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Pat Metheny in Sofia: Musical Poetry

NPC, Hall 1. 7:45 PM on a Saturday night, left for speculation before the day of the election. I have already made up my mind. The fanatic inside me will vote for Patrick Bruce Metheny. I make myself comfortable behind the sound technician, slightly disappointed with the partially filled hall,...READ MORE

T. Spassov Orchestra: Steaming Ethno

Music fanatics, who came to hear Theodosii Spassov and his new project Theodosii Spassov Orchestra overcrowded Studio 5 last night. The virtuosos’ last stop was Sofia, preceded by Veliko Tarnovo, Stara Zagora, and Plovdiv.Along with the Bulgarian annihilator of all genre divisions played Alexander Lekov (bass), Ang el Demirev (guitar), Miroslav...READ MORE

The Wladigeroff Brothers- Jazz Gone Wild

A Columbian playing rychenitsa in 7/8? A kettle-drum and salsa? A piece in 9/8 dedicated to a Swiss band? If that’s not jazz, I don’t know what is! Precisely that sound struck the audience in Studio 5, where the promotion of the Wladigeroff Brothers’ new album For the Greatest and Little Things took place last night....Read more

Fusion Overdose with Zone C

Musicians, showmen, storytellers, legends.This is Zone C! Jazz giants, who challenge the senses of true music fans since the mid 90’s.And last night, they did it again at Swingin’ Hall. The club was filled with foreigners and native jazz fans. Unfortunately, there were also several fools whose insolence had no limits, not that I have the...Read more

A 6-String Utopia with Trio Rosenberg

How fulfilling it is to see fans searching, even begging, for tickets for a worthy event in Bulgaria.This was the picture in front of Sofia Live Club last night, and the reason was the first Bulgarian concert of the legendary trio Rosenberg. The cousins Stochello Rosenberg (solo guitar), Nous’che Rosenberg (rhythm guitar), and Nonnie Rosenberg...Read more

Flamenco Stories with David Peña, Theodosii Spassov, and Renaud Garcia-Fons

The audience in concert hall Bulgaria went through all possible and impossible states of the flamenco, whose soul was released by its masters- David Peña Dorantes, Renaud Garcia- Fons and Theodosii Spassov.The three virtuosos, united by their admiration of this one style and even more by their love of improvisations, met in front of...Read more

Scandinavian Heat with Caecilie Norby

Excuse me?! Who said Scandinavia is a chilly region?Definitely somebody, who missed the concert of the queen of Danish vocal jazz (and occasionally pop) Caecilie Norby at Sofia Live Club several nights ago. A cool timbre and hot repertoire- this was the combination, which astonished the audience. In two parts.Alongside Norby’s voice we heard Lars Danielsson...Read more

The Acoustic Prodigy Raul Midón in Front of the Bulgarian Fans

Raul Midón blew the caps off of our heads when he took us in the wonderland of his music. He swirled us up like a tornado with the first sound that came from his guitar in Sofia Live Club. The guest stopped by on his way from Amsterdam to New York with Reel Feel.The event was...Read more