Semushkina

creative &

music studio

The studio is the result of many years of experience in the music field and creates projects in the fields of music, poetry and musical education

est. 2021

Cult Lab

in London

(All)

(JAZZ & CLUB)

(PSYCHOLOGY)

Upcoming

Events

Establishing cultural

Maria Semushkina is a leading cultural entrepreneur, promoter and producer, well-known internationally.

connections around

the world

After finishing her degree in journalism, she started to work with the French Embassy. Semushkina curated the Center of French journalism in Moscow, managed the French movie festival.

In 2004 she launched Usadba Jazz, which quickly became the biggest Russian jazz open air festival, well known and loved both by the Russian audience and Western musicians and industry professionals.

Usadba Jazz

Art Mania agency

Usadba Kids

Le Jazz

Other concerts

Currently Maria manages a number of independent projects, travels extensively and sees her mission in promoting the most talented Russian musicians abroad and establishing cultural connections around the world.

Previous Projects

Usadba

Jazz

(2004-2019)

locations

XVIII-XIX century estates and palaces

genres

jazz, blues, soul, funk, fusion, world music, and other improvisational genres of contemporary music.

among musicians

Branford Marsalis, Yussef Lateef, Marcus Miller, Avishai Cohen, Robert Glasper

(2014-2019)

Apart from Usadba Jazz, Semushkina founded Art Mania agency to organize gigs and city-scale music events

ArtMania

Agency

Usadba

Kids

A mother of four children, Semushkina launched the arts laboratory, where talented young vocalists, musicians, poets could improve their skills with a help from star curators and pedagogues: famous jazz and pop musicians, actress Chulpan Khamatova and others.

Le Jazz

(2004-2010)

Le Jazz was a jazz festival aimed, as its title suggests, to promote French improvisational music in Russia and supported by the French Institute in Moscow.

among musicians

Richard Galliano, Oliver Ker Ourio, Jacky Terrasson, Richard Galliano, Oliver Ker Ourio, Jacky Terrasson, Stéphane Belmondo, Henri Texier, Bireli Lagrene, Éric Legnini and many others

(2014-2019)

Maria has produced and organized a number of concerts by famous artists in large concert halls in Russia.

Melody Gardot, John McLaughlin, Parov Stelar, Richard Bona, Erik Truffaz, Tigran Hamasyan, Avishai Cohen, Richard Bona, Eric Leghnini

among musicians

Other

Concerts

SEE EVENTS

Jazz&Club:

Series of monthly events taking place in London's most sophisticated venues. Each event has its own concept and unique atmosphere.

Deschanel Gordon

The creator of the project, Maria Semushkina, who is also a musicologist, gives a short lecture about music at the beginning of the evening.

bringing together

different musical

cultures

among musicians

Django Reinhardt

Toby Medland, Dave Kelly, David Hornyblow, John Kelly

Tatyana Golda

Past

Events

It is extremely important for me to hold events, talking about music in Russian. I devoted 20 years of my life to music, writing about music and hosting programs on the radio. Now in London, with my lectures, I open up a new world to those listeners who want not only to listen to music, but also to learn more about musical culture