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Musician

Born in 1987, Jan Kus started his musical journey at age 5 in his native country of Slovenia. After completing the National Conservatory for Music in Ljubljana in 2006, the young recipient of the scholarship, granted to him by the Slovenian Ministry of culture, continued his musical studies at the prestigious Royal Conservatory of The Hague, Netherlands, where he studied with the internationally acclaimed saxophonist and clarinetist, Mr. John Ruocco. During his time in The Hague he performed with a who’s who on the scene of up and coming young European jazz musicians, playing extensively in The Netherlands, as well as touring internationally throughout Europe (Slovenia, Belgium, Italy, Hungary, Greece, Cyprus, and Slovakia). In 2012, he arrived to New York to pursue his Masters degree at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College under the tutelage of the great Antonio Hart. Upon his arrival in New York City, he participated in the all star – lineup recording sessions of the Ziga Murko 13 brass band, which included Mark Turner, David Binney, Alex Sipiagin, Josh Roseman, Dave Taylor, and Jason Palmer among others. During his time at Queens College, Jan collaborated extensively as a sideman with many of his fellow students in many various formats and musical environments, from piano-less saxophone trio, to large ensembles and big bands, including performances, recording sessions, and also special feature solos written for him to perform in the context of a larger ensemble

Album

Faith

By Jan Kus

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2016
Track listing: Disconnect; Emptiness; One for the Band; Aqui; One for the Band--Jan's Story; I'm Just a Little Person; One for the Band--Sean's Story; Rhythm A Ning; Strength; One for the Band--Dan's Story; Neófito; Faith; I'm Just a Little Person (trio version).

Article: Album Review

Jan Kus Quartet: Faith

Read "Faith" reviewed by Chris M. Slawecki

by Chris M. Slawecki
May 9, 2016

As a young Slovenian saxophone student, Jan Kus proved so promising that he earned a scholarship from the Slovenian Ministry of Culture to study at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague, studies which included tours of Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Slovenia, Slovakia, and The Netherlands, with other young European jazz players. In 2012, Kus crossed ...

Article: From the Inside Out

India to Italy, Brazil to Slovenia–Where WON'T Jazz Go?

by Chris M. Slawecki
May 3, 2016

Avataar Petal Self-Produced 2016 While growing up in the Northern Ontario mining town of Sunbury, he was known as “Sam." But in his early twenties, Sundar Viswanathan reconnected with his Indian name and heritage, and, through several conservatory courses spanning North Indian classical to Turkish maquam music, dove ...

News: Performance / Tour

New York Musicians United In "Arts For Sports Benefit" To Help Chicago Youth

July 7, 2015

"ARTS for SPORTS" benefit orgnaized by LeitmotivArts to raise funds for the Basketball Peace Ambassadors program was held on June 26th at Gallery MC in New York. Basketball Peace Ambassadors initiative is headed by coach Vlado Jaksic from Chicago who is utilizing basketball as a vehicle to teach cultural sensitivity and awareness, while teaching life skills. ...