose capital city was Toulouse, now in Midi-Pyrénées. It had an area of approximately 42,700 km² (16,490 sq. miles).

Geographical extent[link]

The gouvernement of Languedoc (including Gévaudan, Velay, and Vivarais) among the former gouvernements of France.

The traditional provinces of the kingdom of France were not formally defined. A province was simply a territory of common traditions and customs, but it had no political organization. Today, when people refer to the old provinces of France, they actually refer to the gouvernements as they existed in 1789. Gouvernements were military regions established in the middle of the 16th century and whose territories closely matched those of the traditional provinces. However, in some cases, small provinces had been merged with a large one into a single gouvernement, so gouvernements are not exactly the same as the traditional provinces.

Historically, the region was called the county of Toulouse, a county independent from the kings of France. The county of Toulouse was made up of what would later be called Languedoc, but it also included the province of Quercy (now département of Lot and northern half of the département of Tarn-et-Garonne) and the province of Rouergue (now département of Aveyron), both to the northwest of Languedoc. At some times it even included the province of Agenais (now eastern half of the département of Lot-et-Garonne) to the west of Languedoc, the province of Gévaudan (now département of Lozère), the province of Velay (now the central and eastern part of the département of Haute-Loire), the southern part of the province of Vivarais (now the southern part of the département of Ardèche), and even all the northern half of Provence. After the French conquest the entire county was dismantled, the central part of it being now called Languedoc.

The gouvernement of Languedoc was created in the middle of the 16th century. In addition to Languedoc proper, it also included the three small provinces of Gévaudan, Velay, and Vivarais (in its entirety), these three provinces being to the northeast of Languedoc. Some people also consider that the region around Albi was a traditional province, called Albigeois (now département of Tarn), although it is most often considered as being part of Languedoc proper. The provinces of Quercy and Rouergue, despite their old ties with Toulouse, were not incorporated into the gouvernement of Languedoc, instead being attached to the gouvernement of Guienne and its far-away capital Bordeaux. This decision was probably intentional, to avoid reviving the independently-spirited county of Toulouse. In the rest of the article, Languedoc refers to the territory of this gouvernement of Languedoc.

Area and location of Languedoc[link]

The province of Languedoc covered an area of approximately 42,700 km² (16,490 sq. miles) in the central part of southern France, roughly the region between the Rhône River (border with Provence) and the Garonne River (border with Gascony), extending northwards to the Cévennes and the Massif Central (border with Auvergne).

Old administrative structures and the question of the capital city of Languedoc[link]

The governors of Languedoc resided in Pézenas, on the Mediterranean coast, away from Toulouse but close to Montpellier. In time they had increased their power well beyond military matters, and had become the real administrators and executive power of the province, a trend seen in the other gouvernements of France, but particularly acute in Languedoc, where the duke of Montmorency, governor of Languedoc, even openly rebelled against the king, then was defeated and beheaded in Toulouse in 1632 by the order of Richelieu. The kings of France became fearful of the power of the governors, so after King Louis XIV (the Sun King) they had to reside in Versailles and were forbidden to enter the territory of their gouvernement. Thus the gouvernements became hollow structures, but they still carried a sense of the old provinces, and so their names and limits have remained popular until today.

Saint-Sernin Basilica in Toulouse, displaying the typical pink brick architecture of Upper Languedoc.

For administrative purposes, Languedoc was divided in two généralités, the généralité of Toulouse and the généralité of Montpellier, the combined territory of the two generalities exactly matching that of the gouvernement of Languedoc. At the head of a generality was an intendant, but in the case of Languedoc there was only one intendant responsible for both generalities, and he was often referred to as the intendant of Languedoc, even though technically speaking he was in fact the intendant of the generality of Toulouse and intendant of the generality of Montpellier. The generality of Toulouse is also referred to as Upper Languedoc (Haut-Languedoc), while the generality of Montpellier, down to the level of the sea, is referred to as Lower Languedoc (Bas-Languedoc). The intendants of Languedoc resided in Montpellier, and they had a sub-delegate in Toulouse. Montpellier was chosen on purpose to diminish the power of Toulouse, whose parlement was very influential, and which symbolized the old spirit of independence of the county of Toulouse. The intendants replaced the governors as administrators of Languedoc, but appointed and dismissed at will by the king, they were no threat to the central state in Versailles. By 1789 they were the most important element of the local administration of the kingdom.

