Auf den Spuren des Balkan Jazz – Mit Nicolas Simion und Theodosii Spassov
Tracing Balkan Jazz – With Nicolas Simion and Theodosii Spassov

Summary/Abstract: Around the turn of the century, the term “Balkan jazz” frequently appeared on German and international music markets. Musicians from South-Eastern Europe integrated traditional folklore of their home countries into contemporary jazz. Did this give rise to an independent style of jazz? Can “Balkan jazz” be defined at all? Is there a need for such a definition? Is it not enough that good, inspired music emerges from this melange of original folk music with modern jazz? Jazz musicians from the Balkan region, such as those who have their say in this contribution, give authentic answers to these questions.

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