The first edition of International Ethno Jazz Trio Festival 2002 was held in the capital of The Republic of Moldova on 26-29 September and was consecrated to 10 - jubilee of Art-Jazz-Folk Trio 'TRIGON'. On festival participated only trios -on similarity of the organizers of this festival Trigon trio. Because consider that the Trio is an united instrument, that didn't get any name yet, the instrument in which are not any main or secondary roles and the modus operandi of the quintessence of a jazz, leaded up to perfection. Even on festival participated only trios, there was a variety of musical styles and diversity directions of jazz modern music. As we are living in the period when jazz spreads, area of concerns on national traditional music like the Argentineans tango or Azerbaijan's mugam, Spanish flamenco and polyphonically Georgian songs and Swedish visa, in this. The festival program featured nine trios from eleven countries involved famous musicians from Turkey, France, USA, Byelorussia, Germany, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Hungary and Poland, which have played here. Festival had consists of several events: Concerts, Workshops, Symposium, Painting and Graphics Exhibitions, TV Programs. Music critics from Russia, Germany, Romania, and Yugoslavia were getting part on the Festival Symposium.

"Trigon, the trio made up by Anatol Stefanet (viola), Oleg Baltaga (drums) and Alexandru Murzac (bass guitar), have served as their native Republic of Moldova's main jazz product during the last decade. To celebrate their 10th anniversary, Trigon members produced the Ethno Jazz Trio festival in Moldova's capital, Chisinau, in late September. Dedicated exclusively to Trigon's own style and format, the event displayed enough diversity, ranging from the exquisite trad-classical-vanguard mixture of Moscow's Second Approach Project (Tatiana Komova, voc; Andrei Razin, p, Igor Ivanushkin, b) to the blatant folk-rock of the Troitsa group from Belarus, or from the exhilarating modal landscapes painted by Bulgarian saxophonist Anatoly Vapirov, Tatar guitarist Enver Izmailov, and Hungarian percussionist Kornel Horvath to the colorful percussion trio headed by Turkish superstar Okay Temiz. Bertrand Renaudin (dr) and Olivier Cahours (g) joined forces with viola-wizard Stefanet in a French-Moldavian project, Izmailov's own Tatar Trio provided exotic odd-rhythms from Crimea with more than a hint to Stanley Jordan's technique, while Poland's Magic Carpathians and Germany's Bardomaniacs delved into foreign cultural grounds. During the morning symposiums, moderated by Ghenadie Ciobanu, president of the Moldavian Composers' Union. Down Beat's only East European contributors had the chance to meet for the first time, and sign this report jointly." Virgil Mihaiu, Kirill Moshkow, Down Beat Magazine 2002

"This festival once more has demonstrated that the jazz can create miracles and has reminded times when a jazz music minded intellectual solidarity between musicians and spectators and offered a consolation for the everyday tedious life."
Virgil Mihaiu, Contrafort 2002

"Ethno Jazz Trio Festival" noticeably became a bright event in life of capital turned out an extraordinary event. The Festival contributed to elevating the general state of mind and served as an excellent means of national and international cultural development." Natalia Corobco, Journal "Welcome", No. 10 (164) October 2002

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