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Less \u2018From Russia With Love\u2019 And More \u2018From Russia With Groove\u2019 Multi Instrumentalist Valeriy Stepanov Is All Set To Take The Smooth Jazz World By Storm With His Skytown Records Debut Release, \u2018New Beginnings\u2019.\n\nThis YouTube Sensation Who, To Date, Can Boast Almost Three Million Internet Views, Enjoys Such An Online Profile That Musicians Around The World Are Clamoring To Both Cover And Rework His Music. \xa0Indeed Stepanov Has Been Identified As Having The Ability To Traverse The Entire Spectrum Of Jazz, From His Smooth Jazz Sensibilities, That Are Very Much The Province Of \u2018New Beginnings\u2019, Through To His Own Brand Of Fusion That Can Accurately Be Described As Chick Corea Meets Jeff Lorber.\n\nAbove All, What Makes Valeriy Stand Out From The Crowd Is The Superb Formula He Has For Rhythm And Melody, His Unbounded Energy And A Technique That Is Solidly Grounded In Music Theory. \xa0In Fact, Although Being Initially Taught By His Father, Valeriy Is A Prot\xe9g\xe9 Of World-Renowned Cellist Mstislav Rostropovich And It Was Through His Influence That He Gained A Scholarship To Study At The Prestigious Central Music School Of Moscow State Conservatory. \xa0\n\nValeriy's debut release "New Beginnings" features guitarist U-Nam and saxophonist Marion Meadows.\n\nFollow Valeriy Stepanov on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.