The Bulgarian composer and kaval player Theodosy Spassov was born in 1961. In his musical compositions Spassov blends the traditions of folklore with the latest developments of other musical genres ranging from jazz to classic. In the last few years he has also written music for symphonic orchestra and kaval. As a pupil of Veselin Nikolov he started his career with the legendary group „Jazz Linia" from Plovdiv at the beginning of the 80s. Already at that time his virtuous folkloristic playing of the kaval in connection with improvisation became apparent.Different projects followed. He played together with Bulgarian folklore groups as well as with musicians such as the Trio Bulgarka and "Le mystere des voix bulgares" etc., and jazz musicians, e.g. Milcho Leviev, Simeon Shterev. Spassov also realized several recordings and projects in his unique way of playing kaval fusion. „Welkya" (GEGA) was his first great project, realized with the Bulgarian folk singer Yanka Rupkina of the Trio Bulgarka - a successful mixture of folklore and jazz."Beyond The Frontiers" (GEGA) is a collection of various recordings as film music. Theodosy Spassov composed and produced the music for a number of films ("Granitza / The Border " 1993; "Gori, Gori Ogantche / Burn Fire, Burn" 1994 etc.). On invitation by two Italian composers - Carlo Siliotto and Ennio Morricone - he has recorded themes for their latest films - "An Italian Story" and "The Breakout of the Innocent".
1997/ 1998 play on the project/recording „The Glimpse" of Trilok Gurtu. He work the last years in The Fairy Tale Trio together with Anatoly Vapirov and Stoyan Yankoulov.
1999 a new project with Rabih-Abou Khalil and Glen Velez.
2000 play on the Black Sea Creative Formation with Enver Izmailov, Vladimir Volkov, Harry Tavitian, Anatoly Vapirov and Stoyan Yankoulov. The last recordings in New York with Dave Liebmann.
No comments:
Post a Comment