Andres Boiarsky (Argentina)

Clarinet/Flute/Saxophone (e/s)

After completing his studies in England, Boiarsky returned to his homeland where he spent the next six years. He recorded two solo albums for CBS records and performed throughout several South American countries.

In 1988 he moved to New York with the encouragement of Paquito D'Rivera and  Carlos Franzetti. A few months after his arrival Boiarsky joins the Lionel Hampton Orchestra, he would later become the band's musical director till 1993. From 1993 to 1998 he was a member of the United Nation Orchestra under the direction of D'Rivera.

Andres participated in many recordings by the likes of: The Dizzy Gillespie Alumni All-Stars, Slide Hampton,Paquito D'Rivera, Nancy Wilson, The United Nation Orchestra, Claudio Roditi,Lionel Hampton,  Al Di Meola to name but a few. In 1996 he recorded "Into the Light", his first album as a leader for a North American label available through Reservoir Records. In 2004, Boiarsky starts a musical partnership with Japanese pianist Tomoko Ohno.  While performing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, they record the CD "Shadows of Spring" for MDR Records, released in May 2005.