Rustam Ospanoff

Ospanoff

This 2-hrs mix was recorded live at Bul Bar in Almaty, Kazakhstan. It was played as a new episode of Jazzystan on Soho Radio (London) on Saturday: Nov 16th 2024. This is a very eclectic mix of jazz, hip hop, disco and house music. I hope you will enjoy.

Photo: with Trevor Fox, Aura Dynamo Fox and Brandon Rys Polanco at Port Said NYC.

Rustam Ospanoff - Circles Are Better Than Lines | For Soho Radio London. Nov 16th 2024

1. Stevie Wonder - Do I Do (DJ Shorge Edit)
2. Mortimer Snerd III - Here I Come (James Brown)
3. Domo Domo - Happening In The Streets (The Voltage Brothers)
4. Earth Wind & Fire - Runnin' (Unreleased Remix) 
5. Collettivo Immaginario - Tempo Al Tempo (Patrick Gibin edit)
6. Louie Vega - Music Is My Life (Masters At Work Remix)
7. Darryl Pandy vs Blaze - Just Came To Remember House (Dimitri From Paris Mashup)
8. Jacob Collier - Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing (SMBD DJ MIX)
9. Zach Witness - Let House Reign
10. SWV - I'm So Into You (NJ Flip)
11. JODECI Flip
12. John Beltran - Bota Foga (Original Mix)
13. LLA - Like That (SBTRKT Remix)
14. SPECIAL REQUEST - SAID WHAT I SAID
15. Steve O Sullivan - Unreleased
16. Footclan - Cut Da F
17. CENGIZ - MOTF 
18. Menta - Sounds Of Da Future (Nervous Refix)
19. Unknown cut
20. The Jazz Crusaders - The Young Rabbits
21. Horace Silver - Not Enough Mama!
22. K-LONE - Focus
23. Desiigner - Panda (some Japanese jazz edit)
24. Jael (Sister Nancy) 
25. Moses Boyd Exodus - Rye Lane Shuffle
26. Florian Pellissier Quintet - Bijou Caillou V (Azymuth rework)
27. Donald Byrd - Love's So Far Away
28. Downtown Players - Hit The Floor 
29. Margeeah - Bring The People Home

Some sets just hit differently. 3 weeks ago at @kino_pavilion in Almaty 🇰🇿 Footprints Vol.1 was one of those moments—a session that stretched across sounds, eras, and emotions. It was instinctual, electric, and unpredictable in the best way possible. 70 minutes. 29 tracks. 

Big love to everyone who came through and made it what it was. If you missed it, I hope this mix brings you into that space.

PS: На следующей неделе особенный юбилей — 16 февраля день рождения “Гравитации”, моего радиошоу на Shahar FM (2004–2012). В честь этого планирую вечеринку в субботу, 15 февраля. Вряд ли обойдусь без поддержки друзей. Не особо рассчитываю, конечно 😊 но если вы захотите стать частью этой истории, пожалуйста, дайте знать (спонсорская помощь, art visual, PR, social marketing & etc…), буду премного благодарен 🙏

Footprints Vol. 1 (Live @ Kino Pavilion Almaty January 2025)

The upcoming gig: Saturday, Feb 15th @ Kumäno | Almaty 22:00 - 05:00 with DJ Shaman

Jazzystan On Soho Radio London. February 8th 2025

Here is the latest episode of Jazzystan on Soho Radio London. Hope you will enjoy it. 

Scott Grooves feat Roy Ayers - Expansions (Intro)
The Mighty Zaf & Linkwood  Presents - Yokai
Quiet Village - Reunion
Fumio Itabashi / Henrik Schwarz / Kuniyuki - Watarase
Spiral Deluxe - E=MC²
BOOF - I Want C & B To Fix My Car
Joaquin Joe Claussell - Progressive Roots
Ron Trent - Street Wave
Chaos In The CBD, Nathan Haines - Love Language
Kidzblock - The Tribute (To Jay Dilla)
Nujabes - Kujaku
Gerardo Frisina - Desejar
Collective Imaginario - Tempo al Tempo (feat. Danilo Plessow)
Collective Imaginario - Sotto Il Mare
Ben Westbeech - Times Are Changing (Two Soul Fusion Extended Remix)
Art of Tones - International Truth
Anane - Let Me Be Your Fantasy (Dimitri from Paris Remix)
Time & Space feat. Roy Ayers - Need Your Love Once More

The upcoming DJ gigs in Almaty:

14.03 Kumano
23.03 Spekto
29.03 Purple Bar 

Booking: ospanoff@gmail.com

Rustam Ospanoff - Jazzystan on Soho Radio London. March 8th 2025

Live from Purple Bar 💜

Recorded on March 29th and aired last Saturday on Soho Radio London, my latest mix is now up for everyone who missed the party in Kazakhstan. It’s a deep dive into the sounds and energy we shared that night. Mixer: Condesa Carmen V + Technics 1200 mk7  x 2, Pioneer decks.

