VAN MERWIJKS MUSIC MACHINE with Theodosii Spassov

VAN MERWIJKS MUSIC MACHINE with Theodosii Spassov
  • country:Netherlands
  • style(s):Fusion
  • label:Tam Tam Records
  • type:Band, Solo, Composer/Songwriter
  • gender:male
  • instrumentation:instrumental, vocal
  • artist posted by:Tam Tam Productions

Line up

  • Lucas van Merwijk (Drums Percussion)
  • Martin Verdonk (Percussion)
  • Reno Steba (bass)
  • Stormvogel (keys)
  • Theodosii Spassov (Kaval)

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his years' edition of Van Merwijk's Music Machine will feature the incredible Kaval player Theodossii Spassov from Bulgaria.
The other members of the band are
Martin Verdonk Percussion
Reno Steba Bass
Stormvogel Keyboards.



Bio THEODOSII SPASSOV - BULGARIA

Kaval - Bulgarian wooden flute

Theodosii Spassov was born on March 4th, 1961. He began his early training on the kaval at the Kotel Music School and The Academy of Music and Dance in Plovdiv/Bulgaria. The kaval, an eight-hole wooden "shepherd" flute, is one of the oldest Instruments in Europe, rich in tone and technical possibilities. Theodosii Spassov has developed his own unique style of playing the instrument by synthesizing traditional folklore with jazz, fusion and classical music.
For over 20 years, Theodosii has toured all over Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Australia, Canada and United States. In 1994, he performed with Sofia Women's Radio Choir which was awarded with a Grammy award for "Le Mystere Des Voix Bulgares". In April of 1995, "Newsweek" magazine recognized Theodosii Spassov as one of the most talented Eastern-European musicians in its "best of the East" article, noting that "Spassov... is not merely surviving the post-communist cultural wasteland. He has actually invented a new musical genre."
Theodosii Spassov has contributed to 20 CDs, four of his own, which have been noted worldwide. He has composed and performed numerous film scores including a French-Bulgarian feature film "Granitza", ("The Border") 1993. Also he recorded themes for films by Italian composers Carlos Siliotto and Ennio Morricone, entitled "An Italian Story" and "The Breakout of the Innocent". At the fourth European Jazz Night, Theodosii Spassov was a featured performer along with other jazz musicians, including Winton Marsalis.
At home in Bulgaria, Theodosii Spassov is national figure and musical hero, and was recently honored with the "Music Artist of the Year" award. He is the Artistic Director of the world-renown "PHILIP KOUTEV Ensemble Of Music, Drama And Dance".
www.theodosiispassov.com