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Musician

Vocalist, songwriter, and poet Gergana Velinova has inspired international audiences with her diverse artistic talents. With a repertoire extending from her own compositions to Duke Ellington, Jobim or Mozart, Gergana is equally comfortable in the world of Jazz, Gospel, Art Song or Musical Theatre.

Gergana is a native of Sofia, Bulgaria. She has lived and performed in the US, Canada and Europe including Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Seattle, and Vancouver. She has shared the stage and recorded with Grammy and Juno nominees such as Neil Swanson, Brad Turner, Phil Dwyer, Jodi Proznick, Keith Ganz, Misha Piatigorsky to name a few.

Album

Free

By Gergana Velinova

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2026
Track listing: Free; Orange Moon; If You Knew; Two Hearts; Keep Walking; A Star; Something More; A Song About Stones; A Lullaby To Myself; Come A Little Closer.

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Janis Siegel, Skinny Hightower, Twin Talk & Gergana Velinova

by Joe Dimino
September 20, 2026

Step inside the 976th Episode of Neon Jazz and get ready for another deep dive into the sounds, stories, and soul of jazz from around the globe. We open the hour with the acclaimed singer Gergana Velinova, featuring music from her powerful 2026 album Free. From there, we hit the Neon Jazz mailbox, digging into quotes, ...

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Shawn Lovato, Vijay Iyer, and Charles Chen

by Jerome Wilson
August 19, 2026

This program features recent music by Shawn Lovato, Jun Iida and Charles Chen along with older work by Lee Konitz, Vijay Iyer and Lena Seikaly.Playlist Henry Threadgill Sextett “I Can't Wait Till I Get Home" from The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air (Mosaic) 00:00 Simon Belelty “Lady Luck" from ...

Article: Album Review

Gergana Velinova: Free

by Pierre Giroux
August 9, 2026

Every so often, an album arrives that does not seek to be admired so much as understood. This effort by Bulgarian-Canadian vocalist, songwriter, and poet Gergana Velinova, titled Free, fits that category. Velinova spent five years writing the album's ten songs. There is not a wasted word or an unnecessary note. Another part of the project ...

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Amanda Tosoff, Gergana Velinova, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Lolivone de la Rosa, Lisa Rich, Michelle Lordi, Kay Kostopoulos

by Mary Foster Conklin
July 6, 2026

This broadcast includes new music from Amanda Tosoff, Gergana Velinova, Ambrose Akinmusire and Mary Halvorson, Lolivone de la Rosa, Lisa Rich, Michelle Lordi and Kay Kostopoulos, with birthday shoutouts to songwriter Joan Whitney (Far Away Places, Candy), Nancy King, Lauren Kinhan, Gillian Margot, Madeline Eastman, Tierney Sutton, Andrea Miller, Aubrey Johnson and Honorable Man Arturo O'Farrill, ...

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Helen Sung, Le Boeuf Brothers, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Carolyn Lee Jones and more

by Benjamin Boddie
June 18, 2026

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Helen Sung Big Band, Le Boeuf Brothers, The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Carolyn Lee Jones, Reid Hoyson Project, Tristan Cappel, Lou Marini And The Italian Groovers, Anthony Caceres, Fuller Sound, Tumbao Bravo With Paul Vornhagen, Billy Childs, Ted Chubb, Chris Aschman, Gergana Velinova, New Jazz Underground, Erica Von Kleist, Emmet ...

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Jessica Jones and Allison Miller New Releases, December Capricorns Una Mae Carlisle, Lil Green, Rebecca Parris & More

by Mary Foster Conklin
January 6, 2025

This broadcast includes holiday recordings from Gergana Velinova, Gunhild Carling, new releases from Jessica Jones and Allison Miller, with birthday shoutouts to Una Mae Carlisle (Walking By The River}, Lil Green (Romance In the Dark), Rebecca Parris, Janice Friedman, Susie Arioli, Allegra Levy, Rachel Z, Katie Bull and Mary Foster Conklin, among others. Happy listening and ...

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Donald Vega, George Kahn, Lizzie Thomas & Gunhild Carling

by Joe Dimino
December 25, 2024

Get ready to swing into the season with the Annual Christmas Jazz Hour. Kicking off the festivities is the electrifying Gunhild Carling, bringing her signature flair to the whimsical holiday favorite, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas. From there, it's a sleigh ride of sensational sounds as veteran jazz musicians like Rich Willey, George Kahn, Donald ...

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Tom Harrell, Antonio Farao, The Fury, Al-Qasar

by Cheryl K.
December 13, 2024

During this week's two-hour program of Jazz and improvised music, trumpeter Tom Harrell, pianist Antonio Farao, vocalist Gergana Velinova, Giant Step Arts artists The Fury and trumpeter Jason Palmer, Al-Qasar, and holiday selections from guitarists Margaret Slovak and Chris Maresh and keyboardist Robert Glasper. Playlist Tadd Dameron “Romas" from Mating Call (Prestige) 6:51 Tom ...