Balkan Cafe Music Series

Balkan Cafe

Tables for listening and a dance floor if you choose to move

Experience excellent regional folk music in an informal setting

Balkan Cafe takes place once a month at Hungarian House, 213 E 82^nd St. between 2^nd & 3^rd Aves, New York. Homemade ethnic snacks/light dinner are available. All are welcome.

Yuri at Balkan Cafe: http://www.youtube.com/Yuri

     Balkan Cafe 2008 Music Series

·         Feb 29 – Ivan Milev Band

·         Mar 14 – Greek with Christos Tiktapanides (Pontic lyra) and Beth Bahia Cohen (violin)

·         Apr 29 – Kruno Spisic and his Gypsy Jazz Trio

·         May 9 - Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band!

Feb. 29 – Ivan Milev Band

Ivan Milev - accordion
Entcho Todorov -violin
Maria Koleva - vocals
Panagiotis Andreaou - bass
Seido Salifoski - percussion
myspace.com/ivanmilev

Ivan Milev Band opens the boundaries for an amazing journey into the depths of Bulgarian and Balkan music. A musical genius and legendary performer, accordionist Ivan Milev has established the rules that govern Bulgarian Folk Music throughout his 30-plus year career.

Ivan is an accordionist of incredible virtuosity and technique, and his vision of combining multiple ethnic styles has produced tunes with daring key changes and dizzying tempos. Battling solos between the veteran accordionist and his apprentice, violinist Entcho Todorov, deliver energizing performances of Bulgarian and Balkan folk music.

$15 door

    Mar. 14 –

Greek Double Header with

Chris Tiktapanides (Pontic lyra)

and

Beth Bahia Cohen (violin) and Demetri Tashie(laouto)

Both Beth and Christos are internationally requested tradition carriers of regional Greek music who play regularly for Greek communities across the country. Christos is considered by many to be the premier Pontic lyra player in the United States, a long time student heir apparent to the great Ilias Kemenzides. He will be accompanied on daouli (drum) by Jerry Kisslinger.

In addition to being a regular teacher at the Balkan Music and Dance Workshops, Beth Bahia Cohen is on the music faculty at Tufts University and is sought after in so many different areas and communities across the United State from Hungarian, Arabic, Turkish, Klezmer and classical. She plays with the incredible band Ziyia. She and Demetri will play Greek music from the Islands to the Black Sea.

$15 door

Apr. 25

Kruno Spisic and his Gypsy Jazz Trio

myspace.com/krunospisic

From Puttin’ on the Ritz and the Sheik of Araby to Djelem Djelem, Kruno and his trio fuse Eastern European folk traditions with Django swing.

Bulgarian accordionist Vlado Mollov may join the group. Stay tuned for confirmation.

Krunoslav "Kruno" Spisic began his musical training at the age of 10. His first instrument was of Eastern European decent called the Tambura, a four tone mandolin from modern day Croatia. Growing up in a Croatian household, he was exposed to many forms of Tambura music from the Balkans and its Gypsies. In his teens, Kruno took up the guitar and studied rock and blues throughout his high school years, honing his technical prowess and improvisational abilities. It was not until studying music at University that Kruno was introduced to Django-style guitar and began a passionate study of the Gypsy Jazz genre. After graduation, Kruno started playing the Toronto jazz circuit where he gained an extensive repertoire and a more mature understanding of the gypsy jazz idiom. In January of 2002, Kruno moved to the US and formed the Kruno Spisic Gypsy Jazz Trio. He creates a new branch of gypsy jazz by fusing Eastern European folk traditions with Django swing. This new merging of sounds enthralled audiences with its sweet Balkan melodies and hot Gypsy swing. Kruno has performed at folk festivals and jazz clubs all over the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan, bringing his unique blend of swing and folk themesto exhilarated audiences.

$15 door

May 9 - New York’s own Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band www.zlatneuste.org $15 door

Balkan Cafe takes place once a month on Fridays at Hungarian House, 213 E 82^nd St. between 2^nd and 3^rd Aves, Manhattan. Lobby phone (for above dates only): 212-650-1974

Rumor has it the wooden vaulted ceiling was built onto the space as a studio for the niece of Isadora Duncan. Nowadays you're not too likely to run into Isadora's descendents, but you can check out the Hungarian oil paintings, pottery and the border-twisting 1851 map of Greater Hungary.

Doors open at 8 pm, live music begins at 8:30 pm. There are tables for listening and a dance floor if you choose to move.

Homemade ethnic snacks/light dinner are available.

