Dose Of Balkan: Bulgarian Jazz Scene In The 80's

Actually, the Jazz culture during the 80's in Bulgaria was blooming. In our country, we had musicians like Ivo Papazov and Teodosii Spasov who amazed westerners with a mixture of native folklore and jazz improvisations. A period that propelled a new wave of musicians from various musical fields together, defining the new sound of Jazz​ on the Balkans.

A rare footage of the long lost Ruse Jazz Fest back in 1984, featuring great performances​ by the headliners at that time.

Teodosii Spasov playing the kaval.

An amazing recording by Ork. Trakia from 1987 playing Bulgarian folklore.

Ivo Papazov - Clarinet
Yuri Yunakov - Sax
Neshko Neshev - Accordion
Sasho Mihajlov (Salif Ali) - Drums