Bassist Veselin Veselinov - Eko and pianist Milen Kukosharov are among the most renowned jazz musicians in this country. For them, the challenge of experimentation has no limits. Proof of this is their joint project "ImproviSatie". Together they develop their improvisational talent on selected pieces by French composer and pianist Erik Satie - representative of the avant-garde of the early 20th century. More on the joint album of the two musicians from Eko:
“We gathered with Milen to continue a musical tradition set by our late friend Vasco Parmakov. He used to perform several times a week in different clubs in Sofia. He liked to improvise on works by various classical composers such as Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and others. Unfortunately, Vasco passed away last year on May 21 and I felt like I need to continue the tradition. So I invited Milen to do this together as Parmaka as they called him, was a very dear friend. In fact, this album is dedicated to him. At the end of last year, I was looking for some notes that I wanted to play on the piano, because I'm not a good pianist. I wanted to play something that is technically easier but with a rich and beautiful melody. So I came across these plays by French Erik Satie. I started playing the works that he calls gnossienne and gymnopedie - words coined by him. I made light arrangements and that evening we played them in a bar. The audience liked them very much. Mario Krastev heard us and offered us to record a CD with plays by this composer. Arrangements are the work of me and Milen.”
That is how "ImproviSatie" emerged – an album, containing 9 compositions.
Eko and Milen have adhered fully to the musical notes of the plays composed by Erik Satie. Their work is the addition of the double bass, as well as individual improvisation moments by the two musicians. For Milen Kukosharov as a pianist with classical music background, recreating the music of the French composer was a challenge. Listen now to Gnossienne №2 performed by Veselin Veselinov Eko and Milen Kukosharov.
The new album was presented on March 30 in the Peroto Literary Club in Sofia where Veselin Veselinov-Eko and Milen Kukosharov performed some of the pieces included in their project. Designer of the cover of the CD is Stefan Chinov and the artwork was created by Aminun Zheneva, close friend of Eko. Let’s listen to Gymnopedie 1 and 2.
Audio contains the following pieces:
№1 Gnossienne
№1 Gymnopedie
English: Alexander Markov
At the end of summer, Severin Georgiev presents his latest song ''Shte Vali/It Will Rain’’. This is Severin’s second song. He is known as a participant in the latest season of the Bulgarian reality singing competition '' The Voice of Bulgaria''...
The band Ostava has made something of a tradition out of celebrating its birthday in September with a concert at Maimunarnika in Sofia. This year the concert will be on Wednesday, 11 September. And at that concert Ostava will perform their..
The author of the music, lyrics and arrangement is Dimityr Bodurov - a small-town boy who moved to the central city of Stara Zagora some time ago. An ardent music lover since childhood, he has recorded original songs, only one of which he had the..
Opera basso Slavin Peev will mark two decades on stage with famed arias from opera classics at the chamber Bulgaria hall in Sofia on 5 October. He..
The BNR Children's Choir is one of the finalists in the prestigious Let the Peoples Sing international competition for non-professional choirs. The..
+359 2 9336 661