For judicial and legislative matters, Languedoc was overseen by the Parlement of Toulouse, founded in the middle of the 15th century. It was the first parlement created outside of Paris by the kings of France in order to be the equivalent of the Parlement of Paris in the far-away southern territories of the kingdom. The jurisdiction of the Parlement of Toulouse included the whole of the territory of the gouvernement of Languedoc, but it also included the province of Rouergue, most of the province of Quercy, and a part of Gascony. The Parlement of Toulouse was the supreme court of justice for this vast area of France, the court of last resort whose rulings could not be appealed, not even to the Parlement of Paris. The Parlement of Toulouse could also create case law through its decisions, as well as interpret the law. It was also in charge of registering new royal edicts and laws, and could decide to block them if it found them to be in contravention with the liberties and laws of Languedoc.

Finally, for purposes of taxation, Languedoc was ruled by the States of Languedoc, whose jurisdiction included only Languedoc proper (and Albigeois), but not Gévaudan, Velay, and Vivarais, which kept each their own provincial states until 1789. Languedoc proper was one of the very few provinces of France which had the privilege to decide over tax matters, the kings of France having suppressed the provincial states in most other provinces of the kingdom. This was a special favor from the kings to ensure that an independently-spirited region far-away from Versailles would remain faithful to the central state. The States of Languedoc met in many different cities, and for some time they established themselves in Pézenas, but in the 18th century they were relocated definitively to Montpellier, where they met once a year, until 1789.

For religious purposes, Languedoc was also divided into a certain number of ecclesiastical provinces, which had great importance at the time, but are less relevant to this article.

Resulting from this intricate entanglement of administrations and jurisdictions so typical of France before the French Revolution, it is hard to say which city was the capital city of Languedoc. Toulouse and Montpellier both often claim to be the capital of Languedoc. As a matter of fact, in the 18th century the monarchy clearly favored Montpellier, a city much smaller than Toulouse, and with less history and memories attached to it than the ancient metropolis of Toulouse, of which the kings of France were always fearful. However, most people consider that Toulouse is the real capital city of the province of Languedoc, due to its old status as center of the county of Toulouse, and due to the mighty power of its parlement. On maps (both ancient and modern) showing the provinces of France in 1789 (in fact the gouvernements as was explained above), Toulouse is always marked as the capital city of Languedoc.

Modern administrative divisions[link]

The province of Languedoc has been divided between four modern-day régions:

• 55.5% of its former territory lies in the Languedoc-Roussillon région, capital city Montpellier, covering the départements of Gard, Hérault, Aude, Lozère, and the extreme-north of Pyrénées-Orientales, which account for 86.5% of the territory of Languedoc-Roussillon. The remaining 13.5% is Roussillon (Pyrénées-Orientales), a province which was never part of Languedoc historically.
• 24.8% of its former territory lies in the Midi-Pyrénées région, capital city Toulouse, covering the département of Tarn, as well as the eastern half of Haute-Garonne, the southeast of Tarn-et-Garonne, and the northwest and northeast of Ariège, which account for 23.4% of the territory of Midi-Pyrénées. The remaining 76.6% is made of Quercy and Rouergue (of which was talked above), as well as the province of County of Foix (which had been a vassal of the county of Toulouse in the Middle Ages), several small provinces of the Pyrénées mountains, and a large part of Gascony.
• 13% lies in the Rhône-Alpes région, covering the département of Ardèche, which accounts for 12.7% of the territory of Rhône-Alpes
• 6.7% lies in the Auvergne région, covering the central and eastern part of the département of Haute-Loire, which account for 11% of the territory of modern-day Auvergne région

Population and cities[link]

Typical view of the mountainous Cévennes area in the thinly-populated interior of Languedoc: plateaus (the Causses) with deep river canyons

On the traditional territory of the province of Languedoc there live approximately 3,650,000 people (as of 1999 census), 52% of these in the Languedoc-Roussillon région, 35% in the Midi-Pyrénées région, 8% in the Rhône-Alpes région, and 5% in the Auvergne région.

