Second edition of "Dobrojazz" ethno-jazz international festival begins

Two bands with artists of Romania, the Republic of Moldova, Bulgaria, Curacao and Germany opened on Friday evening, at the Jean Bart Theatre of Tulcea City, the second edition of "Dobrojazz" ethno-jazz international festival.

Open Source Trio

In the first recital of the festival, "Arcus Project" duo, made up of Alexandru Arcus, the Republic of Moldova, saxophone, and Adi Stoenescu, Romania, piano, combined the "doina" like melody of the south east of Europe with the modern rhythms.

"We are honoured by this second invitation received to the festival and I expect us to see the results in ten years. (...) Jazz, to me, is one of the musical modalities in which you can freely express your thoughts in a democratic manner. In the vision of a Moldovan who has never been trained in a jazz school, this music genre represents freedom," Alexandru Arcus said.

Arcus Project

To him, Adi Stoenescu's piano is "the Black Sea with keyboards and strings." "My dream is to always be caught in action. In Romania, there isn't the best context for this and my dream is for us to move better, to have more concerts, to be better organised," Adi Stoenescu said in turn.

Established in 2010, "Open Source Trio" band, made up of Momchil Atanasoff, piano, Rayleymon Janga, bass guitar, and Juri Schewe, drums, is for the second year in a row in Romania, but for the first time in Tulcea. "I believe the public of Romania is very welcoming and truly appreciates our music and what I appreciate most is the fact that it is very young," Momchil Atanasoff said.

"Open Source Trio" launched its first CD, "Mirage," in 2013, performed a great number of concerts in Europe, but hit success last year, according to musicologist Florian Lungu.

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