2026
TAYNA BALAKIRSKAYA
Singer, composer, writer, visionary
Path and achievements
  • 2003 — 20025
    Taught English language at a higher education institution
    2003 — 2005
    Completed the postgraduate program at V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University and passed all the candidate (PhD qualifying) exams.

    Worked as a teacher of English Practice, Grammar and Phonetics at the Foreign Philology Department of Kramatorsk Institute for Economics and Humanities.
  • 2004 — 2005
    Ukranian jazz figure
    Was the founder and editor-in-chief of a web-based media (until 2015) — a Ukrainian jazz portal with an editorial team of over 20 correspondents. The portal served as an information sponsor for all the major jazz events in Ukraine.

    Meanwhile contributed to the development of jazz stage as a PR director of Promo UA, a company that organized large-scale jazz events in Ukraine, including Jazz Koktebel, featuring artists such as Red Snapper and De Phazz.
  • 2005 — 2010
    Moscow jazz journalist
    Was a co-founder of Jazz.Ru printed jazz magazine (2007 — 2015). Worked as a deputy editor-in-chief and the designer of all 60 magazine's covers.

    Conducted interviews with dozens of stars of the global jazz scene, some of which were featured in the book «Great People of Jazz».
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