"As I Am" is Rossitza Milevska's first album. A project that revealed to the public an unusual harpist, with a singular approach to jazz. During the jazz springboard in Hyères in May 2013, Rossitza created the surprise: « We never heard a harp play jazz that way. She also received the soloist's prize and the public prize. She gave herself a rather sensational piano phrase, or guitar, while keeping the specifics of the harp. »

(Jazz Hot / Serge Baudot)

Surrounded by Frédérick Lacroix on double bass and Cédric Le Donne on drums, Rossitza Milevska offers a fluid, subtle and contrasting acoustic jazz. The trio deploys a rare musical complicity, between rhythmic precision, deep listening and freedom of improvisation.

The repertoire combines great standards (Softly As in a Morning Sunrise, Stella by Starlight), original compositions (Leaves, As I Am), classical influences (La Muerte del Ángel, Libertango), and a nod to its Bulgarian roots with Dilmano Dilbero, revisited in jazz.

Pianist Peggy Polito occasionally intervenes on the title Libertango, adding an extra touch to this particular arrangement. A first album both elegant and bold, laying the foundations of Rossitza Milevska's singular style in the world of harp jazz.

Tracklist

1. Leaves

2. He Camino

3. Softly As in a Morning Sunrise

4. My One and Only Love

5. Dilmano Dilbero

6. The Muerte del Ángel

7. Stella By Starlight

8. Dancing...

9. As I Am

10. Libertango

Musicians

Rossitza Milevska: harp and voice

Frédérick Lacroix: double bass and voice

Cédric Le Donne : battery and voice

Peggy Polito : piano (guest on the song Libertango)

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Studio 26 by Fred Bétin

Graphic Design : Sidney Hennion

Label : Electica