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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
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 Festival – Rousse, 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 Ponomarev – Washington, 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 Veselinov – Eko 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 Karamitev – kaval. (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