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“…the standout male jazz vocalist of our time.” — The New York Times

GRAMMY-winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling and hybrid guitarist Charlie Hunter combine for a kaleidoscopic collection of new songs, surprising covers, and dynamic reinventions. Elling is without question today’s preeminent male jazz vocalist, renowned worldwide for his unparalleled virtuosity and flair for trailblazing artistic exploration. From his stunning reinvention of timeless standards to his own captivating original songcraft, the Chicago-based musician has fused his dazzling talents across a panoply of musical approaches, emblazoning each with signature imagination, insight, and emotional intelligence.

Where many male jazz vocalists at this stage in a much vaunted career have tended to stick to the tried and true, Elling seems to be growing more ambitious and experimental with the passing of time, a tendency evidenced by his stunning new LP, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree . The follow-up to 2021’s remarkable SuperBlue , the album once again sees Elling joining forces with producer/guitarist Charlie Hunter, multi-instrumentalist duo drummer Corey Fonville, and bassist-keyboardist DJ Harrison.

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The follow up to his 2020 Grammy winner Secrets Are the Best Stories , SuperBlue is a head-turning torrent of roisterous funk, indelible beats and all-too-current lyrics that boasts the talents of producer-guitarist  Charlie Hunter  and two stars of the hip-hop generation: drummer  Corey Fonville  and bassist-keyboardist  DJ Harrison  (both of the genre-hopping band Butcher Brown ).

Elling has always been a master of grooves, ranging from bebop to pure pop and progressive jazz to neo-soul, but he’s never filled an album with grooves quite like these. On SuperBlue , the grooves are generous and bountiful and the mix is phat and vibrant, creating springboards for some of the most vivid tracks of Elling’s career. The arrangements extend the singer’s already remarkable range and expand his role as a gifted storyteller, adept at both hipster humor and soul-shattering pathos.

SuperBlue , continues Elling’s path of bold collaboration on a project guaranteed to gain new listeners and stretch the ears of his devoted admirers.

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SuperBlue Music by Bernard Ingher Lyric by Kurt Elling

Gooped up on gop? You’d wanna’ supercharge your mind? Don’t live resigned in total blindness to that undefined reminder of what’s creeping up on your behind. Take the grime off of how sublime your time is.

Spoken : The important thing is to pull yourself up by your own hair to turn yourself inside out and see the whole world with fresh eyes (“Marat/Sade”, 1965)

When Super Blue brings on that new & fateful brew, pull on that righteous stew. Go askew. Just a flick of a trick will do you. Because, it’s true. It’s not what you’re used to. That girl is no deja vu. Her voodoo should re-jigger your mental tissue. One swish of this delicious dish will nourish your curiosity to see if she can really hold the key to what’s been waiting in your psychic undersea. In this is waiting every bliss. It’s like you’re being kissed and never dismissed. You’ll find you’re finally free. Success is guaranteed.

She’s Super Blue. She’s honeydew; the make-or-break-through you, too, oughta’ get to pursue.

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You come unglued; corkscrew anew. She’s more than you knew you could do. Even colors go groovier too.

She’s Super Blue. She’s honeydew; the make-or-break-through you, too, oughta’ get to pursue, too.

Manic Panic Epiphanic Music by Kurt Elling, Corey Fonville, DJ Harrison and Charlie Hunter Lyric by Kurt Elling

Girl, don’t act so manic. I promise you we’re gonna be fine. Ain’t no need to panic. I’m telling you we’ll get our chance to shine. I got some reassurance that things are gonna work this time. You know that we’ve been walking a dangerous line while all the world’s been spinning on a dime. We go leaning out over the roof ledge. We should try to sit still. We keep sliding on the knife edge … like to get the both of us killed But He’s got the whole world in his hands. He’s got the whole wide world in his hands. _________________

Don’t the new look frightening? We have come so far so fast. We’re like bottled lightning. But how we supposed to make it last? Love is life’s assurance, no matter how the dice get cast. The shell of fortune will turn again & what’s present now will soon be past. We go leaning out over the roof ledge when we should try to sit still We keep sliding up and down the knife edge, like to get the both of us killed. But He’s got the whole world in his hands. He’s got the whole wide world in his hands. ________________

Well just remember – Well just remember what is really and truly and deeply true. And any time you can remember that you’ll get happy and smile the whole day through. All you are is just a tiny God-soul, paddling life’s canoe. Just take a ride down the river. Take a ride down the river & do what good that you can find to do. Do what good you can do. Do whatever good you can do… riding down the river … in your little canoe. Maybe you’ll find you little canoe is, on occasion, big enough for two. Bang the groove … on the groove on what is really true now … … on what good you can do.

