Ildar graduated from the Kazan Conservatory of music and has been living in Moscow in 2000. He has performed with I. Butman, D. Goloshchekin, G. Lukianov, A. Kroll, A. Shilkloper, and many other leading musicians in the Russian jazz scene. Ildar is one of the most sought after and versatile drummers in Moscow, whose musical interests range from traditional jazz to jazz-rock and funk.