The territory of the former province shows a stark contrast between some densely populated areas (coastal plains as well as metropolitan area of Toulouse in the interior) where density is between 150 inhabitants per km²/390 inh. per sq. mile (coastal plains) and 300 inh. per km²/780 inh. per sq. mile (plain of Toulouse), and the hilly and mountainous interior where density is extremely low, the Cévennes area in the south of Lozère having one of the lowest densities of Europe with only 7.4 inhabitants per km² (19 inh. per sq. mile).

The five largest metropolitan areas on the territory of the former province of Languedoc are (as of 1999 census): Toulouse (964,797), Montpellier (459,916), Nîmes (221,455), Béziers (124,967), and Alès (89,390).

The population of the former province of Languedoc is currently the fastest-growing in France, and also among the fastest-growing in Europe, as an increasing flow of people from northern France and the north of Europe relocating to the sunbelt of Europe, in which Languedoc is located. Growth is particularly strong in the metropolitan areas of Toulouse and Montpellier, which are the two fastest growing metropolitan areas in Europe at the moment. However, the interior of Languedoc is still losing inhabitants, which increases the difference of density that was mentioned.

Population of the coast of Languedoc as well as the region of Toulouse is rather young, educated, and affluent, whereas in the interior the population tends to be much older, with significantly lower incomes, and with a lower percentage of high school and especially college graduates.

Economy[link]

Agriculture[link]

Languedoc is a significant producer of wine, and a major contributor to the surplus known as the "wine lake". Today it produces more than a third of the grapes in France, and is a focus for outside investors. Wines from the Mediterranean coast of Languedoc are labeled as Languedoc, those from the interior have other labels such as Fronton, Gaillac, or Limoux to the west – and Côtes du Rhône towards east.

Other crops include wheat (the traditional crop which made the fortune of the landlords and parliamentarians based in Toulouse, and for whose trade the famous Canal du Midi was built), maize (the new and nowadays most popular crop in the region), olives (only on the Mediterranean coast of Languedoc), fruit, and rice (in some coastal areas). In the hilly and mountainous areas of the interior, sheep and goat are raised for meat and cheese. The coastal area is, naturally, a source of fish and shellfish.

Industry[link]

Aerospace (Airbus, EADS, CNES, etc.), electronics (Motorola, etc.), and bio-tech industries in Toulouse; high-tech, electronics, and computer (IBM) industries in Montpellier; pharmaceutical industry (Pierre Fabre Group) in Castres.

The first completed Airbus A380 at the "A380 Reveal" event on 18 January 2005 in Toulouse, home base of the European aerospace industry.

There is also a significant chemical sector in Toulouse, which has been quite battered since the terrible explosion of AZF on 21 September 2001. It has been decided that chemical industries would be moved out of Toulouse, and a large campus devoted to cancer research and bio-tech R&D will be opened on the site.

Elsewhere in the region industries are small and in decline, in particular around the formerly mining areas of Alès and Carmaux in the interior of the region.

Services and tourism[link]

Services are the largest sector of the economy in the region. In particular, government services employ a significant part of the workforce, especially in small towns. Key administrations have been relocated to the region, such as France's National Meteorology Office (Météo-France) relocated from Paris to Toulouse in 1982.

The area is also a major tourist destination. There exists three types of tourism. First, a massive summer tourism industry on the coast, with huge sea resorts such as Cap d'Agde, Palavas-les-Flots, or Grau-du-Roi, built in the 1970s.

Tourism related to history and art is also strong, as the region contains the historic cities of Carcassonne, Toulouse, Montpellier, countless Roman monuments (such as the Roman arenas in Nîmes), medieval abbeys, Romanesque churches, and old castles (such as the ruined Cathar castles in the mountains of Corbières, testimony of the bloody Albigensian Crusade).

More recently, "green" and sports tourism is on the rise, with the gorges of the Tarn River, the Ardèche Gorges, as well as the vast preserved expanses of Cévennes, Ardèche, Lauragais, and other sites.

Tourism on the Canal du Midi combines history (for example viewing the nine locks of Fonseranes near Béziers) with activities such as boating on the Canal, and walking or cycling on the towpaths.

Toulouse and Montpellier are also popular places for business congresses and conventions.

History[link]

The walled city of Carcassonne, a major tourist attraction of Languedoc.

