odesa was music. translator: wherever you go, will you see musicians, saxophones. reporter: and perhaps you have heard the voice of anastaysia, a rising young star performing all across the country. at one point earning a spot on ukraine s got talent. reporter: and as a child, taking home the top prize in the 2012 eurovision junior competition. reporter: the first ukrainian to do it. translator: whenever i would participate in any kind of a singing competition, and shows, i would always make sure to tell everyone that i m from ukraine. and i m really proud of it. reporter: month, petryk arrived in philadelphia. after a harrowing journey out of
performing, even competing in ukraine has got talent. now she s starting over. reporter: before the explosions, the sound echoing through the port city of odesa was music. translator: wherever you go in the center, you will see bands playing, musicians, guitars, saxophones. reporter: and perhaps you would have heard the voice of anastasia petryk. a 19-year-old rising star who has spent her young life performing on stages all across the country. at one point, earning a spot on ukraine s got talent. reporter: and as a child, taking home the top prize in the 2012 euro vision junior competition. the first ukrainian to do it.
could to pay the rent. we just happened to play the whiskey go go, and jimmy had a camera and took some pictures of the chicago transit at the cta on t marquee at the whiskey. and when i go by there, i think of jimmy and i standing there. in the middle of sunset boulevard. we were opening for bb king or something like that. albert king. walter turned around to walk out, he probably he might have told you this story. i got a tap on my shoulder, and i turned around, i was putting one of my saxophones away. it was jimi hendrix. he called me by name, and he said, well, the horns are like one set of lungs. your guitar player is better than me. the horn section, it sounds like one set of lungs, and a guitar player that s better than me. he said that terry plays better than him. [ laughter ] first you have to realize, we were already listening intensely
The alto saxophonist’s second album is blues-based, gospel-infused, intellectually considered music that secures his quartet’s commanding status on the scene.