Bansko Jazz Fest 2007 Program

7 August - Tuesday - jazz off

1. Ricciotti Ensemble - 40-member-student-orchestra, The Netherlands
2. A four-piano-concert - Lora Dimitova (piano), Bulgaria, Andrew Watson (piano), UK, Orlin Dimitrov (piano), Bulgaria, Maria Delivicheva (piano), Bulgaria, Ivaylo Delivichev (percussion), Bulgaria

8 August - Wednesday
1. Big Band of Bulgarian National Radio conducted by Yanko Miladinov and guest Denise Jannah (vocal), The Netherlands and Petar Salchev (vocal), Bulgaria
2. Milcho Leviev (piano), Bulgaria, Viki Almazidu (vocal), Greece, Dimitar Shanov (bass), Bulgaria
3. Papa George blues band, UK - Papa George (guitar, vocal)
4. Janice Harrington trio, USA - Janice Harrington (vocal), Dylan Vaughn (guitar, bass, vocal), Tommie Harris ( drums, vocal)

9 August - Thursday
1. Antoni Donchev (piano), Simeon Shterev (flute), George Donchev (double bass), Atanas Popov (drums), Bulgaria
2. Christoph "Boogie Wolf" Steinbach (piano), Austria
3. Camelia Todorova and group "They-instrumental", Bulgaria - Camelia Todorova (vocal), Yassen Velchev (piano), Ivaylo Zvezdomirov (bass guitar), Venko Poromanski (drums) and vocal trio "Camelettes"
4. Yehya Khalil band, Egypt - Yehya Khalil ( leader, drums), Mohamed Mohamed (keybord), Adel Wasef (guitar), Ahmed Nazmi (guitar), Basam Sheiha (kanon), Atef Hamouda (percussion), Khaled Abdel Fattah (percission), Wael Shehata (percussion), Mona Khier (vocal), Manal Osman (vocal), Khamis Hanafy (percussion), Ezz el din Esmat (keybord)

10 August - Friday
1. Jazz-x-Change, Germany - Thomas Siffling (trumpet), August- Wilhelm Scheer (baritone Saxophone), Werner Seifert (piano), Thomas Hiedepriem (electric bass), Olivier Strauch (drums)
2. For Free Hands - Vladimir Karparov (saxophone), Bulgaria, Andreas Brunn (guitar), Germany, Dimitris Christides (drums), Greece, Jonathan Robinson (bass), USA
3. Praful and Mirta, Holland - Praful (sax-flute, vocals), Mirta Junco (vocals), Afra Mussawisade (percussion), Rene Dissel (bass), Martin Denev (keyboards), Arno van Nieuwenhuize (drums)
4. Dirty Purchase and Amalia, Bulgaria - Amalia Georgieva (vocal), Emil Mintchev (vocal), Hristoslav Galileev (el. bass), Ludmil Stoynev (keybords), Vasil Entchev (saxophone), Nikolay Stanev (drums), Georgi Marholev (guitar), Michael Yossifov (trumpet), Vili Stoyanov (trombone)

11 August - Saturday
1. Pavel Ryba & Mind the Steps, Czech Republic - Pavel Ryba (guitar), Peter Valashek (saxophone, clarinet, vocal), Jiri Kollman (drums, percussion)
2. Vasil Petrov , Maria Taneva - Mery (vocals) and Angel Zaberski quartet - Angel Zaberski (piano), Michael Yossifov (trumpet), Dimitar Shanov (bass), Dimitar Dimitrov (drums), Bulgaria
3. El Macareno sextet, Spain - El Macareno (quitar), Max Zelzner (flute), Jorge del Pino (dancer), Mariano Romero (singer), Ricardo Espinosa (cajon), Juan Masana (bass)
4. Lucas Van Merwijk and Drums United, The netherlands - Lucas van Merwijk (drums, timbales, cajon), Pape Thiam (talking drum, vocals), Aly N'Diaye Rose (sabar, djembe, vocals), Gerardo Rosales (conga's, timbales, bongo's, maracas), Nils Fischer (conga's, timbales, bongo's), Gianna Tam (percussion, vocals, dance), Nuria Manglano (percussion, vocals, Flamenco dance), DJ Colin Spectre (DJ drums, samples), Niti Ranjan Biswas (percussion)

12 August - Sunday
1. Big Band conducted by Villy Kazasyan and guest vocal Hilda Kazasyan, Bulgaria
2. Wlodek Pawlik trio, Poland - Wlodek Pawlik (piano), Pawel Panta (double bass), Cezary Konrad (drums)
3. Francesco Buzzurro Quartet, Italy - Francesco Buzzurro (guitar), Giovanni Buzzurro (el.bass), Sebastiano Alioto (drums), Mauro Schiavone (piano)
4. Hot Four Creole Jazzband - Germany - Horst Aussenhof (clarinet, bass-sax), Joachim Lusch(cornet), Bernhard Sperrfechter (banjo,guitar), Jens Hunstein (alto-sax)

13 August - Monday
1. SHAPE International Big Band, Belgium
2. Djabe, Hungary - Barabas Tamas (guitar), Egerhazi Attila (guitar), Sipos Andras (percussion), Kovacs Frenc (violin, trumpet), Banai Szilard (drums), Kovacs Zoltan (keybords)
3. Nona Yotova Band, Bulgaria - Nona Yotova (vocal), Dani Milev (guitar), Ivan Lechev (violin, guitar), Kalin Veliov (percussion), Michael Shishkov (guitar), Martin Doykin (bass), Valchan Valchanov (oboe)
4. Theodosii Spasov, Bulgaria and Fonixx, Swiss - Theodosii Spasov (caval), Raphael Zehnder, (saxophone), Jan Trosch (guitar), Michael Wertmuller, (drums)