We have an email mailing list.
BalkanCafe@nycfolkdance.org

www.nycfolkdance.org


Balkan Cafe
Tables for listening and a dance floor if you choose to move Experience excellent regional folk music in an informal setting Balkan Cafe takes place once a month at Hungarian House, 213 E 82^nd St. between 2^nd & 3^rd Aves, New York. Homemade ethnic snacks/light dinner are available. All are welcome. Yuri at Balkan Cafe: http://www.youtube.com/Yuri

Balkan Cafe 2008 Music Series · Feb 29 – Ivan Milev Band · Mar 14 – Greek with Christos Tiktapanides (Pontic lyra) and Beth Bahia Cohen (violin) · Apr 29 – Kruno Spisic and his Gypsy Jazz Trio · May 9 - Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band!

	Feb. 29 – Ivan Milev Band Ivan Milev - accordion Entcho Todorov -violin Maria Koleva - vocals Panagiotis Andreaou - bass Seido Salifoski - percussion myspace.com/ivanmilev Ivan Milev Band opens the boundaries for an amazing journey into the depths of Bulgarian and Balkan music. A musical genius and legendary performer, accordionist Ivan Milev has established the rules that govern Bulgarian Folk Music throughout his 30-plus year career. Ivan is an accordionist of incredible virtuosity and technique, and his vision of combining multiple ethnic styles has produced tunes with daring key changes and dizzying tempos. Battling solos between the veteran accordionist and his apprentice, violinist Entcho Todorov, deliver energizing performances of Bulgarian and Balkan folk music. $15 door

Mar. 14 – Greek Double Header with Chris Tiktapanides (Pontic lyra) and Beth Bahia Cohen (violin) and Demetri Tashie(laouto) Both Beth and Christos are internationally requested tradition carriers of regional Greek music who play regularly for Greek communities across the country. Christos is considered by many to be the premier Pontic lyra player in the United States, a long time student heir apparent to the great Ilias Kemenzides. He will be accompanied on daouli (drum) by Jerry Kisslinger. In addition to being a regular teacher at the Balkan Music and Dance Workshops, Beth Bahia Cohen is on the music faculty at Tufts University and is sought after in so many different areas and communities across the United State from Hungarian, Arabic, Turkish, Klezmer and classical. She plays with the incredible band Ziyia. She and Demetri will play Greek music from the Islands to the Black Sea. $15 door

	Apr. 25 Kruno Spisic and his Gypsy Jazz Trio myspace.com/krunospisic From Puttin’ on the Ritz and the Sheik of Araby to Djelem Djelem, Kruno and his trio fuse Eastern European folk traditions with Django swing. Bulgarian accordionist Vlado Mollov may join the group. Stay tuned for confirmation. Krunoslav "Kruno" Spisic began his musical training at the age of 10. His first instrument was of Eastern European decent called the Tambura, a four tone mandolin from modern day Croatia. Growing up in a Croatian household, he was exposed to many forms of Tambura music from the Balkans and its Gypsies. In his teens, Kruno took up the guitar and studied rock and blues throughout his high school years, honing his technical prowess and improvisational abilities. It was not until studying music at University that Kruno was introduced to Django-style guitar and began a passionate study of the Gypsy Jazz genre. After graduation, Kruno started playing the Toronto jazz circuit where he gained an extensive repertoire and a more mature understanding of the gypsy jazz idiom. In January of 2002, Kruno moved to the US and formed the Kruno Spisic Gypsy Jazz Trio. He creates a new branch of gypsy jazz by fusing Eastern European folk traditions with Django swing. This new merging of sounds enthralled audiences with its sweet Balkan melodies and hot Gypsy swing. Kruno has performed at folk festivals and jazz clubs all over the United States, Canada, Europe and Japan, bringing his unique blend of swing and folk themesto exhilarated audiences. $15 door

May 9 - New York’s own Zlatne Uste Balkan Brass Band www.zlatneuste.org $15 door

Feb. 29 – Ivan Milev Band Ivan Milev - accordion Entcho Todorov -violin Maria Koleva - vocals Panagiotis Andreaou - bass Seido Salifoski - percussion myspace.com/ivanmilev

Apr. 25

Kruno Spisic and his Gypsy Jazz Trio

Feb. 29 – Ivan Milev Band

Ivan Milev - accordion
Entcho Todorov -violin
Maria Koleva - vocals
Panagiotis Andreaou - bass
Seido Salifoski - percussion
myspace.com/ivanmilev