Theodosii Spassov

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’s 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. FELLOW ARTISTS HE WORKED WITH: Jazz Linia, Trio "Bulgarka", Dave Liebman, Dimitrios Vassilakis,Yldiz Ibrahimova, Ennio Morricone, Jamey Haddad, Vesselin Nikolov, Albert Mangelsdorf, Mark Johnson, Ivo Papazov, Trilok Gurtu, Radio Sofia Orchestras, Kazumi Watanabe, Acoustic Version, Glen Velez, "Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares", Rabih Abou-Khalil, Milcho Leviev, Dionisis Savopulos,Billy Cobham,Matt Dariou,Lucas van Merwijek,Nikola Parov,Glen Moore,Mino Cinelu AWARDS: • The Special Prize of Detroit Flute Festival, 1994 • The International Academy of Arts in Paris Award, 1996 • "Music Artist of the Year" at the National Music Awards, 1997 and 2002 • Apollo Toxophoros for sparkling contribution to Bulgarian music, 2001 • National Film Centre Annual Awards-"Best film music composer", 2006 • "Artist Of Salon Des Arts" , 2007 • The award of the Bulgarian National Film Centre , 2007 • Star on the Famous Alley , 2008 PRESS STATEMENTS ON THEODOSII SPASSOV: NEWSWEEK: "He actually created a new musical genre." CHICAGO TRIBUNE: "....like a jam session between Ian Anderson and Thelonius Monk." BERLINER MORGENPOST: "What he manages to produce on his wooden flute is sensational." HOWARD ROVICS: "His work on the Kaval was nothing short of pure genius." CHRIS NICKSON: "....Spassov sounds like the late flutist and saxophonist Rahsaan Roland Kirk Except Spassov plays a simple, rural shepherd's flute."

Member Since:

May 31, 2008

Record Label:

Gega New