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Artist.....: Vasil Hadzimanov Band
Album......: 11 Razloga Za ...
Type.......: Album
Genre......: Jazz
Style......: Jazz and Ethno Fusion
Label......: PGP RTS
CatalogNr..: CD 413582
Url........: www.vhband.com
Rel.date...: 15.07.2008
Str.date...: 00.00.2001
Source.....: CDDA
Grabber....: EAC 0.95 beta 5
Encoder....: Lame 3.97 -V 2 --vbr-new
Quality....: VBRkbps / 44.1kHz / Joint-Stereo
Tracks.....: 11
Size.......: 86.34 MB
Length.....: 68:07
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Tracklist
01. Rave 9 03:50
02. Briga o zivotu (Worries of Life) 06:49
03. Ohrid (live) 04:16
04. Putnicka pesma (Travelers Song) (live) 02:13
05. Darko Panchev 06:27
06. Kitajka (live) 05:46
07. 11 razloga za vencanje (11 Reasons For Wedding) 08:23
08. Drama Drums-Delije (live) 07:19
09. Shota Hadzi 11:29
10. Petica za Patrisa (Five For Patris) (live) 05:38
11. Pinball 05:57
Total Time: 68:07
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Release Notes
Vasil's (born June 23rd, 1973, Belgrade) classical training began at the age
of 5, and included attendance at one of the oldest music high schools in South
East Europe, Stevan Mokranjac in Belgrade (prof. Ljubinka Hadzi-Jovancic).
It was his interest in jazz, however, that won him full scholarship to
attend the Interlochen Arts Camp for two summers in a row and afforded him the
opportunity to study and perform with Milt Jackson, Curtis Fuller, and Bayron
Stripling among others.
He moved to Boston in 1992 to study piano and arranging at Berklee College
of Music on a scholarship. He graduated in 1995 and his piano teachers were
Ray Santisi and Lazslo Gardony.
While at Berklee, he performed with Matt Garrison, Rick Peckham, Leroy
Jenkins (in his rap opera "Funky Faust"), George Garzone, Ayib Dieng, and
toured nationally with Paskal Bokar's afro-pop band.
In September 1996 Vasil moved to New York, where he continued his work with
some of the best young musicians like: David Gilmore, David Binney, Cris
Cheek, Marko Djordjevic, Danny Sadownick, Adam Deutch, Antonio Sanchez, Reuben
Rogers, Rodney Holmes, "Ultranate".
At the same time he worked as a music programmer at the "TOMANDANDY" studios
(authors of the "Killing Zoe" soundtrack).
Vasil also performed with the following SCG artists: Jovan Maljokovic Balkan
Salsa Band (Rothweill Jazz Fest., Montreaux Jazz Fest.), Dusko Gojkovic
(European tour), Steve Gut (Segedin Jazz Fest.), Mimo Mitrovic, Bisera
Veletanlic, Zafir and Senka Hadzimanov, Rambo Amadeus (ex Yu tour).
After spending a year in the Big Apple he decided to move back to Yugoslavia
and finish what he started with his own VASIL HADZIMANOV BAND.
His ideas of mixing Balkan traditional, folk rhythms and melodies with the
western, modern musical styles (jazz, funk, world music.) in his own music is
completely authentic and a new approach to jazz music.
For the last 5 years, Vasil and his musicians have continuously played his
compositions on concerts and jazz festivals all over Serbia and Montenegro and
other countries with big success (Belgrade Summertime Jazz Fest - following
Joe Zawinul, Novi Sad Jazz Fest., Nis, Smederevo, Kragujevac, Podgorica,
Budva,. Banjaluka, Sarajevo, Mostar, Zelenkovac Jazz Fest (Bosnia), Skopje
Soul and Blues Fest., Kumanovo Jazz Fest.(Macedonia), Maribor Lent Fest.,
Cerkno Jazz Fest. (Slovenia), Opatija Jazz Fest., Promotion concert for the
PGP publishing house in Stuttgart, Pula (Croatia), Berlin (benefit concert),
Porgy and Bess jazz club in Vienna (Austria), Bratislava Jazz Days "Jazzove
dni" (Slovakia).
In the year of 2001, Vasil Hadzimanov Band released their first CD and tape
under the title "11 reasons for." published by PGP-RTS. Its first edition sold
out in three months. Also for their first release, they won the award
Beovision 2002 for the Best Debut Album of The Year 2002.
In the summer of 2002 Vasil Hadzimanov Band joined famous director Goran
Paskaljevic and his film crew, in making of a documentary about Belgrade, for
the ARTE television. Vasil composed the music and the band fronted by their
percussionist Bojan Ivkovic, acted and performed music in the movie.
Vasil's music can also be found on "011 Belgrade", a movie by a young
Austrian director Michael Pfeifenberger and a new movie by Rasha Andric "When
I Grow Up I Wanna Be A Kangaroo".
In the year of 2003 they released their second CD "Kafanki", again published
by PGP-RTS, which they currently promote across Europe. For this one, they won
the award Suncane skale 2003 for the Best Instrumental Album of The Year 2003.
On 19th of November 2003 VH Band performed on the "Enter Music Festival" in
Belgrade sharing the stage with the great Joe Zawinul and his Zawinul
Syndicate. After hearing the band perform live, Zawinul himself invited Vasil
and his mates to perform in his new club in Vienna, called "Joe's Birdland",
in the spring of 2005.
In the summer of 2005, the band will represent the sounds of the Balkan on
Expo 2005 Aichi, Japan.
In June 2004 VH Band were invited by the violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy to
perform with him on his big Belgrade concert. This was quite an experience for
both parties involved, as well as for the audience...
Confident that the quality and originality will turn many heads and create
new opportunities for them, this young band is eager to expand its audience
and a place in your programme.
Vasil Hadzimanov band featuring:
Vlada Samardzic - electrical bass guitar
Srdan Dunkic - drums
Bojan Ivkovic - percussion, scat vocal
Guests on this album:
Hana Vuchichevic, Slobodan Trkulja, Mike Harvey, Dragan Ivanovic, Natasha
Hadzimanov, Bokan Stankovic, Branko Trijic, Goran Dordevic Sole, Bata Andonov,
Brankica Vasic, Dushan Bogovic Geri
Producers and mixing engineers:
No.1, 8 i 11 Zeljko Veljkovic
No.2 Alen Hadzi-Stefanov
No.3 Bojan Ugrinovski
No.5 Djordje Jankovic
No.6, 7, 9 i 10 Slobodan Misailovic i Mirko Kovach
Mastering engineers:
Zeljko Veljkovic i Zoran C. Stefanovic
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