Winner of the 2008 Canadian Smooth Jazz Award for Best Pianist, this accomplished Bulgarian pianist is definitely hitting his stride. Kristian grew up in a family of musicians in Sofia, Bulgaria. At six years of age, he was accepted into the prestigious L. Pipkov School of Music where he completed twelve years of intense training as a pianist and percussionist. Since moving to Canada in 1995, Kristian has firmly entrenched himself in the Canadian music scene as an active composer, performer, record producer, & musical director. Onstage Kristian has worked alongside some tremendous Canadian and international artists, including Tom Jackson, Jens Lindemann, The Tenors, k.d.Lang, Jackie Richardson, Kenny G, & Randy Brecker. Kristian is a long-standing musical director for Jens Lindemann’s “BrassFire”, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, Youth Singers of Calgary & R&B/Soul recording artist Shannon Gaye.