How a song can be born in a traffic jam: the story of Swing A8
Certaines chansons naissent dans un studio. D’autres au piano, au détour d’une improvisation ou au cours d’une répétition. Swing A8 est née dans un embouteillage. Pas un embouteillage extraordinaire. Un de ceux que l’on connaît bien sur la Côte d’Azur : des voitures à l’arrêt, du temps qui s’étire et une radio qui ne propose […]
Rachenitza – Live Session at Lino Ventura Theatre | Jazz Harp
There are moments in music that don't play again. In January, we were in artistic residence at the Lino Ventura Theatre in Nice, for a live session with my trio. Me in jazz harp and singing, Nicolas Luchi in bass and mix, Cédric Le Donne in drums – [...]
The Harp in All Its States: When a Masterclass Sets Musical Expression Free
At the Sredets Culture House in Sofia, the harps resonated differently.For several days, a unique atmosphere arose, that of a workshop where curiosity, confidence and joy of discovering took over the fear of being wrong. This masterclass was open to all: harpists of all levels, children, [...]
Rachenitza – Rossitza Milevska, the jazz harp in freedom
My new single Rachenitza marks a new stage in my jazz harpist journey. With this title, I explore the encounter between jazz harp and Bulgarian rhythms, a free and lively music that resembles me. This song opens a new chapter in my music: between tradition and improvisation, between roots and freedom. There are rhythms that never leave [...]
What I would have liked to hear before I improvised with the harp (when we come from the classic)
The day I realized that the score was no longer enough One day, they said, "Make a solo on the next eight measures. Since you're a classical musician, you need to know how to do it!" And there, silence. Not a musical silence, a real inner void. I found myself facing a [...]
