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Tome Iliev Sextet is a Macedonian – Swiss – French ensemble based in Zurich, Switzerland. After winning the audience price at the prestigious ZKB Jazzpreis Festival in Moods (Zurich) in September 2020 they went in studio to record thier second album called ‘Trinaiska’ which means thirteen on Macedonian language. Compared to the first album which was mainly inspired by Balkan odd metres and lyrical melodies this second album is bringing into play all members’ ideas, sensibilites, inspirations and feelings to create a unique sound fulfilled with effects, dub elements, rock drums, ‘Tarantino’ guitars, spacey and open improvisations.

Tome Iliev – bass clarinet, clarinet, Florian Weiss – trombone, Francois Lana – piano, rhodes, hammond organ, wurlitzer, Valentin Baumgartner – guitar, efx, Jonas Künzli – double bass, Adrian Böckli – drums