Bansko Jazz Festival 2011

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Bansko will host the XIVth edition of Bansko Jazz Festival from 06-13th August 2011.

Music legends such as Jackie Ryan, Larry Vuckovich, Mungo Jerry and other, greatly talented and popular participants in the festival, such as Jive Aces, Yoni Vidal, Rick Margitza and Oleg Kireev, will guarantee of a real jazz atmosphere in Bansko.

The program of the event will be as follows:

STAGE “NIKOLA VAPTZAROV“ SQUARE
6 August, Saturday, 07.30 PM - Dixieband Teteven (Bulgaria) – Dimcho Dimitrov – conductor, vocal and trombon; Marin Yordanov – clarinet, tenor-sax; Stoyan Todorov – clarinet, sax; Todor Bakardjiev – trumpet; Tanja Dimitrova – piano; Pavel Tetevenski – guitar, banjo, vocal; Vladko Vasilev – bass; Borislav Vasilev – drums; Nikolay Stoykov – percussion; Stanislava Dimitrova-SUNNIE – vocal; Stefan Slavejsky – vocal;

Lili Ivanova & band (Bulgaria) - Ognyan Enev – piano, trumpet, sax, Biser Ivanov – guitar, Orlin Tsvetanov – violine;

7 August, Sunday, 07.00 PM - Ensemble Trakia (Bulgaria) – conductor Daniela Djeneva;

Balkan Horses (Bulgaria) – Vladi Velichkov – kaval; Krassi Zhelyazkov – BG tambura, acoustic guitar, vocals; Nevena Petrova – vocals, percussions; Niki Ivanov – keyboards, vocals, bamboo flute; Radoslav Slavchev – bass guitar, vocals, rain stick; Emil Pehlivanov – drums;

Albena Veskova (Bulgaria) – Albena Veskova – vocal, Toni Zlatanov – piano, vocal, Emil Pehlivanov – drums, Dimitar Karamfilov – bass, double bass, Vladimir Velichkov – kaval;

8 August, Monday, 07.00 PM - Bulgarian National Radio Big Band - conductor Antoni Donchev & special guest Vassil Petrov (Bulgaria)

Jazzex (Ukraine) – Elena Orlova – soprano, Marina Kerusenko – alto, Sergei Yurchenko – tenor, Pavel Moskalenko – baritone, Inessa Kachaylova – soprano, Dmitry Efimenko – bass, bеаt box POVTARQ SE Dmitry Efimenko – bass, bit box;

Jackie Ryan & Larry Vuckovich Trio (USA) - Jackie Ryan – vocal; Larry Vuckovich – piano; Paul Keller – bass; Chuck McPherson – drums;

9 August, Tuesday, 07.00 PM - Kaffe Ball (Serbia) – Zoran Mamutovic – piano, Miroslav Milic – trumpet, Miroslav Mladenov – tenor sax, alt sax, flute, clarinet, Dragan Milovanovic – trombone, Bratislav Todorovic – guitar, Martin Ajvazi – drums, Dusan Piskovic – bas guitar, Bratislav Osmanovic – percussion;

Camellia Todorova & JP3 (Bulgaria) - Camelia Todorova – vocal, Jivko Petrov – piano, Vesselin Vesselinov-Eko – bass, Mitko Semov – drums, Petia Dragomirova – vocal & Rachel Row – back vocals

The Jive Aces (Great Britan) – Ian Clarkson – vocals, trumpet, ukulele, Ken Smith – double bass, Vince Hurley – piano, Peter Howell – drums, John Fordham – saxophone, Alex Douglas – trombone, bongos, blues harp, kazoo, washboard, spoons

10 August, Wednesday, 07.00 PM - Ondrej Stveracek quartet (Czech Republic) - Ondřej Štveráček – tenor saxsophon; Tomáš Baroš – bass; Ondrej Krajňák – piano; Marián Ševčík – drums

Elina Duni quartet (Albania, Switzerland) – Elina Duni – vocal, Colin Vallon – piano, Patrice Moret – double bass; Norbert Pfammatter – drums

Yoni Vidal (Spain, Belgium) - Fabio Picchi – piano, Juan Manuel Camus - guitar and vocal, Victoriano Gonzalez - drums, Jose Perez – bass

11 August, Thursday, 07.00 PM - Boriana Dimitrova Quartet (Bulgaria, Germany) - Boriana Dimitrova – sax, flute, Lars Dahlke – guitar, Jakob Dreyer – bass, Niels-Henrik Heinsohn – drums, Konstantin Sveshtarov – piano, Hristo Angov – vocals, bagpipe;

Maya Nova Quartet (Bulgaria) & Rick Margitza – sax (USA) - Chavdar Nachev – bass, Dimitar Bodurov – piano, Dimitar Dimitrov – drums;

Mungo Jerry blues band (Great Britain) - Ray Dorset - vocal, guitar, Heini Altbart - drums, Johnathan Playle - bass guitar, Helmut Posch - piano;

12 August, Friday, 07.00 PM - Big Band Saransk - Conductor Alexander Kurin (Russia) & Special guests Oleg Kireyev - saxofon, Oksana Glebova – vocal, Sergei Semionov – vocal;

Lily of the West (Bulgaria) - Lilly Drumeva – vocal, guitar, fiddle; Yasen Vasilev – guitar; Svoboda Bozduganova – double bass; Mihail Shishkov – piano, dobro guitar;

Milo Suchomel quartet (Slovakia) - Milo Suchomel – tenor sax, Klaudius Kovac – piano, Stefan Bartus – double bass, Marian Ševcik – tenor sax;

Akaga (Bulgaria) - Krasi Kurtev – frontmen, bass, Georgi Velev – trompet, vocal, Ivo Kazasov – trompet, vocal, Krasi Kirilov-Jojo – trombone, vocal, Kalin Petrov – keyboards, Peter Glavanov – guitar, Dimiter Mitev-Dundi – drums;

13 August, Saturday, 07.00 PM - Ankara Combo band & Elif Tacer (Turkey) - Kemal Gunuc (conductor, arranger, composer), Mirac Kutlu (keyboards, arranger, composer), Onur Elibol (bass), Ozgur Duranoglu (drums), Ertugrul Ilerisoy (guitar), Ali Kil (percussion), Mehmet Erdemli (tenor sax, arranger, composer), Meric Demirkol (alto sax), Hikmet Altunbaslier (trumpet), Mertcan Parlar (trombone)

Baron - sax & Jarek Bothur Quartet (Poland) - Jarek Bothur – saxophone, Jakub Pluzek – piano, Maks Mucha – double bass, Grzegorz Maslowski – percussion;

Márta Téli trio (Hungary) - Márta Téli - vocal; István Gyárfás- guitar; Zoltán Oláh – bass;

Percussion Show (Egypt) - Ahmed Bahaa – djembe, conga, Ahmed Hesham – drums, Ahmed Aly – tabla, BOB – percussions, Mizo – djembe, conga, doff, Moe Arkan – drums, shams-timbales, cowbels, shakers;