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Vladimir Karparov Quartet |
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Vladimir Karparov |
The music of the “Vladimir Karparov Quartet” is both unique and expressive; it’s marked by an uncommonly successful fusion between contemporary jazz and the rhythmical and melodic color of Bulgaria’s lively folk music. As the head of his own quartet, the saxophonist Karparov skillfully combines the best of both worlds in his compositions; their harmonies are based on the refined tradition of American-style modern jazz, while their evocative melodies reveal a playful ornamental nature typical for Bulgarian folk music. Karparov exclusively plays his own compositions; he has proven himself to be a versatile and multi-faceted musician and talented composer who nimbly leaps over the boundaries between genres, incorporating tango as well as Turkish arabesque and gypsy elements into his rich sound cosmos. In the process, Karparov has long since defined his artistic voice and style and can be regarded as an original talent in a new generation of Bulgarian music. When the young Bulgarian picks up his saxophone and spurs his fellow musicians on with rapid lines, uneven meters, polyrhythmic structures, and dynamic changes, the audience has no other choice but to go along with him and become transported by the emotion and power of a sound that now and again taps into a melancholic vein. /Carina Prange/ |
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Forkolor Saxophone Quartet |
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Katharina Thomsen |
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"FORKOLOR" Saxophone Quartet is founded by the three young German
musicians Katharina Thomsen, Florian Trübsbach, André
Cimiotti and the bulgarian saxophonist Vladimir Karparov who lives in
Berlin. The original musical character of each of them contributes to
the unique sound of the saxophone ensemble. The repertoire of the
quartet includes mainly original compositions of the four saxophonists,
as well as some of the well known arrangements and compositions written
for saxophone quartet. In the last years the four musicians played
together in various music projects and in 2009 they founded the
"Forkolor" Saxophone Quartet. In November last year, the quartet was on
tour in Bulgaria with the support of Goethe-Institute Sofia. Forkolor
plans to release a new CD in 2010. For further information, live recordings and video clips click on http://myspace.com/forkolor |
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Duet Karparov & Donchev |
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Antoni Donchev |
The Duet Karparov & Donchev has been existing since the mid-nineties. Both musicians played in numerous jazz clubs and at many prestigious jazz festivals in Bulgaria before 1999, when Karparov mooved to Germany. Since 2008, the Duet is again very active. The two musicians played on various jazz concerts and cultural events, such as: Bulgarian Cultural Institute Berlin; Rheinisches Landesmuseum / Jazz am Rhein /; concert at the Bulgarian Embassy in Bonn; Art Jazz Club Bucharest, etc. The Duet is planning to record a new album in the summer of 2010.
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