Musician Ian Maksin. (Photo: Visata Rupeika)

Ian Maksin is a master cellist, guitarist, composer, recording artist, superb vocalist and multilinguist who can finesse more than 30 languages. In addition to everything else, he is a formidable world traveler. And his solo performance this past Friday evening — on the stage of a cabaret-style room in the Epiphany Center for the Arts — was nothing short of phenomenal. Think of it as a one-man musical tour of the globe.

Seated on stage with his black cello, as well as an amber guitar — and with his right foot just inches away from the plugged-in “loop pedal” that he tapped when moments of his recorded accompaniments were needed — Maksin played, and at times sang, about two dozen pieces of music. Their roots were as wide-ranging as a world map, drawn from Mali, Iran, Poland, Ukraine, Mexico, Panama, Mongolia, Kyrgyzstan, the nation of Georgia and the Navajo nation. There were even a few U.S. classics, from Bill Withers’ “Ain’t No Sunshine” to excerpts from the famous TV soundtrack for “Game of Thrones.” In addition, Maksin performed several works he composed, which can be heard on his records.

Maksin, who was born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg, Russia) is the son of a Ukrainian mother and Jewish father. He moved to New York at the age of 16 to study at the Manhattan School of Music and has made his home there, although he is continually on the road, with upcoming concerts in Canada, London, New England, Turkey and beyond. (He plans to return to Chicago either at the end of this year or in 2025.)

To listen to the astonishing work of Maksin, visit ianmaksin.com. And keep your eye on his upcoming performances in Chicago, which still are to be announced.

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