Massive thanks to everyone who came out and danced with us. I’ll be back behind the decks very soon — catch me at Purple Bar & Bul Bar on April 18–19 for another musical journey with Australian duo - Close Counters, Arsen Superfly, Akee, Midclassgypsy & Alta. This one will be my last one in Kazakhstan before I go back to NYC. 

✨ P.S. This Sunday, 13.04.2025 (12–6PM), I’ll be spinning records and selling some gems from my personal collection at Bul Bar in Almaty. Come dig, sip, and vibe with me.

With love,
Rustam

Rustam Ospanoff @ Purple Bar (Almaty) 29.03.2025

Some places you live in - but New York lives in you.
After half a year away, it feels right to share my first live recording back in the city.
A new chapter, same spirit.
Recorded live for Soho Radio in Brooklyn, NY - all vinyl.
Featuring new music from Space Grapes, Joe Claussell, Vick Lavender, Shaka, Louie Vega, Trinidadian Deep, Nico Lahs, Toribio, Kai Alcé, Lars Bartkuhn, G&D Records, Kay-Dee Records, plus a few classics, including Emerson, Lake & Palmer (Dope Jams!), Stanley Clarke, and more.

PS: Just moved back to NYC with my family. If you are looking for someone to bring deep records and good energy, I’d love to connect. Grateful for all the support — it truly means a lot!

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Black Rascals Featuring Cassio Ware – So In Love (Joe Claussell Rough Mix 1)
Shaka - A Paris State Of Mind (Instrumental Mix)
Shaka - Unbleached
Sound Signals – Autumn's Song (Trinidadian Deep Rebel Mix)
Nico Lahs – Over Me (including Kai Alcé mix) [NDATL Muzik]
Vick Lavender Ft. Justin Dillard  - Time And Time Again (Album Mix)
Vick Lavender Ft. Justin Dillard  - The Project
Lars Bartkuhn – See The Light (Inner Experience)
Louie Vega & Marc Anthony feat. Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri - The Masters At Work (Keep It Comin' Now) (Eddie's Mood Dub)
THE IBOGA. UNOFFICIAL EDITS & OVERDUBS BY JOAQUIN JOE CLAUSSELL - STREET CELEBRATION
Area 10 Featuring MK – Get Up Early (Remix)
Aretha Franklin vs. Marshall Jefferson 
Mascara - Baja (Instrumental Dub Version
Deodato - Whistle Bump (New Joaquin 'Joe' Claussell Remix)
Flatbush Ave Rythm Band - Voices Inside My Head
Jambonne - Jambonne, Jam On
Crystal - Santo Domingo
Stanley Clarke - School Days
Ghalib Ghalab - Make My Move
Caroline Crawford - Coming On Strong
Rebound - He Is Alive 
Bambu - I Don't Wanna Lose It (Joaquin Joe Claussell Edit)
Janet Jackson - Young Love (Re-Edit)
Charles Amoah - Our Love’s On Fire
Jimmy Bo Horne - Is It In (Winners x Le Pamplemousse x War) (DJ Harvey Edit)
George Benson ‎– The World Is The Ghetto (Re-Edit)
Kidzblock - J Dilla Tribute
Toribio - Jazz Misconduct
JR Disc – Thrust 
Emerson Lake & Palmer - When The Apple Blossoms Bloom In The Windmills of Your Mind I'll Be Your Valentine (Dope Jams Kaatskill Mountain Take)

The upcoming gigs in NYC (more to be added soon):

Upcoming Gigs
🗓️ 5/23 SoHo House
🗓️ 5/24 @pineappleride
🗓️ 5/24 @experimentalcocktailclubnyc
🗓️ 5/25 @brooklyn.pop.up
🗓️ 5/29 Nightmoves @ntmvsmmxix
🗓️ 5/31 @moondoghifi
🗓️ 6/7 @cafebalearica
🗓️ 6/8 @brooklyn.pop.up @brooklynmuseum
🗓️ 6/13 @foreverrare.fr @therepmusiccafe
🗓️ 6/14 @crowninnbk Inn
🗓️ 6/20 SoHo House
🗓️ 6/21 @arlowilliamsburg  🗓️ 6/22 @brooklyn.pop.up @brooklynmuseum
🗓️ 6/28 @silenceplease
🗓️ 6/28 @crowninnbk
🗓️ 6/29 @brooklyn.pop.up @brooklynmuseum
🗓️ 7/30 @portsaidnyc 
🗓️ 7/31 @eavesdrop.nyc 
🗓️ 7/31 @mezcaleriamilagrosa
🗓️ 8/1 @goodbarbk
🗓️ 8/1 @studio151nyc 
🗓️ 8/2 SoHo House
🗓️ 8/7 @mezcaleriamilagrosa
🗓️ 8/14  @mezcaleriamilagrosa
🗓️ 8/15 @publicrecordsnyc 
🗓️ 8/16 SoHo House
🗓️ 8/17 @brooklyn.pop.up 
🗓️ 8/21 @mezcaleriamilagrosa
🗓️ 8/22 @experimentalcocktailclubnyc
 🗓️8/28 @mezcaleriamilagrosa
🗓️ 9/10 TBC
🗓️ 9/12 @studio151nyc
🗓️ 9/13 @silenceplease 
🗓️ 9/19 @carouselbk
🗓️ 9/27 @eavesdrop.nyc
🗓️ 10/3 @cafebalearica 
🗓️ 10/4 @ciaociaodisco
🗓️ 10/24 @experimentalcocktailclubnyc 
🗓️ 10/25 @cafebalearica bar
🗓️ 11/28 @cafebalearica 
🗓️ 12/13 @cafebalearica

