October 9, 2009, 4:00pm
A Four Day Jazz Festival

The Four Points Sheraton at LAX, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Surf Ride - The Music of Art Pepper
Fred Selden Meets Art Pepper’s Rhythm Section
Featuring Milcho Leviev
www.lajazzinstitute.org




July 2, 2009, Sofia
10 p.m., Sofia Live Club, National Palace of Culture
Milcho Leviev Exclusive


March 29, 2009
, Varna

19.00, 1-st Hall, Festival&Congress Center

Homage to Duk Ellington and Cole Porter

Varna Chamber Orchestra, Gancho Ganchev conductor

Soloists: Vicky Almazidu – voice, Dimitar Shanov – bass,

Dimitar Semov – percussions, Mihail Yossifov – trumpet, Petar Momchev – sax

 

March 23, 2009, Ruse

March Music Days International Music Festival

Theater Hall, 20.00

Jazz Night with Andrea Giuffredi – trumpet – Italy, Vicky Almazidu – voice

 

March 18, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic

Milcho Leviev&Friends

Spanish Hall, President’s House, 20.00

Invited by the President Vazlav Klaus – 50-th Jubilee Jazz Concert “Jazz at Hradchani

with Glenn Ferris – trombone, France, Vicky Almazidy – voice,

Mihail Yossifov – trumpet, Vesselin VesselinovEko – bass

 

 

Sofia, Bulgaria, "Slaveikov" Square, 18.12.2008, 21.30

Master Class
The Music in Jazz, 2008

Audition: November 17, 2008 , 11. 00 a.m., Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Master class: November 18–27, 2008 , Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Gala Concert: November, 28, 2008 , Bulgaria Chamber Hall
Eligibility: Instrumentalists and singers from Bulgaria and abroad, without age restrictions, who posses knowledge in musical theory and harmony and a good command of English, are eligible to participate in the Master Class.
Deadline for submission of the documents: November 14, 2008 .

More Information: New Bulgarian University , 21 Montevideo St. , Sofia 1618, Bulgaria ,
Tel. +359 2/ 81 10 107, email: aiankova@nbu.bg , pvelichkova@yahoo.com , cell: +359 887 51 92 65

September 20, 2008, 51 st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival , USA
Jazz Theater , 17.30
Concert , Film Preview “ Electric Heart ” with music composed by Milcho Leviev , Discussion: “ Electric Heart : Don Ellis : The Man , His Times , His Music ”

August 23, 2008, Shiroka luka
Summer Art Academy "The Fire of Orpheus"
Workshop, concert
with Vicky Almazidy and Valeri Kostov
www.akademia-orfei.com

August 4 – 10, 2008, Shiroka Luka, Bulgaria
„Rhodope “International Summer Musiccourse
Master Class - Jazz Improvisation
http://www.rhodopemusic.com/

July 16, 2008, Plovdiv
Zanzibar ” Club
with Vicky Almazidu - vocal, Ventzi Blagoev – trumpet

July 7-12, 2008, Smolyan
July Jazz festival, Smolyan, 2008
Jazz Improvisations, workshop
July 15, 2008 - concert
with Vicky Almazidu, Georgius Kontrafouris - Greece
http://www.julyjazzbg.com

July 4, 2008, Varna
19.30 Art Gallery
International Music Festival "Varna Summer"
Duo Milcho Leviev - Ganka Nedelcheva
Milcho Leviev.
Music for two pianos.
Program:
Milcho Leviev - A Little Old Music, Variations on a theme by Arcangelo Corelli, Baroque jazz concerto, Fantasy Scheherazade

June 30, 2008, Stara Zagora
XLI Opera and Ballet Festival, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Concert
with Vicky Almazidu - vocal, Yiotis Kiortsoglou - electric bass, Greece

2008, March 27: March Music days FestivalRousse, Milcho Leviev’s Recital - Improvisation on Author’s Themes and Jazz Standarts.

2008, From 10 to 15 March Milcho Leviev will have a Jazz improvisation Workshop for students of New Bulgarian University. The best students in Workshop will take a part of Milcho Leviev’s Master Class in November 2008. More Information: New Bulgarian University, Оffice 107, Body 1, tel.: 02/8110107, e-mail: aiankova@nbu.bg

2008, March 9: Presentation of Electric Heart Film – Named to Don Ellis with Milcho Leviev’s Improvisation of Don Ellis Music.

2008, March 6: Concert of Prof. Milcho Leviev – Doctor Honoris Causa of NBU, with Sofia Philharmonic in Bulgaria Hall. Conductor: Vassil Kazandjiev. Program: Gershwin, Vladigerov, Beethoven and Author’s Music.

2007, November 20-30:10 days Jazz Improvisations Master Class at New Bulgarian University.