Where To Find It Music by Wayne Shorter Lyric by Kurt Elling

Find it in the message undelivered — unsealed, unlimiting, impulse pivoting.

Find it in a line of facts not figuring — brainwaves triggering — tripping a spring.

Find it in a footfall — feeling like a phantom’s faintly beckoning fitful reckoning.

Find it in a failing candle’s muttering when it’s guttering.

Find it in the hopeful, helpless stuttering song I’m uttering.

Find it in becoming — drumming like a running wind horse carrying your foreshadowing.

Can’t Make It With Your Brain Music by Kurt Elling, Corey Fonville, DJ Harrison and Charlie Hunter Lyric by Kurt Elling and Phil Galdston

On my first take your shimmy-shake looked sexy across the room. I could just about taste it — desire-fire — the hit of a dark perfume. All of the shades down — the lights are low — the flow is happening. You flashing your baby blues — just a little peek-a-boo — & I started imagining.

But then, I notice that button. It probably means nothin — just some kind of a joke. ‘Cause girl, I think that you’re crushing. No point in discussing it, ‘cause you have to be ‘woke. But now you’ve got me wondering — & thinking all the sudden. Am I missing a trick? Are you a brick house or a brick?

spoken: Huh. Is this, like… “dance 10 — thinks 3?”

As I shake the question — & keep the connection — you boogie across the floor In a reckless necklace & a little black dress & possibly nothing more. You fingers in my hair now — lingering there — knowing just what to do. Your lips are glistening — getting me listening — and then you whisper that “Q” is true.

And that’s when you murder the moment. The rabbit hole opens on some stranger than strange. I guess that I should have known it — Your button means you’re into that Stormy-insane stuff. I wish you’d kept it on the physical plane … because I can’t make it with your brain.

spoken: The champagne in this bar is expensive. Don’t you think you should buy me another?

‘Cause that’s when you murdered the moment. The rabbit hole opened on your stranger than strange. That button isn’t ironic. It’s Adrenochromic, and it’s some bloody insane. And, wow! That blows up the hook up. ‘Cause I ain’t wasting time cruising in your lane. Because now I’m only looking for grown-ups, and not some adolescent on a crazy-train. And you can buy your own expensive champagne because I can’t make it with your brain.

spoken: And now, the headlines:

Bat-Boy found in cave 10 years ago says he’s not afraid of heights … Volunteers to operate NATO space laser!

Disappeared brawny lumberjack Butch Jones released from 15 years as Bigfoot love slave. Mourning wife says, “He’s just not the man I married!”

Vatican City miracle stunner! Tiny ghost of Pope John Paul the II living… under current pope’s hat!

Shocking photos found in White House basement reveal: 27th U.S. president William Howard Taft was actually … a woman! There’s pictures and everything!

The end is near! Elvis tells mummy aliens to shut us down! We’re fired!!

Dharma Bums Music by Kurt Elling, Corey Fonville, DJ Harrison and Charlie Hunter Lyric by Kurt Elling

Come on! I’ve got a wandering feeling that it’s time for moving on. The arms upon the clock that’s on the wall are telling me that I’ve been standing still for much too long. A picture’s always blank before it’s drawn. The night is darkest just before the dawn. So you bring your tender brains & I can provide the brawn.

Come On! I’ve got a vintage Ford Falcon that is hungry for the road. The chromium is polished in the knowledge that we’re headed for an altogether distant postal code. Might I suggest that on the way find the mystic motherlode. Maybe we can find our just deserts & grab ‘em à la mode !

‘Cause when the night falls & stars shed their sparkler dims & don’t you know that God is Pooh-Bear holding out his honeyed paws to both of us from way out there? And when the spirit calls … … and both of us are filled up to the over-brim in that mescal & sage flavored air, Then you’ll know that you are Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise is me!

