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Peter Slavov

Born: February 6

Peter Slavov is a New York-based bassist, composer, session musician, arranger, and educator. Since he started performing professionally in the mid-1990s, Peter has performed at some of the most prestigious venues and festivals in more than 40 countries on 5 continents.

Born to the family of legendary Bulgarian drummer Peter Slavov Sr., Peter (sometimes credited as Petar) has been playing bass since the age of twelve.

While studying classical music at the Pipkov Music School in Sofia, Bulgaria, Peter discovered American jazz and soon after became the busiest bassist on the scene in Bulgaria, playing with the country’s finest musicians and touring around Europe.

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.

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 ...

Jamey Haddad Quartet Featuring John Shannon, Chris Coles and Peter Slavov

by Daniel Peck
July 24, 2026

Jamey Haddad holds a singular position in the world of jazz and contemporary music. His musical voice transcends styles and trends, and the universal quality of his playing has attracted many international collaborations with artists including Yo-Yo Ma, Paul Simon, and Sting. Fresh off of a tour with Paul Simon, Jamey returned to Cleveland ...

Jazz Journeys: A Conversation with Violinist May Yu

by Kurt Ellenberger
June 3, 2026

In New York City's crowded and competitive music scene, All About Jazz encountered in May (Tianyang) Yu, a violinist whose deep classical foundation, serious jazz language, and improvisational imagination have quickly placed her in professional settings with leading artists including Darcy James Argue. Ingrid Jensen, Erena Terakubo, Misha Piatigorsky, Peter Slavov, Chris Wabich, and recently opening ...

Jazz Grunge

By Chris Smith

Label: Cellar Music Group
Released: 2025
Track listing: Heart-Shaped Box (Drain You); Rooster (Street Talk); Scar on the Sky; On a Plain; The Day I Tried to Live; Spoonman; Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town; Sullen Girl; Go Lonely Woman; Seasons (The Enemies of Energy); Would?

Faces and Places

By Jed Levy

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: EMAIL; Danza de Berrios; Calcata; Twiddle Twaddle; Coming to Terms; St. Simons; Personable; Tenerife; Leading Tone; Haiku; Partido Tenor; Postscript.

Jed Levy: Faces and Places

by Jack Kenny
May 15, 2025

This is a beautiful album that is fired up right from the start. The sound of the tenor is faintly reminiscent of Warne Marsh. There is no seeking after angularity. Jed Levy's way with melody is completely natural and integrated into the quintet, though there are surprises all the way through the improvisations. Jed ...

The Breathing Earth

By John Shannon

Label: Pavian Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Cardinal; The Breathing Earth; Inner Light; Raindance; Mountains of the Heart; Diamond; Auspicious; Peaceful Highway; Remembering; Until Now.

Between The Bars

By Behn Gillece

Label: Posi-Tone Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Between The Bars; Mindful Moments; Thinking Cap; Beatrice; It's Like Magic; Due Up Next; Lucid Vision; Apogee; Roamers; Horizons; Celestial Lullaby.