Dimitar Bodurov, piano and composition • Neyko Bodurov, trumpet • Martin Hafizi, drums • Mihail Ivanov, bass • Alexander Logozarov, guitar • Georgi Shterev, tuba • Ivan Mеlin, trombone • Michel Nahabediyan, soprano sax • Hristo Goleminov, tenor sax, flute • Dimitar Liolev, alt sax • Petko Tanchev, video
RADAR Festival Beyond Music will descend on Amsterdam in a series of exciting collaborations between outstanding Bulgarian artists and local standouts.
Between 16-20 December, the festival will offer open-minded projects that blend jazz, electronica, and video.
Amsterdam-based jazz musician and artistic director Dimitar Bodurov has curated three concert evenings in Splendor, Sexyland, and Bimhuis. The world-champion beatboxer Skiller, internationally renowned producer Ivan Shopov and jazz trumpet player Rossen Zahariev will meet some high-profile local musicians such as the guitar star Teis Semey, keyboard wiz Tony Roe, drummer sensation Sun-Mi Hong, saxophone player Ben van Gelder and others. The artists will exchange adventure ideas in several projects ranging from jazz and improv to electronica and drum’n’bass.
Also included in the program is a presentation of the concert film Reflector.
The second album by Dimitar Bodurov and electronic producer Ivan Shopov is now available for download and streaming here. Consisting of six long-form and deeply immersive pieces, inhabiting the realms of neoclassical music, ambient, experimental jazz, and downtempo electronica.
Very excited about the premiere of my composition “Inner voice” for trombone, string quartet, and electronica commissioned by Jörgen van Rijen, a celebrated trombone player and a principal at the royal Concertgebouw orchestra. The premiere took place on the 11th June 2022, at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
The piece was recorded by Jörgen himself and Alma string quartet and is included in his upcoming album ‘Mirrored in time’ released 2023.
The Dimitar Bodurov Trio, with the leader on piano, Jens Dueppe on drums and Mihail Ivanov on bass set the tone for the whole showcase: extremely high musicianship, an original sound and strong inspiration from traditional music were apparent in the original compositions of the pianist” Francesco Martinelli, All about jazz
“Technically impressive, on occasion Bodurov gives the impression that he possesses more than the standard two hands. Yet he is no slave to flashy display. The symmetry of jazz, folk and classical language of this compelling live document is totally natural”. Ian Patterson, All about jazz