Grigori Voskoboinik is a distinguished Russian double bass player born on October 17, 1970, in St. Petersburg. He began his musical journey with the violin at age six and transitioned to the cello at twelve. In 1986, Voskoboinik was admitted to the Rimsky-Korsakov School of Music to study the double bass and later continued his education at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire under Professor Loukianin.

Voskoboinik's professional career commenced in 1993 when he became a soloist and principal double bass player for the Chamber Orchestra "Divertisment," directed by Ilya Ioff. During this period, he performed with various orchestras and jazz bands, including the St. Petersburg Camerata and the Leningrad Dixieland Jazz Band. He received recognition from Maxim Shostakovich for his performance of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony Op. 113 in Hamburg.

From 1996 to 1997, he played with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra under Yuri Temirkanov and later served as the third double bass concertmaster at the Mussorgsky Opera and Ballet Theatre. In 1998, Voskoboinik won the first prize at the German Gartov Competition in St. Petersburg. He has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Vladimir Shouliakovski, Nazar Kojuhar, and Gary Bartz, and participated in numerous jazz and classical music festivals.

His discography includes recordings with Andrei Kondakov and American saxophonist Mike Ellis. Voskoboinik has also been involved in various projects, such as "Bach with Us!" and a tribute to Duke Ellington. He has performed internationally, including in America, Japan, Austria, Germany, Spain, and Italy, in prestigious venues like Suntory Hall and the Concertgebouw. Since 2012, he has been performing with the ensemble Prattica Terza and continues to collaborate with prominent jazz musicians from Russia and the United States.