SOME REVIEWS of Vasko Atanasovski Work

 

MUSIC PROJECTS:

Atanasovski-Golob-Levačić Trio / 2005/06

Vasko Atanasovski - soprano, alto & baritone sax, flute, bansuri / Žiga Golob - contrabass / Krunoslav Levačić (CRO) - drums

Concerts: Croatia (Pula, Zagreb Free Jazz Festival), Slovenia

 

Vasko Atanasovski ADRABESA Quartet / 2004/05

Vasko Atanasovski - compositions, saxes, flute / Simone Zanchini (I) - accordion / Roberto Bartoli (I) - contrabass / Krunoslav Levačić (CRO) - drums

Concerts: Slovenia (Cankarjev dom), Austria, Switzerland (Altdorf festival)

 

Ethnodelia / 2004, 2005

Concerts: Slovenia, Avstria

CD: 100% naravno (Menart 2005)

 

Erich Fischer Quartet / Quintet / 2004, 2005

Concerts: Switzerland, Slovenija

CD: Space race (Eich Fischer Quartet)

CD: Live in Aff 2004 - recorded live in Aarau (CH) (Erich Fischer Quintet)

 

Katalena / 2003 / 2005...

Concerts: Alpentoene festival (CH), Italy (Toscana tour), most of the festivals and clubs in Slovenia

CD: Babje leto (Dallas 2004)  (as guest)

 

Bratko Bibič & Madleys / 2003 / 2005....

Bratko Bibič - accordeon / Matjaž Sekne - violin / Vasko Atanasovski - sax, flute / Marijan Stanić - drums; / Nino de Gleria - doublebass / Aleš Rendla - drums / Bogo Pečnikar - sax, clarinet

Concerts: India: New Delhi, Bombay,...; Utrecht (HOL), Zurich (CH), Bruxelles (B), Germany: Koeln, Bielefeld, Dortmund,... Slovenija, Austria

 

Vasko Atanasovski ADRABESA / 2003

Vasko Atanasovski - compositions, saxes, flute / Zoltán Lantos (H) - violin / Simone Zanchini (I) - accordion / Igor Bezget (SLO) - ac. guitar, oud / Roberto Bartoli (I) - contrabass / Nino Mureškič (SLO) - percussion / Kebataola (SLO) (girl's vocal group)

Concerts: Austria, Slovenija

CD: "Tanatos Eros" Goga Musica 2005, Slovenija

 

Vasko Atanasovski SUITE DE PASSION / 2002

Performed by: Atanasovski-Berden-Bartoli trio

Vasko Atanasovski - saxes, flute, compositions / Dejan Berden - piano / Roberto Bartoli - contrabass 

Concerts: Austria, Slovenija

CD: "Suite de passion / Suita pasijonska" Goga Musica 2003, Slovenija

 

Vasko Atanasovski SLAVIKA Ensemble / 2002 / Vasko Atanasovski - saxes, flute, compositions / Jelena Ždrale - violin / Nino de Gleria - violoncello / Matjaž Krivec -contra bass / Ciril Sem - drums / concerts: Slovenija, Austria

 

Vasko Atanasovski Quartet / 2001 / Vasko Atanasovski - saxes, flute, compositions / Dejan Berden - piano / Ewald Oberleitner - contrabass / Nino Mureškič - percussion

Concerts: Slovenija (Cankarjev dom), Austria, Croatia / TV recordings: "Vrijeme je za jazzz / It's time for jazz" HTV (Croatian national TV); Live in concert -TV Koper, Slovenija

CD: "Heat Flower / Vročinska roža" Extraplatte Vienna, Austria 2002

 

Klarisa M. Jovanovic & trio Bahur / 2001 / Klarisa M. Jovanovic - vokal, Vasko Atanasovski - soprano saxophone, flute / Igor Bezget - oud / Nino Mureškič - frame drums, riq, bendir, djembe, kanjira / concerts: Slovenija, Austria, Italy, ...

