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Bojan Zulfikarpasic

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Born in a music loving family in Belgrade in 1968, Bojan Zulfikarpasic starts playing the piano at the age of 5. “In my country, music is a very widespread activity, and since working days finish quite early, family and friends would gather at my parent’s house as early as 3 o’clock in the afternoon to socialize and play music until late at night. I used to go to sleep listening to these Yugoslavian folksongs. Then I discovered Bach, Ravel and Debussy through my teachers, The Beatles

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

Bojan Z Tetraband: Humus

by Bruce Lindsay
December 23, 2009

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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Bojan Z Tetraband: Humus

by Chris May
December 13, 2009

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.