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Bojan Zulfikarpasic
Awards
1988 - best young Yugoslav jazz musician 1990 - First prize for soloist La Defense, Paris 1992 - Grand prize La Défense - Paris 2002 - Django Reinhardt prize for the musician of the year 2002 - Le Chevalier de l'ordre des Arts et des Lettres 2005 Hans Koller Prize - Best European jazz musician 2006 - The CD of the year (Victoires du jazz) for "Xenophonia"
Gear
Fazioli grand pianos, Fender Rhodes electric pianos
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Bojan Z Tetraband: Humus
by Bruce Lindsay
Humus is the first album from the Bojan Z Tetraband and it's as intriguing as might be expected from such an original and inspired set of musicians. Led by keyboard player Bojan Zulfikarpasic--born in Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia and now resident in France--the band is tight, energetic and powerful despite the fact that the lineup only came together a few months before the April 2008 recording session. The album has been described by Z as the most 'rock' album ...
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by Chris May
The rocket fuelled, electro-acoustic Tetraband quartet began life as a trio pianist Bojan Zulfikarpasic formed with drummer Sebastian Rochford and electric bassist Ruth Goller in 2007. Paris-based Z grew up in what was then Yugoslavia, and the Balkans' dance rhythms have long been a feature of his playing. On tour in Europe, Rochford and Goller, both members of British punk-jazz iconoclast Acoustic Ladyland, brought a heat and groove to the music which perfectly matched Z's passionate double-fisted style.
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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson