One last article on my work in Macedonia this summer appeared in the Macedonian newspaper "Dnevnik" on 28 September. Entitled "Фасциниран од македонското музичко богатство" or "Fascinated with Macedonian Musical Richness," it gives a great summary of my 2011 musical experience in Macedonia. Click here for the original in Macedonian or here for a Google-translated version.

Here are two more interviews from Macedonia: one from a morning radio show called "Tik Tak" and another one from an online newspaper.

Here's the radio interview, where I talk about Macedonian music, food, language, women, and lifestyle:

And here's the online article that's pretty comprehensive about my experience this summer: click here for the google translated version or here for the original in Macedonian.

Here is the footage from my interview on Macedonian Television 1 with Ilija Grujoski in three parts, where I speak about my work and experience in Macedonia and perform a few songs on saxophone and kaval. All in Macedonian of course, unfortunately with no translation!

Izlet (Излет, Macedonian) defined as: picnic, outing, trip, foray, sortie, pleasure trip. Whatever you call it, it is a beautiful escape of sorts, and also the name of one of my new favorite cafes in Skopje, just a two minute walk from my apartment.

My good friend Georgi Sareski and I played a really relaxed gig there this past Sunday night with inspiring New York percussionist Mathias Kunzli, performing some of Georgi's compositions along with some spontaneously composed music. Some powerful moments transpired and I'm really hoping to do it again. The music, the atmosphere, and the company were all magical, or as the Macedonians say: "volshebno" (волшебно).

Here are some kind of fuzzy pictures of us playing that night--hopefully you get the idea of what Izlet is all about. I'm going to miss that place.

Special thanks to my brother from another mother Simon Stojanovski for teaching me the word "volshebno," even if it did take me a month to learn it!