Efim Braylovskiy (born 2000 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia) is a Berlin based saxophonist and producer known for his experimental approach to jazz and electronic music.
He started playing saxophone at the age of 10 at Rostov Jazz School and frequently performed at various international jazz festivals as a part of the Kim Nazaretov Children Big Band: (Novi Sad Jazz Festival (Serbia), Antalya Jazz Festival (Turkey), Jazz in Tel Aviv (Israel) and many others). Not long after that, in 2012, he picked up music production on his own. Since then, he has been developing his sound in both directions: studying and playing jazz saxophone, while also exploring different kinds of laptop music.
In 2018 he moved to Berlin to study saxophone at the Jazz Institute Berlin and since then, Efim has been working as a sideman with various bands across different genres, touring throughout Germany and Europe, including venues like Berliner Philarmonie, Rotes Rathaus, ZigZag Jazz Club, A-Trane, B-flat, Wabe, Donau115, Badehaus, House of Music RAW Gelände, Unterfahrt (München), New European Bauhaus Festival (Belgium), Ljubljana Castle (Slovenia), Ljubljana Jazz Festival and more.
In 2023 he was awarded a Soloist Prize at the 11. Jünger Münchner Jazzpreis.
In addition to saxophone playing, since 2021 Efim is working as a ghost producer for musicians and artists from all around the world, having completed more than 100 projects. He releases his own music under alias MIFE - a mix of jazz and laptop electronic music.
In 2023 he received the 2nd JIB Project Award for his electronic music project.