CD: "Hasret" Dallas Records Slovenija 2001

 

Vasko Atanasovski & Dejan Berden duo / 2001 / Vasko Atanasovski - saxes, flute, compositions / Dejan Berden - piano, compositions

Vasko Atanasovski SOLO - CD "Akupunktura" Glasbarium 2001

 

Vasko Atanasovski iMPRODooM quartet / 2000 / Vasko Atanasovski - saxes, flute, compositions / David Jarh - trumpet / Matjaž Krivec - bass / Ciril Sem - drums / concerts: festival Neighbourhood in Progress (Vienna), hall Štuk, club Brežice, club Celje, club Novo mesto, K4 (Ljubljana).. 

 

Bahur / etno jazz / 1999 / Vasko Atanasovski - soprano saxophone, flute / Igor Bezget - oud / Nino Mureškič - frame drums, riq, bendir, djembe, kanjira / concerts: Festival Lent (MB), Theater za Voglom

 

Košica / original music / 1998, 1999 / Vasko Atanasovski - saxophones / Dejan Berden - piano / Matjaž Krivec - electric bass / Ciril Sem - drums  / concerts: Festival Meja na reki (G. Radgona), Festival Lent, Theater za Voglom, Club ŠKUC (Ljubljana)

 

Sagar / acoustic fusion / 1997, 1998, 1999 / Damir Višić - sarod / Borut Žerdoner - tabla / Igor Bezget - guitar, oud / Nino Mureškič - riq, tar, bendir, frame drums, ... / Vasko Atanasovski -  flute, soprano sax  

 

Nino Mureškič - Free Percussion Spirit / Nino Mureškič: compositions and percussion / Vasko Atanasovski: flute and soprano saxophone / concerts: Štuk (Maribor), Festival Lent 1999  

 

Vasko Atanasovski & Miran Stergulec / original music / 1997, 1998 /  Vasko Atanasovski - alt and soprano saxophone, flute, compositions / Miran Stergulec - electric and acoustic guitar, guitar sinth., compositions / playing on stages like: jazzclub Satchmo (Maribor), Škuc (Ljubljana), Kibla (Maribor), Culture house Lenart, … / Festivals: European month of culture Ljubljana 1997, Poetovio 1997, Poetovio 1998, Lent 1998

 

Time Movements / contemporary music for saxophone / 1997 / Vasko Atanasovski - SOLO saxes and flutes

 

All Capone Štrajh Trio / top entertainment band in Slovenia / 1996 / guest on alt saxophone: Vasko Atanasovski  

 

Quatebriga / experimental jazz / 1996 / Vasko Atanasovski - soprano and alt saxophone / David Jarh - trumpet / Žarko Živkovič - electric and acoustic guitar / Drago Ivanuša - harmonica / Nino De Gleria - electric bass / Aleš Rendla - drums and percussion / Individual concerts: Club Central (Ljubljana) / Festival: Trnfest 1996

 

Duo Zlata Jama - Ciganska Jazzbina / original compositions based on traditional gipsy music and poetry / 1995, 1996 /  Nebojša Pop-Tasić - poetry, compositions, guitar and vocal / Vasko Atanasovski - alt and soprano saxophone, compositions and back vocal / playing on stages like: Slovenian Public Theater Maribor, KUD France Prešeren, Theater Ptuj, Culture house Izola, Murska Sobota castle, Betnava castle in Maribor, … / Festivals: Lent 1995, Trnfest 1995, Lent 1996, …  

 

Romano Rai / traditional gypsy music and poetry / 1994, 1995, 1996 / Nebojša Pop-Tasić - guitar, vocal / Sabina Hvastija - vocal / Mira Muršič - vocal / Marjan Ornik - guitar, vocal / Mitja Režman - solo guitar, back vocal / Vasko Atanasovski - soprano saxophone  / publishing a record: record company CODA 1995 Romano Rai - Cigani so močni  

 

 

MULTIMEDIA & THEATER:

Kafkov tič by Alan Benet / drama / 2006

production: Slovensko ljudsko gledališče Celje

directed by: Miha Golob

music by: Vasko Atanasovski

 

