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Zabelov Group
10+ albums
Czech
about
he wide-ranging concept of jazz, its fascination with rhythmic sequences and abstract vocals, experimentation and the constantly search for new sounds, as well as the fusion of cultures, is the gist of Zabelov Group’s approach to music and its presentation. Apart from live instruments, the duo uses synthesisers and other effects. But the key musical elements are the continuous spontaneity on stage and the shaping of momentary moods. Duo Jan Šikl and Roman Zabelov have been on the scene since 2012. The Czech composer and multi-instrumentalist, Šikl, graduated from Prague Conservatory. In addition to playing drums and trumpet in Zabelov Group and the band, Korjen, he writes music for the National Theatre, Czech Radio, the Spitfire Company, and frequently cooperates with the Orchestra Berg. Roman Zabelov comes from a small village, Zhilitchi, in Belarus. In the family tradition, he learned to play accordion – his grandfather was a self-taught musician, his father and his two older brothers are professional accordion players. Zabelov has been a student of music in Prague since 2010. He notably enlivens the musical production of Zabelov Group with his ethereal voice. The Zabelov Group first captured their live performance on a home-recording titled 40 000 in 2012. Their following live album, Secret Sessions, was made in 2014. Last autumn Minority Records released their first studio recording named Eg. The album, moreover, contains passages of “wild sound” recorded outside the stud
