GUEORGUI KORNAZOV

Georgi Kornazov (Bulgarian: Георги Иванов Корназов French: Gueorgui Kornazov) is a Bulgarian jazz trombonist and composer, who lives in Paris, France. Georgi Kornazov was born on September 30, 1971, in Sevlievo, Bulgaria to a family of engineers. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Sofia. Kornazov began to play piano at the age of 9 and trombone at the age of 12. He studied at "L. Pipkov" school of music and the National Music Academy "Pancho Vladigerov" in Sofia, Bulgaria. In parallel, Kornazov liked jazz and soon began to play with the most recognized Bulgarian jazz musicians – Milcho Leviev, Antoni Donchev, Stoyan Yankulov, Theodosii Spassov, Hristo Yotzov, Simeon Shterev, Vesselin Koichev and the group "White, Green & Red" as well as with the great clarinetist Ivo Papazov. He created his first band, "The Dixie Jockers", in 1993. In 1995, he joined the jazz department at the National Academy of Music and read more...