Viden Spassov

Viden Spassov, born in 1989, is an Italian double bassist originally from Sofia, Bulgaria, and currently based in Turin. Winner of the 2023 “Luca Flores” Award at the Barga Jazz Contest, he has been working at a high professional level for several years in classical, jazz, and contemporary music.

A versatile and eclectic musician, he has found the world of improvisation and cross-genre exploration the ideal context for self-expression, experimenting with sounds that go beyond traditional stylistic boundaries, moving across jazz, classical, avant-garde, rock, world music, and electronic music.

He has led and collaborated in several projects, performing concerts across Europe and worldwide, including tours in China, India, Norway, Albania, Spain, Georgia, France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Bulgaria.

In Italy, he has performed at major jazz festivals such as Torino Jazz Festival, Bergamo Jazz Festival, Moncalieri Jazz Festival, Fano by the Sea, Nuoro Jazz Festival, Novara Jazz Festival, Casa del Jazz in Rome, among others. Internationally, notable performances include Canal Street Festival in Norway, Jazz in Albania, and Sunset Sunside in Paris.

He has won several awards with his group Nugara Trio, which has received strong critical acclaim and audience recognition. 

Awards

1st Prize Luca Flores Award as Best Musician, Barga Jazz Contest 2023
1st Prize Buscaglione Contest 2025 with Viden Spassov Trio
1st Prize Italia Jazz Clubs Music Contest 2025 with Nugara Trio
1st Prize Festival dei Conservatori 2023 with Nugara Trio
1st Prize and Audience Award Abbazie Jazz Contest 2024 with Nugara Trio
2nd Prize and Audience Award Concorso Bettinardi 2023 with Nugara Trio
Best composition award for Cosmic Blues at Avignone Jazz
2024 Artistic residency at Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, with the Sympatheia Quartet, in collaboration with Insulae Lab and the festival Una Striscia di Terra Feconda
Artistic residency at the Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid, selected among the 15 winners of AIR 2024 (from over 180 applications across Italy)
Artistic residency at European Jazz’s Cool, Saint Louis, Rome, performing alongside Javier Girotto and presenting own compositions, 2022

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