Bei The Fish "French Cheese" [video] (2010)

Ѓорѓи Шарески featuring Francesco Bearzatti "SoHoHo" [2006]

If guitarist Georgi Sareski's debut album,Elflandia, in which he explored spacious tonal landscapes, presented him as a gifted composer with a fertile imagination, then his second album,SoHoHo, showcases both his compositional skills and his prowess on the guitar, his first instrument, which was a little sidelined on Elflandia.

In complete contrast to the contemplative mood that prevails on the first album, Sareski shows a wide range of musical awareness, leadership and generosity that help put this new album into the "something special" category. For this occasion he assembled a stellar group of supporting musicians to present a collection of jazz/fusion compositions. When you have a super-band of this quality, their class pops out enough to blow away the competition on most other jazz releases. It's an estimable ensemble and even though only some of the band members had played together previously, SoHoHo is unquestionably a work of a close-knit unit that is determined to put individual flair at the service of a collective sound.

Technically, this is a live album. It was culled from a performance at the Macedonian Opera and Ballet in February 2006, with a few studio tracks added. The compositions are structured to provide plenty of room for extended improvisation and impassioned solos, giving each composition the extra glisten of creative talent.

The opening track, "Zlust," is an open reference to Dzijan Emin's band, Project Zlust. The haunting little opening melody soon evolves into a powerful swing led by a bluesy tenor and trombone, and soon after Sareski storms in with dynamicJohn Scofield-esque guitar works.

The appearance of saxophone maestro Francesco Bearzatti serves as a catalyst for the band. He blows a powerful tenor saxophone, which can be compared toSonny Rollins at his freest and Albert Ayler at his more accessible. He frequently embarks on dialogues with other players, mostly with trombone player Vladan Drobicki, best heard on the second title track. Occasionlly the two of them (and the rest of the band) go into dog fights, with musicians cathartically playing their hearts out.

"The War" is one of the standout compositions on the album. It has some of the ambience present on Elflandia and it features beautiful and soulful melodies provided by Džijan Emin on French horn, together with splendid guitar solos. Beautifully arranged, the tune reaches several climaxes with the band entering and exiting, and ends with dog fights and a cacophony of sounds much in the exalted manner of Ayler's Saints.

"I Used To Live Here," in two parts, at moments evokes the wistful sound ofJohn Lurie. On Part 1, which is a solo saxophone composition, Bearzatti explores the bottom and the top of the instrument's range (Sareski joins in at the end). Part 2 showcases the knack Sareski has for arranging brass sections, again heard to advantage on Elflandia.

The malleable rhythm section of bassist Oliver Josifovski and drummer Aleksandar Sekulovski pushes these performances into a realm of dynamic interplay and authentic inspiration. "Beograd" (or Belgrade) portrays the dynamic lifestyle of the Serbian capital. It has a groove infused with soul-funk jazz and a great vibe that's somewhere between jazz and R&B. It sums up the best of Sareski and it shows that he has got it all: taste, touch, clarity, lyricism, imagination and wit.

The music throughout is unpredictable, but overall SoHoHo is a creative success for Sareski and the jazz artists who join him. It represents one of those rare occasions when the right group of great musicians got together on the right day, with the right music.

Tracks: Zlust; SoHoHo; Blow Your Own Horn; The War; I Used To Leave Here, Part 1; I Used To Live Here, Part 2; Beograd; Dju.

Personnel: Georgi Sareski: guitar, composer and arranger; Francesco Bearzatti: tenor saxophone; Dzijan Emin: French horn, Korg MS-20; Vladan Drobicki: trombone; Oliver Josifovski: upright bass; Aleksandar Sekulovski: drums.

Bei The Fish "Лиду лидуду (cover)" (video) [2009]

Originally written by Grigor Koprov & Zafir Hadzimanov and performed by Maja Odzaklievska.

Анастасија "Live 1994-2001" [2010]

Anastasia has written several music scores for films, theater performances and TV programs. Their soundtrack for the Academy Award nominated movie Before The Rain (winner of the Venice Film Festival 1994) was released by Polygram in the same year. In 1997, they've released "Melougia" on the Greek label Libra. This was followed by their last album to date, "Nocturnal, 1998" on the same year.

