Krste Kristo rodzevski was a gentle, quiet musician who had a genuine love for music. Although he was most likely known for his collaboration with Duke Bojadziev in Macedonia, his music roots date back to before he moved from Bitola to New York. Rodzevski, a doctor-psychiatrist by profession, owns a New York practice. His day starts with listening to the life stories of others and ends with music. He finished his debut album, “Batanija”, a month ago. It received great reviews and was well supported by Macedonian music groups. He promoted the album in Bitola and Skopje later. It is a mix of New York jazz and blues with Macedonian verses. Krste’s gentle voice adds a soft, tender touch to the album. Krste is joined by some of the most renowned and sensational jazz musicians in New York, including Mary Halvorson (electric guitar), Kirk Knuffke(trumpet), Michael Blanco(double bass), and Tomas Fujiwara (“drums”). Rodzevski says that he is from Bitola and graduated from faculty in Macedonia. He has many friends in Bitola and Skopje, and has lived in New York since 1997. Rodzevski is a psychiatrist. Most of his friends are musicians or physicians. He is a frequent traveler and has recently taken up composition. He used to be a member of “Foltin” before “Batanija”, and his collaboration with Duke Bojadziev. He played in bars with it and the members of “Ljubojna”, but they didn’t have a name. They were known as contraband or similar. These same people, Branislav Nikolovski and Pece Nikolovski, as well as Oliver Josifovski,… founded “Foltin” and “Ljubojna”. He did not play for 12 to 13 years. After a long pause, Bojadziev began to cooperate with Bojadziev as well as other Macedonian musicians like Vasko Dukovski and Ismail Lumanovski. Mary Halvorson, his friend, made him play guitar every Friday. He then started playing again after many years. His first album was the result of this. Visit www.independent.mk
