Artur Best

Everything’s the way it should be!

A news conference featuring Koktebel Jazz Party participants Olga Oleynikova, Artur Best and Georgy Melikishvili kicked off the second day of the festival.

Artur Best and Olga Oleynikova said that they did not hesitate to accept an invitation to participate in the festival.

"I like it here: the mountains, the sea… What can be better? There are great places in Russia where resorts should be set up so that people would spend their vacations in the country instead of traveling abroad," Best said.

Georgy Melikishvili stressed that the festival has been prepared professionally and meets the highest standards; he added that performing at the festival is "worth a lot."
"I went for a walk yesterday to see what's going on. People were having a lot of fun, I was even surprised to see that they were familiar with all these jazz standards and pieces. They really respond to all the solos. Everything's the way it should be," Melikishvili said.