Anastasia played concerts in: Denmark, Sweden, Greece, Bosnia, Turkey, Poland, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, Bulgaria, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro...

Seth "Stat" [2000]

Guided from a need to create a new music, three students of (music, electro technical and machine science), in 1990 created a band.

Under a strong influence of traditional way of living, but in the same time living an urban life, music that they create was nothing lake they heard till than. Not long after the three students created this band (Vladan Drobicki, Dorian Jovanovic and Vasko Bojadziski) they had two more musicians Aleksandar Gumbevski and Mihail Parushev.

The band was called "SETH" after the Egyptian god-warier, protector of Amon Ra. They work very hard and in 1993 they published the first album in the new publishing house at that time "BAGI Records".

In this period SETH is performing in every stage in Macedonia , in these circumstances they get a very good reputation and very wide musical experience That musical experience was a path for creating new materials which were recorded and published in a record time and with no trouble at all. Than in 1995 the band is richer with three more musicians Kliment Angelovski, Gjole Maksimovski and Dino Milosavljevic.

In 1996 the new album "Within Yourself" is published for "SJF Records". SETH is performing outside Macedonia , in a small tour in Balkan countries. The latest album is getting very good critics wherever it was performed. In the next mounts SETH is working on the new material for the third official album. They rent a studio and work there for a year. The result was undefined, they were not sure that this is the right material for the album. At the same time the recording from the Kumanovo Jazz Festival was the right one and it was published as an official third album "SETHSTAT" in 2000 from "SJF Records". In this album for the first time Pance Bujukliev is appearing.

The next period is very stressful for the whole region. An armed conflict started in Macedonia . The band didn't stop working and the members of SETH take part in a Global association for musicians without borders. They performed in places which were a center of the conflict (Tetovo,Gostivar, Kumanovo). They also performed in festivals which for a main goal have peace (No Borders, Peace Unlimited Festival etc) In preparations for the next album ("Rolling Garage" 2004, SJF Records), beside the current group members, Lazar Darkovski –was also performing on drums. Today the sextet is performing by the name" SETHSTAT" and the members are:

• Vladan Drobicki - trombone

• Vasko Bojadziski - tenor, alto saxophone

• Aleksandar Nikolovski - trumpet

• Panche Bujukliev - synthesizer, piano, blues harp

• Pavel Drobicki - electric bass guitar

• Goce Naumov - drums, percussion

Леб и Сол "Акустична Траума (во живо 1982)" [2001]

Ѓорѓи Шарески Квартет "Myau Myau"

Born in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, in February, 1983.
Georgi Sareski is a composer, arranger and guitarist of contemporary music. He creates and performs new and fresh music based on sincere emotions. Constantly promotes his music around the world, and collaborates with outstanding musicians from everywhere. Even though his professional career is only a couple of years old, he manages to gain more and more recognition from the ever growing world of contemporary music. The critics have always given excellent reviews for his albums and performances. They have described his music as emotional, honest and sublime, filled with sophistication and often with a great sense of humor.

Georgi Sareski graduated from Berklee College of Music as a scholarship student in 2005. He majored in Jazz Composition, thus he had the opportunity to study from some of the most amazing composers/professors in the world. In 2004 he won the Berklee Achievement Scholarship Award, and in 2005 he won the 1st prize IAJE (International Association of Jazz Educators) award for his composition Memories, on the Massachusetts state competition. He also studied guitar with some of today’s most respected and influential educators such as David Tronzo.

Since 2005 he has released three albums of original music:
Elflandia (2005, Chicken Madness), with his international ensemble, recorded in Boston, MA; SoHoHo (2006, Chicken Madness), with his sextet featuring Francesco Bearzatti; Myau Myau (2007, Skopje Jazz Festival), with his Quartet featuring a guest appearance by Justin Keller.
Georgi resides in Skopje, Republic of Macedonia, from where he is active worldwide.