2007, October 15: Milcho Leviev and Don Ellis Big Bend – LA, Charlie O's Jazz Club

2007, September 16: Voice of America - WILLIS CONOVER TRIBUTE – Paquito D’Rivera and Friends: Milcho Leviev, Horacio Hernandes, George Mraz, Valery PonomarevWashington, USA

2007, September 13: Milcho Leviev and band jazz concert with special guest Vicky Almazidu – Music Club “Backstage”, Sofia, 100 Vassil Levski str.

2007, July 20: concert at etno festival JULYJAZZ – Smolian with Vicky Almazidu, Eko, Stoyan Yankulov, Misho Yossifov
2007, August 8: concert at JAZZFEST in Bansko with Vicky Almazidu, Dimitar Shanov
2007, August 17: concert at JAZZFEST IN Nish, Serbia with Vicky Almazidu, Dimitar Semov, Dimitar Shanov, Ventzi Blagoev and a particular participation of Nada Knejevich
 2007, September 3: Bulgarian Presentation of album MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES at Apolonia Festival in Sozopol
2007, September 7-10: Art Director of Plovdiv’s Jazz Evenings Festival www.jazznight.plovdiv.bg
            September 9: concert with Glen Feriss and friends
            September 10: concert with Airto Moreira
2007, September 12-14: Balkan tour with Airto Moreira
            September 12 in Rousse, Bulgaria
            September 14 in Thessaloniki, Greece

2007, May 24-27, The Los Angeles Jazz Institute Presents: Swing into Spring; A Four Day Jazz Festival – A Cavalcade of Big Band Jazz 21 Concerts, 5 Film Showings, 5 Panel Discussions; May 27 Don Ellis Alumni Band Directed by Milcho Leviev; Electric Heart-A Film About Don Ellis-West CoastPremier

2007, April 21, Milcho Leviev and Veselin VeselinovEko open International Balkan Fever Fest in Vienna at 9 p.m. on Porgy and Bess Club. They will have special gests: Martin Ljubenov and Oto Lehner – accordion, Alexander Vladigerov – trumpet, Andrey Prozoroff – sax, Dimitar Karamitevkaval. (see pictures)

2007, From 27 to 31 March Milcho Leviev will have a Jazz improvisation Workshop for students of New Bulgarian University. The best students in Workshop will take a part of Milcho Leviev’s Master Class in November 2007.

2006, 15, December, 19 p.m.: charity concert with Vicky Almazidu, Mitko Semov, Eko and Petar Momchev - hall "Lumier", National Palace of Culture. Receipts from the concert will be donated for the construction of a monument of Radoi Ralin in Sofia

2006, November and December: concerts in Moscow featuring the grand comeback of Russian saxophonist Alexey Zubov after 25 years of emigration. Joint shows with Milcho Leviev and Band:
19 November: Opera Hall “Galina Vishnevska
1 and 2 December: Blue Bird Jazz Club

2006, October: tour with Vicky Almazidou, organized by Radoi Ralin Foundation:
17 October – Blagoevgrad
19 October 2006 – Sofia
23 October 2006 – Stara Zagora

2006, 14 October: charity concert in the town of Elena, with Vicky Almazidou. Receipts from the concert will be donated for the construction of a Chapel of St. Petka in Elena.

2006 October 2 – 12: 10 days NBU Master Class in jazz improvisation.

2006 September 26 – 30: Music Director and leading the closing concert at the 2nd International Festival “Plovdiv Jazz Evenings”.

2006 September 23: “The Students of the Master” cycle – official presentation of the books “Life in 33/16” by Milcho Leviev and “Given by God” by and about Vassil Kazandzhiev at 18.00 at the museum “Pancho Vladigerov

2006 August 6: Katoomi Quartet Reunion at the Jazz At ‘A’ Frame in Los Angeles. Karen Briggs, Albert “Tootie” Heath, Nedra Wheeler and Milcho Leviev together again after 16 years.

2006 May 29 – June 3: Preparatory 5 days course for the 2006 NBU Master Class.

2006 April 29: A concert and a seminar at the American Jazz Institute, Los Angeles.

2006 April 24 – 26: Concerts and a seminar at the Duke University, North Carolina.

2006 April 12: Conducting a Concert-Tribute to Duke Ellington and Cole Porter with the Classic Fm Radio Chamber Orchestra (soloist Vicky Almazidu) at the 4th International Jazz Peak Festival.

2006 March 29 – April 4: concerts in Athens, Thessalonikki, Sofia, Rousse, including participation at the 4th International Sofia Jazz Peak Festival and a concert at the American Embassy in Sofia with Peter Erskine, Youtis Kiortsoglou and Vicky Almazidu Quartet.

2005 December 18: Conducting the Don Ellis Reunion Orchestra at the “Whiskey A Go-Go” in Hollywood for a tribute concert on the occasion of 37th anniversary of Don’s passing away