Alfonso the Spanish Fly (single version)

Alfonso the Spanish Fly je prvi singel s prihajajočega koncertnega albuma zasedbe Zookeepers in Big Banda RTV Slovenija, posnetega januarja 2025 v ljubljanskem SiTi Teatru.
Skladbo je napisal kitarist in skladatelj Gašper Kržmanc, za big band pa jo je priredil Aleš Avbelj, ki je orkestru tudi dirigiral. Glasba se svobodno prepleta med jazzom, funkom, bluesom in rockom ter združuje igrivi značaj zasedbe Zookeepers z zvokom in energijo velikega jazzovskega orkestra.
Skladbo je navdihnilo nenavadno resnično doživetje: muha, ki jo je Kržmanc po potovanju po Španiji nevede prinesel domov v svojem kovčku. Ko je poletela na prostost, je njeno značilno brenčanje postalo navdih za Alfonso the Spanish Fly – glasbeni portret, ob katerem poslušalec nemirno špansko muho skoraj vidi v letu.


Alfonso the Spanish Fly is the first single from the forthcoming live album by Zookeepers & Big Band RTV Slovenija, recorded at SiTi Teater Ljubljana in January 2025.
Written by guitarist and composer Gašper Kržmanc and arranged and conducted by Aleš Avbelj, the track moves freely between jazz, funk, blues and rock, combining the playful character of Zookeepers with the sound and energy of a full big band.
The composition was inspired by an unusual real-life encounter: a fly that Kržmanc unknowingly brought home in his suitcase after a trip to Spain. Once set free, its distinctive buzzing became the inspiration for Alfonso the Spanish Fly – a musical portrait in which the listener can almost see the restless Spanish fly in motion.