jazz2love

  Bulgarian-born and naturalized Canadian, Gergana Velinova has a vocal resonance that invites listeners to come towards her.  Her talent for shining a light on introspective thoughts intimate experiences that audiences can relate to on a human level.  Her 2026 release Free: A Soulful Journey from Cellar Music Group integrates Bulgarian folk, bossa nova, blues, soul, and smooth jazz with all original material written by Velinova.  The recording is produced by Kristian Alexandrov, co-produced by Gergana Velinova and Shannon Gaye, and features an orchestra that molds around Velinova's vocals.   She punctuates, "Freedom is a very powerful word, and for many people around the world right now.  It carries deep meaning."   "The composition 'Free' itself was intentionally written as a soaring vocal piece," she explains, "with my voice rising above the band as a literal cry for freedom. When we long for freedom, we don't whisper it—we shout it. In thi...

  New Release:  Free: A Soulful Journey from Gergana Velinova Label:  Cellar Music Group Release Date:  June 12, 2026 Website:  https://gerganavelinova.com/home Free:  A Soulful Journey from smooth jazz vocalist Gergana Velinova is her seventh outing as a solo artist.  Melodies travel between being breezy and haunting, soothing and surging, caressing and sizzling, introspective and soaring, trussed in Latin-inspired shimmies, lulling melodies, and bluesy showtunes-style shuffles.  Born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria, into a family where artistry was woven into her daily life, Velinova's refined vocalese molds "Orange Moon" into a romantic calling as she muses, "Orange Moon / do you feel alone when you dance with the dawn / do you see that all / is your heart aglow / longing day and night / just to see his eyes and his golden face / across a sky ablaze /  so in love."  The sultry strut rollicking across "Something More" brings out the pla...