The Mediterranean coast of Languedoc was settled by the Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans, and invaded by the Alamanni, Vandals, Visigoths (Septimania), and Saracens. Languedoc was known in the Middle Ages as the county of Toulouse, an independent county which was in theory part of the kingdom of France. In the 12th century, Languedoc was the center of the Cathar religious movement. The Roman Catholic Church declared them heretics, and the Albigensian Crusade wiped them out. As a consequence, the county of Toulouse was taken by the crown of France in 1271, (the county of Toulouse was a vassal of the crown of France, but had many connections with the Crown of Aragon, which included Catalonia) and has been part of France ever since. Later the name given to the area was Languedoc, literally meaning "language of oc", from the word "yes" in the local Occitan language ("oc", as opposed to "oïl", later "oui", in the north of France). The kings of France made Languedoc one of the provinces of the kingdom, and established the parlement of Languedoc in Toulouse. The parlement and the province were abolished at the time of the French Revolution, like all the other parlements and provinces of France.

Sports[link]

Rugby union is the "national" sport in Languedoc, unlike most other parts of France where football is more popular. The Toulouse rugby club (Stade Toulousain) is one of most successful in Europe; it regularly competes for the French championship and has won four European titles (1996, 2003,2005 and 2010) in the ten years of the European championship's existence.

Bullfighting and other bull-related events are popular in the eastern part of Languedoc. Sea jousts (Joutes nautiques) are held on the coast. Dating from the 11th century, this sport has local leagues and attracts large crowds.

Property[link]

Property in the Languedoc is quite varied and ranges from beautiful newly built villas with swimming pools and tennis courts, to rambling old village houses set into the old ramparts of ancient fortified towns. Some of these village houses date back a very long time. A small house in the village of Magalas, Hérault département, has a date of 13th century carved into its stonework. Being a large area, the type of property available in Languedoc varies a lot, from apartments in beach resorts such as Cap D'Agde to isolated bastides in the rural interior.

See also[link]

• French wine
• Languedoc wine
• Languedoc-Roussillon
• Midi-Pyrénées
• Occitania
• Septimania timeline

References[link]

• Languedoc-Roussillon Tourist Board Official Tourism Website for the Region (in English)
• The Canal du Midi at Béziers Official Béziers Website (in English)
• (French) The Languedoc-Roussillon Official Site of the Région.
• The Hérault tourist board website Department of Hérault in Languedoc Région. All informations to discover Hérault and to book your holidays in Languedoc. Free brochures and lodging.
• An introduction to the Languedoc for tourists including regional overview and main tourist attractions.
• (French)Atlas historique de la province de Languedoc, de l'époque romaine à nos jours, by Élie Pélaquier, CNRS.
• The Languedoc and Roussillon history, geography, climate, cities, towns and historic monuments.
• http://congenies.canalblog.com quakers end Methodists since 18 th century

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Roman Miroshnichenko
Background information
Born	(1977-06-04) June 4, 1977 (age 35) Dniprodzerzhynsk, USSR
Genres	Jazz rock Fusion World Music Latin Jazz
Occupations	composer, guitarist
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Melodiya, Self Produced
Associated acts	Al Di Meola, Larry Coryell, John McLaughlin
Website	www.romanmiroshnichenko.com
Notable instruments
Gibson Les Paul Ovation Custom Legend Abraham Wechter Florentine Custom Made PRS Guitars

Roman Miroshnichenko (Russian: Роман Мирошниченко) (born June 4, 1977) - is one of the most prominent virtuosos of contemporary jazz^[1] on ex-USSR territory. Roman is a phenomenal guitarist who has his own and highly individual touch and stamp on the guitar,^[2] improvisation flight and melodic tunes all captured in his well-mixed recordings and enthralling live performances. Improvisational thinking and stylistic flexibility allow him to easily to flow into any project and even record very complex guitar parts impromptu in studio. Roman Miroshnichenko has performed, recorded or cooperated with Al Di Meola,^[3] Larry Coryell,^[4] Frank Colon, Dominique Di Piazza, Daniel Piazzolla, João Donato, Djivan Gasparyan, Milcho Leviev, Marco Mendoza, Augusto Enriquez, Saskia Laroo, among many others... Roman is an official Ovation Guitars,^[5] PRS Guitars ^[6] and D'Addario strings artist.^[7] Roman is the founder and the leader of RMProject. He and his band often tour CIS and Europe and Roman is a frequent visitor and headliner to the most prestigious jazz festivals.

