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Emil and the Detectives: Remote Proximity
by Neil Duggan
When one thinks of countries with strong jazz connections, the chances are that Slovenia isn't the first place that comes to mind. So, it could be surprising to learn that Slovenia has a jazz history going back to the 1920s and is home to one of the oldest continuously running jazz festivals in Europe. This year the festival will attract such prominent musicians as Lakecia Benjamin, John Zorn and Jeff Parker. Slovenia produces its own musical talent too. Emil and ...
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by AAJ Staff
Meet Igor Bezget: Igot Bezget is one of the most influential guitarist, composers, and musicians in his field. Born in Maribor, Slovenia, Bezget started to play guitar in his late teenage years as a self- taught musician in rock bands. Later on, through listening to Miles Davis records he became interested in jazz and studied with Peter O'Mara while attending Bruckner University in Austria. Bezget developed interests for different styles of world music and started playing other plucked instruments ...
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