Come on! We’ll ball that jack straight until we reach the end of land and wash the miles off diving in the sea Two holy goofs having a good time & sodden on a aubergine toboggan, smoking constantly. You never know just what there is to find until you start looking, You never know just what you’re gonna dine on until you start cooking, yeah!

And when the morning strolls and the great unrolling scroll of our lives imbibes and inscribes our heroic drives on the parchment of eternal vibes, we two holy-empty bowls with our ever-burning baby ember soul-coals — they watch & behold as we patrol down the fold in the rolls in the future-Buddha foretold mold, where bodhisattva whisper the Bodhi-being code and we find out path to the sold-out hold-out motherlode of what can never be eroded! (Don’t say I never told it!)

Now, you don’t actually have to leave home to get the job done, but I promise you it can sure be a lot more fun!

Two on the road is always better than one, son.

spoken: Now: the thing about what we’re after, sometimes it’s invisi-bala-tash-is-ness. Sometimes it’s hiding. Not because it wants to. It’s not a little afraid of you. Maybe you’re a little afraid of you.

Hey:But you can’t always see it, but it’s always there. You might forget to feel it – but then you say, ”it feels unfair!”

But it ain’t just disappeared because it’s always in the air. And just because you win’t awake — it don’t mean you ain’t aware.

So, listen up! ‘Cause the deepest truths ain’t written in no book. They’re all around you all the time, but you use your heart to look.

They may be in a candy bar, maybe in a Baby Ruth, That brings back the true Madeleine of your long-lost youth.

They may be waiting to be found in the freezing winter brook, Or in the photograph of a long-lost stare that somehow leaves you shook.

They’re in the stories children tell or in an acrid, smokey smell. They’re in a breath when a story’s done, or the ringing of a bell.

But they’e always there — like math itself; or whatever pre-exists. They’ll outlast your every waking doubt — ‘cause the truth always persists.

The truth always persists.

spoken: Well, let’s see. We have a full tank of gas, a half a pack of cigarettes. It’s dark. And we’re wearing sunglasses.

Endless Lawns Music by Carla Bley Lyric by Kurt Elling

Afloat and all at sea / the stars align in threes. They’re so fine and free in blue and in green Like leaves on endless trees.

Come climb the sky with me. Come hear and come to see Melody in perfect symmetry In love / in light / in key.

We chart from stars, lay too among islands The night thick hair around us And cold water lapping at the keel Upon deck in damp air, we lie back Feel our clothes turn wet to skin, and look for Orion’s belt We look for Orion’s belt Sky spills over us, so full We forget about days Out here when we touch, the earth turns We go sailing through Islands of stars Sink with the bears black fur. Drift in a dogs coat Become comets that flare and orbit the night. We sail highlands of stars We sink with a bears black fur We drift in a dogs coat Become comets that flare and orbit the night ‘Sailing By Stars’, by Judith Minty, from Lake Songs

Come climb the sky with me. Come hear and come to see Melody in perfect symmetry In love / in light / in key

In love / in light In love / in light In love / in light In love / in light In love / in light In love / in light In love / in light In love / in light In love / in light In love / in light / in key

Kurt Elling: Voice Charlie Hunter: Hybrid Guitar DJ Harrison: Keyboards Corey Fonville: Drums, Percussion

Produced by Charlie Hunter and Kurt Elling Co-Produced by DJ Harrison and Corey Fonville Executive Producers Bryan Farina & Dave Stapleton

Instrumental Tracking by DJ Harrison at Jellowstone RVA. 10/19/20-10/21/20 & 11/22/20-11/24/20

Vocal Tracking by Anthony Gravino at High Cross Sound 2/1/21-2/13/21

Mixed by Anthony Gravino Mastered by Dave McNair Mastering

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Kurt Elling and SuperBlue prime their second disc with ‘Guilty Pleasures’ EP

During the COVID-19 lockdown, Grammy Award-winning jazz vocalist and Chicago native Kurt Eiling emerged with a new supergroup, consisting of guitarist Charlie Hunter and special guest drummer Nate Smith, both regarded as world-leading players in their own right. 

The group, dubbed SuperBlue , proceed to record its first disc, which was met with critical acclaim in 2021. Limited tour dates followed, and now SuperBlue has produced a six-track EP, titled “Guilty Pleasures,” ahead of its second album release this fall. 

