Simon Nabatov

Simon Nabatov (born 11 January 1959) is a Russian-American jazz pianist.

Early life Nabatov was born in Moscow on 11 January 1959. His parents were Leon, a professional pianist and choir conductor who was a native of Belarus, and Regina. Nabatov began playing the piano at the age of three and his first composition was at six.

Nabatov and his parents were permitted to leave the Soviet Union in 1979. In 1984, the magazine Keyboard named him Best Pianist. A Few Incidences and No Kharms Done both consist of settings of the enigmatic texts of the poet Daniil Kharms.