Back in NYC (Live Mix for Soho Radio. May 3rd 2025)

Captured live at la Milagrosa - a hidden gem tucked behind a bodega freezer door in laundromat in Brooklyn - this 2-hour excerpt documents the heart of a 5-hour set I played as part of my Summer Thursday residency. It’s a journey that moves with intention: raw and unpredictable. Somewhere between a basement session and a barrio block party, this night spiraled through global rhythms, some deep cuts, and late-night soul transmissions. 
Next party at Milagrosa will happen this Thursday,  7/31. 10PM-4AM
Photo: at la Milagrosa with JKriv (thank you for you r support!)

The upcoming gigs: 

🗓️ 7/30 @portsaidnyc 
🗓️ 7/31 @eavesdrop.nyc 
🗓️ 7/31 @mezcaleriamilagrosa
🗓️ 8/1 @goodbarbk
🗓️ 8/1 @studio151nyc 
🗓️ 8/2 SoHo House
🗓️ 8/7 @mezcaleriamilagrosa
🗓️ 8/14  @mezcaleriamilagrosa
🗓️ 8/15 @publicrecordsnyc 
🗓️ 8/16 SoHo House
🗓️ 8/17 @brooklyn.pop.up 
🗓️ 8/21 @mezcaleriamilagrosa
🗓️ 8/22 @experimentalcocktailclubnyc
🗓️ 8/29 @communenyc
9/4 Milagrosa 
9/5 Tokyo Record Bar
9/6 Music For A While
9/12 Studio 151 
9/13 Silence Please 
9/18 Milagrosa 
9/19 Carousel
9/20 Crown Inn
9/23 Precious Love
9/26 Commune ???
9/27 Eavesdrop 
9/28 Brooklyn Pop-Up at Brooklyn Museum 
10/3 Cafe Balearica Club
10/4 Ciao Ciao Disco 
10/24 Experimental Cocktail Club 
10/25 Cafe Balearica Bar
11/28 Cafe Balearica Club
12/13 Cafe Balearica Club

Rustam Ospanoff @ La Milagrosa, Brooklyn, NY. July 18th 2025 (also played on Soho Radio London)

This show is a window into my inner world - moving from jazz and cinematic moods to Brazilian grooves, Anatolian psychedelia, and a touch of house. It’s music that I truly care about, made by artists with real spirit and talent.

This radio episode is not a reflection of my dancefloor sets - it’s more like what I play at home, in my headphones, when I want to listen deeply. Soon, I’ll be sharing new house music mixes too, but for now it’s about slowing down, discovering, and giving attention to sounds that deserve it.

Rustam Ospanoff - Jazzystan on Soho Radio London (Sep 20th 2025)

Charif Megarbane feat. Sven Wunder - Helia 
Finn Rees & Sholto - Love In Memory
Finn Rees & Sholto - Bluebell
Eero Koivistoinen, UMO Helsinki Jazz Orchestra - Kaamos 
Irie - Fuck This Rap Shit
Phylipe Nunes Araújo - Bixin
Zé Ibarra - Infinito em nós
Comb Versions - Firme na Palavra
Rogê - Road to Nowhere 
The Circling Sun - Constellation
The Circling Sun - Mizu
Durand Jones & The Indications, Durand Jones - Lovers' Holiday
Rita Satch - Give It All (Palm Trees)
Vula - Want Ur Love
El Michels Affair feat. Shintaro Sakamoto - Indifference
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Cool Hand
Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek - Hop Bico
Kutiman - Haraka
SIEMBRA TUS SUEÑOS – CIRUELA
Mon Rivera Y Su Orquesta ‎– Lluvia Con Nieve
The Mantecas - Milestones
Kotoa - Zombie
Sugar Bomb - Dance Tune
Tommaso Cappellato - Introvert Universe
Osamu Shoji - Stayin Alive
Slowly - Caveman Boogie
Sipho Gumede - Something to Say (Opolopo Rework)
DFRA Experience Jazz Band - The Human Discard
Roni Size, Reprazent, Nuyorican Soul - Watching Windows 
MUSCLECARS & TORIBIO - That's My Story feat. Roland Clark

