Ari Roland met his fans in Bulgaria at concerts in Sofia (The Sofia Live Club), Stara Zagora and Blagoevgrad at his third visit to our country. His quartet and Bulgarian trumpet player Ventsi Blagoev were music ambassadors in the Jazz Appreciation Month – a US Embassy in Sofia initiative to popularize the music of America.Jazz FM"s Tanya Ivanova talks with Ari Roland about his warm feelings about traditional Bulgarian music and Bulgarian culture, about jazz music attracting a bigger audience, about blues and swing, about his secret of capturing the hearts and minds of music-lovers.
Ari Roland interview - part IAri Roland interview - part IIIn 2011 the musicians from the Ari Roland Quartet are in Bulgaria for the fifth time, charmed by Bulgaria, its people and folk music. Jazz FM’s Svetoslav Nikolov interviews the leader of the band and sax-player Chris Byars. You can listen to the interview here.
