Vili Kazasyan


Edmond Aram Kazasyan, best known as Vili Kazasyan, was a Bulgarian jazz musician, composer, conductor and pianist from Armenian descent. He is the father of singer Hilda Kazasyan.

Life

Kazasyan graduated from VMEI in 1957 prior to turning to music. His debut as a musician and a composer was in the 1950s – as a pianist in "Jazz of the Youth".
He was also among the initiators of the "Golden Orphey" festival.
Kazasyan has received numerous awards, including the "Sirak Skitnik" distinction in 2005 for his general contributions to the BNR, of whose big band he had been in charge for more than 30 years.