JAZZYSTAN on SOHO RADIO – Live From New York (Sep 20th 2025)

Fresh discoveries and eternal classics. From Brian Jackson’s latest collaboration with Masters at Work (BBE) and Joe Claussell’s hypnotic edit of Arp Frique’s “Save My Soul”, to deep underground heat like Jovonn’s new release on Mother Tongue, and Ge-Ology’s long-awaited record with Kaidi Tatham.

The mix also features Trinidadian Deep’s latest EP with Cee Elassaad & Doug Gomez, Chicago’s own Vick Lavender with lush productions featuring Ron Carroll (RIP) released on Cataleya label, Australian duo Close Counters and their collaboration w/ Kapote & Riva Starr, NYC’s Musclecars featuring Chicago legend Ron Trent, and DJ Nature’s newest revision on Hot Bisquit Recordings — all blended with favorite ‘80s and ‘90s soul, disco, and early house gems, including Blaze productions, Moodymann, Antonio Ocasio, Sylvia St. James, Prince, and more.

Jazzystan on Soho Radio (October 18th 2025). Recorded Live @ Milagrosa, Brooklyn, NY

RUSTAM OSPANOFF | DJ BOOKING: ospanoff@gmail.com

Founder & Producer of Jazzystan Music Festival (Almaty) & "Precious Love" (Vinyl Listening Sessions (NYC). Radio Presenter on Worldwide FM, Soho Radio, Love Will Save The Day FM. 

Rustam’s vision and mission is literally to spread love and harmony through music through a rarely seen diversity of musical selections and audiences. Organic, warm and far-reaching. His sets and radio shows mean transcending the boundaries of trend, genre-orthodoxy, age, culture, etc. to create something unique, exciting, surprising, and inspiring.

Rustam gathers all the deepest soul sounds from around the world and elegantly delivers them in gorgeous musical journeys. His creative goal has always been to expose diverse music to people through the curation of special events, live concerts and radio shows. 

Rustam shared decks alongside Gilles Peterson, LEFTO, Louie Vega, DJ Spinna, Ge-Ology, Natasha Diggs, Sadar Bahar, DJ Rahaan, Mad Mats (GAMM), Jeremy Underground, Kyodai, JKriv (Razor-n-Tape), Dave Lee, DJ KON, Shuya Okino, Dom Servini, Bradley Zero, Rainer Truby, Eddy Ramich, DJ Scribe (I Love Vinyl), Paul & Barbie (Love Injection), Nickodemus, Nik Weston (Juno Records), Zimpala, Anders Sicre (Le Mellotron), Shawn Dub (Human Head), Melik Bencheikh (Heartbeat Vinyl) to name a few.

His DJ sets have taken him all over the world from music festivals like SummerStage (Central Park NYC), Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide (France), Cully Jazz (Switzerland), Southern Soul (Montenegro), Terraneo (RBMA/Croatia), Sunsplash; parties like Soul In The Horn, Golden Record in NYC to numerous events in London, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, Mexico City, Hamburg, Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux, Lisbon, Brussels, Ghent, Liege, Geneva, Sierre, Prague, Bratislava, Vienna, Zagreb, and other parts of the world. 

Rustam is well known for his long 6-8 hrs vinyl sets in New York City. He was a resident DJ at Public Records, Virgin Hotel, Ace Hotel NY & Brooklyn, Lilli Star at Moxy Brooklyn Hotel, Izzy Rose, Studio 151, Nublu, Record Room. He also played records at some of the most important NYC venues like Nowadays, Elsewhere, Jupiter Disco, Le Bain, Black Flamingo, Magick City, Milagrosa, Good Bar, including regular DJ sets at Brooklyn Museum and Rockefeller Center.

He is best known for being the founder of Jazzystan Music Festival (this ran from 2009 in Almaty, Kazakhstan) in his home country. He booked and produced live acts featuring artists like Jamiroquai, Incognito, OMAR, Marcos Valle, Jazzanova, Gilles Peterson, LEFTO, Nubya Garcia, EZRA Collective, Kyoto Jazz Massive feat. N’Dea Davenport (Brand New Heavies), Nathan Haines, Jessica Lauren, Soil & Pimp Sessions, J.A.M., Root Soul, Quasimode, Cro-Magnon, Jazzanova feat. Paul Randolph, Tortured Soul, Voilaaa, Cotonete, Kutiman, Boom Pam and many more…