Bursting with Elling’s “trademark charisma, energy and showmanship,” “Guilty Pleasures” offers high-octane covers of blues-funk-rock standards such as Al Jarreau’s “Boogie Down,” AC/DC’s “Dirty Deals Done Dirt Cheap,” the Fabulous Thunderbirds’ “Wrap It Up” and Eddie Money’s “Baby Hold On,” along with an original by Nate Smith.

Released by Edition Records in February, “Guilty Pleasures” was recorded last summer and fall at Palisade Studios in Chicago and was produced by Elling, Hunter and Smith. Elling and company will tour behind th EP this spring, but before he embarks on those dates, he will appear with the 65th anniversary celebration of the Monterey Jazz Festival, in a Symphony Center Presents Jazz concert April 14 . Joining Elling for that concert will be pianist Christian Sands, vocalist  Veronica Swift, saxophonist Lakecia Benjamin, bassist Yasushi Nakamura and drummer Clarence Penn.

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Grammy Award-winner Kurt Elling is without question today’s preeminent male jazz vocalist, renowned worldwide for his unparalleled virtuosity and flair for trailblazing artistic exploration. From his stunning reinvention of timeless standards to his own captivating original songcraft, the Chicago-based musician has fused his dazzling talents across a panoply of musical approaches, emblazoning each with signature imagination, insight, and emotional intelligence.

Where many male jazz vocalists at this stage in a much vaunted career have tended to stick to the tried and true, Elling seems to be growing more ambitious and experimental with the passing of time, a tendency evidenced by his stunning new LP, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree. The followup to 2021’s remarkable SuperBlue, the album once again sees Elling joining forces with producer/guitarist Charlie Hunter and multi-instrumentalist duo drummer Corey Fonville and bassist-keyboardist DJ Harrison for a kaleidoscopic collection of new songs, surprising covers, and dynamic reinventions.

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SuperBlue: Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter

GRAMMY® Award-winner Kurt Elling is without question today’s preeminent male jazz vocalist, renowned worldwide for his unparalleled virtuosity and flair for trailblazing artistic exploration. From his stunning reinvention of timeless standards to his own captivating original songcraft, the Chicago-based musician has fused his dazzling talents across a panoply of musical approaches, emblazoning each with signature imagination, insight, and emotional intelligence.

Where many male jazz vocalists at this stage in a much vaunted career have tended to stick to the tried and true, Elling seems to be growing more ambitious and experimental with the passing of time, a tendency evidenced by his stunning new LP, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree. The followup to 2021’s remarkable SuperBlue, the album once again sees Elling joining forces with producer/guitarist Charlie Hunter and multi-instrumentalist duo drummer Corey Fonville and bassist-keyboardist DJ Harrison for a kaleidoscopic collection of new songs, surprising covers, and dynamic reinventions.

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Over the years, they’ve captivated massive audiences at such esteemed festivals as Umbria Jazz Festival, Monterey Jazz Festival, and Toronto Jazz Festival, performing in over 25 countries world wide sharing the stage with acts like Lake Street Dive, Charlie Hunter, Kurt Elling, Louis Cato, and Cory Wong. Huntertones claims more authority than ever as they drive into their 10th year.

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Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter Announce New Album SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree

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Today, multi-GRAMMY award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling and guitarist/producer Charlie Hunter announced SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree , a new full-length album featuring drummer Corey Fonville and bassist-keyboardist DJ Harrison. Releasing September 15th via Edition Records, the album is a continuation of Elling’s SuperBlue collaboration with Charlie Hunter, which includes their 2021 GRAMMY-nominated debut full-length and their 2023 covers EP GuiltyPleasures. The album announcement comes with the first single “Not Here / Not Now,” a simmering, brass-blasted original composition by Elling, Hunter, Fonville, and Harrison and additional lyricist Phil Galdston.

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Kurt Elling is renowned worldwide for his unparalleled virtuosity and flair for trailblazing artistic exploration. From his stunning reinvention of timeless standards to his own captivating original songcraft, the Chicago-based musician has fused his dazzling talents across a panoply of musical approaches, emblazoning each with signature imagination, insight, and emotional intelligence. Where many male jazz vocalists at this stage in a much vaunted career have tended to stick to the tried and true, Elling seems to be growing more ambitious and experimental with the passing of time, a tendency evidenced by the stunning new LP.

SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree sees Elling and Hunter reunited with drummer Corey Fonville and multi-instrumentalist DJ Harrison (both of jazz-funk fusion quintet Butcher Brown) for a kaleidoscopic collection of new songs, dynamic reinventions, and surprising covers (Joni Mitchell’s “Black Crow,” Bob Dorough’s Schoolhouse Rock standard “Naughty Number Nine,” Ron Sexsmith’s “Right About Now”). Additional colors on the album are provided by flutist Elena Pinderhughes (Carlos Santana, Taylor McFerrin, Josh Groban) and Brooklyn’s Huntertones Horns (Jon Lampley: Trumpet; Dan White: Saxophone & Horn Arrangements​; Chris Ott: Trombone).

Elling’s work with Charlie Hunter – a prodigious musician and producer whose own genre-agnostic oeuvre has long seen him crisscrossing the bridge between jazz and hip-hop – began after their first meeting in 1995, an on-and-off collaboration that ultimately brought them to a completely unexpected destination with 2021’s SuperBlue. Weaving vivacious funk with Elling’s one-of-a-kind brand of contemporary beat lyricism and vocalese brilliance, the album proved a milestone in both artists’ wide-ranging bodies of work, earning international applause along with a 2022 GRAMMY® Award nomination for Best Jazz Vocal Album.

Knitting a cultivated traditionalism with modernist audacity, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree both expands and explains its creators’ beloved jazz to an audience potentially unfamiliar with its nuances and its past. “We’re trying to take that history and transform it into something that speaks to a present generation without leaving that history behind,” says Elling. Though it was born as an experimental project during the pandemic, SuperBlue has now bloomed into a tightly meshed unit built for forward motion, the ideal vehicle for Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter, two utterly idiosyncratic artists relentless in their quest for fresh challenges and new ideas, to celebrate their boundless, all-embracing approach to music, art, and indeed, life itself.

“It’s going to go where it’s going to go,” Charlie Hunter says. “Presumably, it’ll change and grow again.” “I feel like there’s still room to grow with this project,” Kurt Elling agrees. “That’s always the prime motivator. That there’s more for me to discover as a writer and as a singer and as a bandleader or co-band leader. We’re going down a road, let’s see how far the road goes.”

Tracklisting: 1. Black Crow 2. Freeman Square 3. Naughty Number Nine 4. Little Fairy Carpenter 5. Bounce It 6. Only The Lonely Woman 7. Right About Now 8. Not Here / Not Now 9. The Afterlife 10. Goin' Back to Chicago (Digital Only Bonus Track)

Kurt Elling & Charlie Hunter Tour Dates : May 23: City Winery STL - St. Louis, MO May 24: City Winery STL - St. Louis, MO May 25: 3rd & Lindsley - Nashville, TN May 26: City Winery Atlanta - Atlanta, GA May 27: The District - Savannah, GA Aug 5: Newport Jazz Festival - Newport, RI Sep 21: City Winery - Boston , MA Sep 23: World Cafe Live - Philadelphia, PA Sep 24: The Hamilton - Washington, D.C. Sep 27: Cleveland Museum of Art - Cleveland, OH Sep 28: The Cabaret - Indianapolis, IN Sep 29: The Acorn - Three Oaks, MI Sep 30: Englert Theatre - Iowa City, IA Oct 1: Parkway Theater - Minneapolis, MN Oct 3: Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA Oct 4: Jazz Alley - Seattle, WA Oct 5: Mississippi Studios - Portland, OR Oct 6: Yoshis - Oakland, CA Oct 7: Teragram Ballroom - Los Angeles, CA Oct 8: Boulder Theater - Boulder, CO Dec 2: SPACE - Evanston, IL

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Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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Gagarin cup (khl) finals:  atlant moscow oblast vs. salavat yulaev ufa.

Much like the Elitserien Finals, we have a bit of an offense vs. defense match-up in this league Final.  While Ufa let their star top line of Alexander Radulov, Patrick Thoresen and Igor Grigorenko loose on the KHL's Western Conference, Mytischi played a more conservative style, relying on veterans such as former NHLers Jan Bulis, Oleg Petrov, and Jaroslav Obsut.  Just reaching the Finals is a testament to Atlant's disciplined style of play, as they had to knock off much more high profile teams from Yaroslavl and St. Petersburg to do so.  But while they did finish 8th in the league in points, they haven't seen the likes of Ufa, who finished 2nd. 