Othella by Rok Vilčnik/ opera / 2005

production: Slovensko mladinsko gledališče

directed by: Vito Taufer

music by: Vasko Atanasovski

 

Zgodba o vojaku - Soldier's tale after I. Stravinski / puppet play / 2004

production: Gledališka šola 1. gimnazije, Maribor

directed by: Danilo Trstenjak

music by: Vasko Atanasovski

 

Jabolcni kralj / puppet play / 2002

production: Koruzno zrno 2002

directed by: Matevz Gregoric

music by: Vasko Atanasovski

 

Slavko Grum: Pierrot&Pierrette / drama performance / 2002

produkction: KUD Studio gledalisce 2002

directed by: Peter Bostjancic

music by: Vasko Atanasovski

 

Vasko Atanasovski Sound E (n) Motion - intercreativity between music and dance / 2001

Vasko Atanasovski - concept, saxes, flutes / Armin Pokorn (A) - el. guitar, samples / Tina Sovič Atanasovski - percussion / Tina Valentan - dance / Jasna Knez - dance / Dejan Berden - piano / Roberto Bartoli (ITA) - contrabass

 

Mokre sanje / puppet play / 2001

directed; story, puppets and animation made by K Zrnović (puppet theatre grup)

music by: Vasko Atanasovski, Tina Sovič Atanasovski

 

Vasko Atanasovski A PLACE TO LIVE / an artistic happening / 1999Vasko Atanasovski - music, poetry, production, idea & concept / Andreja Ozebek - constructions, collages / Vasko Atanasovski - saxes, flutes, percussion / Dejan Berden - piano / Roberto Bartoli - contrabass / Tina Valentan - improvised dance

 

Vasko Atanasovski - Steza / a book of poetry and a multimedia performance / 1997 / production, direction, music and idea: Vasko Atanasovski / drums and percussion: Gorazd Andrejč / declamation and effects: Tina Sovič-Atanasovski / performances: Club ŠKUC, Festival PopCorn

 

Competition of young ballet dancers of Slovenia / 1995 / choreography: Iko Otrin / music and performance: Vasko Atanasovski / dance: Ines Petek / performance in Slovenian Public Theater Maribor / 1st reward

 

B.Brecht: Gospod Puntila in njegov hlapec Matti / drama, 1994 / director: Jernej Lorenci / actors: ensemble of the Academy for Theater, Radio, Film and Television Ljubljana / musicians: Nebojša Pop-Tasić, Vasko Atanasovski / Križanke (Ljubljana), Narodni dom (Maribor) / Festivals: Skomrahi 1994 (Skopje, Macedonia)  

Kompot / multimedial dance performance / 1994 / director: Vasko Atanasovski / music: Vasko Atanasovski / choreography: Mojca Kasjak / dancers: Plesna Izba Maribor / a Linhartovo srečanje 1994 reward  

 

 

ORGANISATION & PROMOTION:

Concert cycle of creative music Glasbarium (director of the project: Vasko Atanasovski):

Marc Sloan (NY)

Conference Call (Joe Fonda - d-bass, Han Bennink - drums, Michael Jefry Stevens - piano, Gebhard Ullmann - reeds)

Zimske Urice - promoters and artists meeting (SLO, A)

Sel Gapu Mex (A)

Rodriguez - Zanchini - Bartoli Trio (ITA)

Handcraft Percussion Trio (Jatinder Thakur (India), Hakim Ludin (Afghanistan),Carlo Rizzo (France)

Štefbet Rifi (SLO)

Quartetto Orizzontale (Antonio Marangolo, David Boato, Zlatko Kaučič, Roberto Bartoli) (ITA)

Anthony Coleman (Sephardic Tinge Trio) (USA)

Fake Orchestra (SLO)

Trio Bahur (SLO)

Matjaž Dajčar quartet (SLO)

Zlatko Kaučič (SLO)

Kapela La Chateliere (SLO

Tomaž Grom (SLO)

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