Biography[link]

• 1977, on June, 4 - Roman is born.
• 1994-2000 - Roman played in a big band of his father Maxim Miroshnichenko.
• From 2000 - The founding of his own solo-project, participation in various projects, performances at festivals, studio work, record of guitar tracks for films and on albums of Russian pop-stars.

Awards[link]

• 10th Annual 10th Annual The Independent Music Awards Nominee. The Best World Beat album category, 2011.^[8]
• 9th Annual The Independent Music Awards Winner.^[9] "The Best World Traditional Song category".^[10]

9th IMA's judges: Aimee Mann, Anthony DeCurtis, Lee Ritenour, Rob Wasserman, Shelby Lynne, Tim Pagnotta, Zooey Deschanel, Hanson, Judy Collins, Suzanne Vega, Vijay Iyer, Butch Walker.

• 9th Annual The Independent Music Awards. "People VOX POP Choice nominee" Winner^[11]
• Yury Gagarin Diploma for the Great teamwork in the field propagation of achievements of domestic piloted astronautics, maintenance of star traditions, patriotic education of young generation and in connection with the 50th anniversary of the first-ever flight of Yury Gagarin in space. 2011.^[12]
• The owner "Grand prix" international jazz festival-competition "Do#Dж junior 2004", Ukraine. "The Best Jazz Ensemble" nominee.
• The owner "Grand prix", "The Best Live Performance" nominee at music video competition of a popular Russian internet-portal Top4Top 2008.
• The 1st prize winner in "The Best Guitarist" nominee at "Do#Dж junior 2004" international jazz festival-competition, Ukraine.

Performances at the festivals[link]

• " Jazz on Dnepr 2000 ", Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine.
• " Boheme Guitar Festival 2001 ", Moscow.
• " Viva La Fiesta Latina 2002 ", Moscow.
• " Tudengijazz 2003 " Tallinn, Estonia
• " Boheme Jazz Festival 2003 ", Moscow
• " Jazz in Hermitage 2003 ", Moscow (to Roman is given the honourable right of opening of festival ). Festival headliners: Randy Brecker, Dave Kikoski, Bill Evans, Lew Tabackin, Igor Butman.
• " Jazz province 2003 " (at participation of groups from the United States, Italy, Cuba, in twelve largest concert halls of cities Russia).
• " World Of Guitar 2003 ", Kaluga, Russia.
• " Russian Style 2004 ", Moscow.
• " World Of Guitar 2004 ", Kaluga, Russia.
• " IX festival of a jazz guitar 2004 ", Saint Petersburg.
• " Mega Jazz Masters 2004 ", Moscow.
• " Nida Jazz 2004 ", Nida, Lithuania.
• " Music Fest 2004 ", Moscow.
• " The Christmas Jazz 2004 ", Moscow, Tchajkovski Concert Hall.
• " Rio-Havana-New York 2004 ", Moscow.
• " Festival Jazz on Dnepr 2005 ", Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.
• " World Of Guitar 2005 ", Kaluga, Russia.
• " Festival Nida Jazz 2005 ", Nida, Lithuania.
• " Day of Jazz in Istanbul 2005 ", Istanbul, Turkey.
• " Jazz in Hermitage 2005 ", Moscow.
• " Nida Jazz 2006 ", Nida, Lithuania,
• " Bazzday 2006 ", Moscow.
• " IX Big Smoke 2006 ", Moscow
• " Long Arms 2006", Moscow
• " X Big Smoke 2007 ", Moscow
• " Jazz Carnival 2007 ", Chelyabinsk, Russia
• " World Of Guitar 2008 ", Kaluga, Russia. Festival headliner: John McLaughlin
• " World Of Guitar 2009", Kaluga, Russia. Feat.: Tommy Emmanuel, Leo Brower
• « Nida Jazz » 2009. Nida, Lithuania
• « Uzutrakio Vakarai », 2009. Trakai, Lithuania
• « Jazz Province », 2009. Russia
• " 9th Vladimir Martynov's Festival", 2010, Moscow, Russia
• " Summer Jam 2010 ", Kaluga, Russia
• " Gypsy Swing " 2010, Kaluga, Russia
• " First String " young guitarists festival-competition 2011, Kaluga, Russia. As special guest
• " World Of Guitar 2011 ", Kaluga, Russia. In duo with Larry Coryell.
• "The Creation Of Peace 2011", Kazan, Russia. Headliners - John Fogerty, John Lydon. Honored Guest - the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.
• "Crossover Jazz Festival". Moscow, Russia. 2011
• "Veise Jazz 2011", Saransk, Russia
• "Snow Jazz", 2011, Ekaterinburg, Russia. In duo with Larry Coryell.
• "December angagement", 2011, Kaluga, Russia. In duo with Larry Coryell.
• " World Of Guitar 2012 ", Kaluga, Russia. With Dominique Di Piazza and Daniel Pipi Piazzolla.