This series will be a challenge for the underdog, because unlike some of the other KHL teams, Ufa's top players are generally younger and in their prime.  Only Proshkin amongst regular blueliners is over 30, with the work being shared by Kirill Koltsov (28), Andrei Kuteikin (26), Miroslav Blatak (28), Maxim Kondratiev (28) and Dmitri Kalinin (30).  Oleg Tverdovsky hasn't played a lot in the playoffs to date.  Up front, while led by a fairly young top line (24-27), Ufa does have a lot of veterans in support roles:  Vyacheslav Kozlov , Viktor Kozlov , Vladimir Antipov, Sergei Zinovyev and Petr Schastlivy are all over 30.  In fact, the names of all their forwards are familiar to international and NHL fans:  Robert Nilsson , Alexander Svitov, Oleg Saprykin and Jakub Klepis round out the group, all former NHL players.

For Atlant, their veteran roster, with only one of their top six D under the age of 30 (and no top forwards under 30, either), this might be their one shot at a championship.  The team has never won either a Russian Superleague title or the Gagarin Cup, and for players like former NHLer Oleg Petrov, this is probably the last shot at the KHL's top prize.  The team got three extra days rest by winning their Conference Final in six games, and they probably needed to use it.  Atlant does have younger regulars on their roster, but they generally only play a few shifts per game, if that. 

The low event style of game for Atlant probably suits them well, but I don't know how they can manage to keep up against Ufa's speed, skill, and depth.  There is no advantage to be seen in goal, with Erik Ersberg and Konstantin Barulin posting almost identical numbers, and even in terms of recent playoff experience Ufa has them beat.  Luckily for Atlant, Ufa isn't that far away from the Moscow region, so travel shouldn't play a major role. 

I'm predicting that Ufa, winners of the last Superleague title back in 2008, will become the second team to win the Gagarin Cup, and will prevail in five games.  They have a seriously well built team that would honestly compete in the NHL.  They represent the potential of the league, while Atlant represents closer to the reality, as a team full of players who played themselves out of the NHL. 

• Atlant @ Ufa, Friday Apr 8 (3:00 PM CET/10:00 PM EST)
• Atlant @ Ufa, Sunday Apr 10 (1:00 PM CET/8:00 AM EST)
• Ufa @ Atlant, Tuesday Apr 12 (5:30 PM CET/12:30 PM EST)
• Ufa @ Atlant, Thursday Apr 14 (5:30 PM CET/12:30 PM EST)

Games 5-7 are as yet unscheduled, but every second day is the KHL standard, so expect Game 5 to be on Saturday, like an early start. 

The Unique Burial of a Child of Early Scythian Time at the Cemetery of Saryg-Bulun (Tuva)

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In 1988, the Tuvan Archaeological Expedition (led by M. E. Kilunovskaya and V. A. Semenov) discovered a unique burial of the early Iron Age at Saryg-Bulun in Central Tuva. There are two burial mounds of the Aldy-Bel culture dated by 7th century BC. Within the barrows, which adjoined one another, forming a figure-of-eight, there were discovered 7 burials, from which a representative collection of artifacts was recovered. Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather headdress painted with red pigment and a coat, sewn from jerboa fur. The coat was belted with a leather belt with bronze ornaments and buckles. Besides that, a leather quiver with arrows with the shafts decorated with painted ornaments, fully preserved battle pick and a bow were buried in the coffin. Unexpectedly, the full-genomic analysis, showed that the individual was female. This fact opens a new aspect in the study of the social history of the Scythian society and perhaps brings us back to the myth of the Amazons, discussed by Herodotus. Of course, this discovery is unique in its preservation for the Scythian culture of Tuva and requires careful study and conservation.

Keywords: Tuva, Early Iron Age, early Scythian period, Aldy-Bel culture, barrow, burial in the coffin, mummy, full genome sequencing, aDNA

Information about authors: Marina Kilunovskaya (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Vladimir Semenov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Varvara Busova  (Moscow, Russian Federation).  (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Kharis Mustafin  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Technical Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Irina Alborova  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Alina Matzvai  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected]

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