Jazz on Wheels kicks off in Sofia



American blues, jazz and rock guitarist Robben Ford, British film star Ben Cross and Contino band launched the American Jazz on Wheels music festival in front of NDK on September 26.

US ambassador James Warlick introduced the performers and stayed throughout the evening.

Cross, a long time Sofia resident, featured in a warm-up act, accompanied by jazz musician Misho Yossifov and his sextet, giving a rendition of My Girl and the Lady is a Tramp. Later in the evening, Ford took to the stage.

The American Jazz on Wheels road show will now travel to Plovdiv for a concert on September 28. The final performance will be in Varna at the Pantheon in the sea garden on September 30.

The stage in front of NDK attracted a large crowd of jazz enthusiasts who enjoyed the free Sofia concert. Everyone involved in the first concert gave a thumping good show.