Collaborations[link]

• April 2003, 2005 - performances with a trumpet player from Holland, Saskia Laroo.
• May 2003 - performances at the Boheme Jazz Festival with well-known Russian pianist Igor Bril. Festival headliners: John Scofield, Tanya Maria, Cesária Évora.
• September 2003 - performances with American pianist, Milcho Leviev.
• Since 2003 - participation in «7 Winds», accompanied by the best dancing pairs in the world competing in the World championships on the Latin American dances among professionals in State Kremlin Hall, Moscow.
• December–January 2003-2004 - performances with known Cuban group, Sexto Sentido.
• May 2004 performances with Al Di Meola in Kaluga and Moscow (Russia).
• Nowember 2004 - performances with group Sexto Sentido (Cuba), with known percussionist Frank Colon.
• June 2005 - performances with Frank Colon and with American pianist Andrew Kitaev.
• September 2005 - participation in the show " Pierre Richard Sextet and stars of the Russian jazz.
• September 2006 - performance with Frank Colon Band in a residence of the ambassador the USA. Moscow, Spaso House.
• December 2006 - performance with one of the most well-known musicians of world Djivan Gasparyan, accompanied by Russian national symphonic orchestra on the State Kremlin Concert Hall stage
• February 2007 - performances with Saskia Laroo
• May–October 2007 - record of the joint album by Bril brothers and Roman Miroshnichenko with special guests-stars featuring: Igor Butman, Igor Bril, Saskia Laroo, Vladimir Presnyakov (sr), Sergey Mazaev, to name a few.
• November 2007 - 1st performance of new "Russian Guitar Trio" with featuring: Roman Miroshnichenko-Ivan Smirnov-Vadim Chebanov
• May 2008 - guitar tracks recording for "The Musical Nation Project". Feat.: Jamie Glaser, Frank Colon(USA), Clive Stevens (Great Britain), Diego Souto(Argentina), Joao Correia, Daniel Figueiredo(Brazil).
• June 2008 - performance for the president of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in Konstantinovsky Palace in St. Petersburg during his informal meetings with the leaders of the CIS countries at an economic forum.
• October 2008 - performance as special guest in Frank Colon Band at the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall. Musicians feat.: Cecilia Tenconi(sax), David Mit(drums), Anthony Simarozi(bass), Ben Stevers(piano)
• October 2008 - performance with João Donato (Brasil)
• October 2008 - performance with Lica Cecato (Brasil)
• Summer 2009 - European tour
• Autumn 2010 - Fall Tour Russia
• December 2008 - sound producer of the CD album featuring russian jazz stars like Igor Butman, Georgiy Garanyan, Alexey Kuznetsov, Igor Bril, Daniel Kramer to name a few.
• May-June-August 2009, Tour Russia and Lithuania in guitar duo with Hernan Romero

October-November 2009, Tour Europe in twenty three towns.

• 2010 - as musical producer of cd-collection project with Russian pop and jazz stars feat.
• June 2011 - performance at Crystal Turandot Awards XX ceremony.
• January 2012 - performance at the NAMM, Los-Angeles, USA
• May 2012 - performance at the NAMM Russia, Roland booth, Moscow, Russia.

Selected discography[link]

Solo Works

• Roman Miroshnichenko «GuitaRomania», CD, 2003
• Roman Miroshnichenko «The Infinity», CD, 2005
• Roman Miroshnichenko "Live in Jazz Town", DVD, 2007
• Roman Miroshnichenko "Temptation", CD, 2009^[13]
• Roman Miroshnichenko «Quasipsychedelic», CD, 2011^[14]

Collections

• «Instrumental Collection», the collection of the best Russian guitarists, CD, 2002 - the joint edition of magazine Music Box and JRC label
• Festival Ethnosphere Live vol.2, DVD, 2004
• «Yerevan - Moscow - Transit vol.3», CD, 2005
• «Yerevan - Moscow - Transit vol.3», DVD, 2005
• Festival Ethnosphere Live vol.4, DVD, 2007
• Soyuz - 32, CD, 2002, the collection of the best hits of the Russian pop music.

Collaborations

• Djivan Gasparyan and Russian National Orchestra. Live in Kremlin, DVD-EPK, 2006
• Frank Colon Band "Live in Moscow", DVD-EPK, 2006
• Bril Brothers and Roman Miroshnichenko, «Together», CD, Melodia Records, 2007

As a sessional guitarist

• Sona «Vse Proidet», CD, 2008 guitar tracks for album of singer Sona with special guest - legendary soloist MANOLO y los GIPSY KINGS
• Oleg Tumanov «Latin Romance», CD, 2004
• George Musheev «Tale of Night», CD 2004
• Erast Galumov «My Land» CD, 2005
• Erast Galumov «To the Moon», CD, 2004
• Igor Kandur «Strannik», CD, 2004

Filmography[link]

• 2004 - TV-serial " Кamenskaya III ", record of guitar tracks
• 2005 - TV-serial "Tourists", record of guitar tracks
• 2007 - "Russian Game" movie, guitar tracks record
• 2008 - "Neproshenye", Russian blockbaster, soundtracks record as co-author and guitarist
• 2010 - "Ribeirão do tempo" a Brazilian Soup opera, guitar tracks record
• 2010 - "Tides to and from". Cartoon by Ivan Maksimov. Guitar tracks record. This film is a participant of the Generation Kplus Programme at the 61st Berlinale Film Festival Competitionand special prize winner at XVIII International Festival Competition of animation films "Krok", 2011.
• 2011 - «Canto de Pilon». Music video As special guest-star.^[15]

Bibliography[link]

• The Great Jazz Guitarists. ^[16] Hal Leonard, 2012. ISBN 978-1-617130-23-6

• Jazz-Rock Musicians. ^[17] Hephaestus Books, 2011. ISBN 978-1-244331-20-4

• Jazz in Russia. ^[18] Publisher «Skifia» St.Ptersburg, Russia 2009. ISBN 978-5-903463-23-7

• "Eleventh". The novel of Russian writer Dmitry Miropolsky. There are mentioned problems of a modern society and show business. A number of stories of the protagonist stated in the book, are based on the real events which have occurred during the different periods of a creative life of Roman Miroshnichenko. Publisher "Napisano Perom", 2012. ISBN 978-5-905636-02-8

References[link]

"...Good effort! Nice ideas here and there! I am flattered when Roman uses his ideas with my influence..." / Al Di Meola /

"...Temptation" is an excellent piece of the type of modern flamenco music that John McLaughlin and I played with Paco de Lucia in the late seventies in Europe. Roman Miroshnichenko, in his tribute to this style of music, stays very close to the original guidelines that make this an authentic piece of creativity and not simply a copy...." / Larry Coryell /

"...I am very proud to be part of this magnificent work that is "Temptation". I doubt that someone will not yield to the temptation to listen to it over many, many times throughout life. Roman is one in a million: highest musical knowledge, humility, talent and professionalism. "Roman Rocks..." / Latin Grammy owner, Daniel Figueiredo /

"...Roman is a phenomenal acoustic guitarist. His style is reminiscent of the great Al Dimeola, but of course Roman puts his own and highly individual touch and stamp on the guitar. His ‘Temptation’ CD is a testament to his brilliance. It’s a tour de force!..." /www.acousticguitarworkshop.com/

"...The guitar stands out, but the overall atmosphere is fresh, modern and lively. He may have performed with Al DiMeola and Larry Coryell, but this is not the simple fusion jazz that I remember. It is almost fully instrumental and creates a nice atmosphere for fans of pyrotechnic guitar playing as well as creative intellectual music..." /FolkWorld Magazine about "Quasipsychedelic" CD/

External links[link]

• Roman Miroshnichenko's official website
• CDBaby
• YouTube
• MySpace
• All about Jazz
• The 9th Annual Independent Music Awards Winners
• Ovation Trubute
• Famous Ovation Guitars Players Gallery
• eSession