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Dusan Jevtovic: Am I Walking Wrong?
by Glenn Astarita
Serbian guitarist Dusan Jevtovic employs a broad playing field on his debut effort for Moonjune Records. He's certainly one to watch as he comingles progressive rock, progressive metal and shreds with the guileful impulsion, occasionally witnessed in New York City downtown- like fare. The guitarist's animated delivery, features mind-bending crunch chords and stinging single note lines ...
Nenad Vasilic: Seven
by Nenad Georgievski
In the long, well-intended history of aligning the spontaneity of jazz with sounds, rhythms and harmonies of various folk musics, the predicament lies in finding the linkages between two disparate idioms without sacrificing mutual integrity. Bassist and composer Nenad Vasilić tackles this issue in a very distinct way as he successfully marries the festive folk sounds ...
Atoms for Peace: Novi Sad, Serbia, July 13, 2013
by Nenad Georgievski
Atoms for PeacePetrovaradin FortressExit FestivalNovi Sad, SerbiaJuly 13, 2013While the band's name may not mean a lot to people, Atoms for Peace certainly warrants that extra effort for people to check it out, particularly because it consists of members of some of the most popular bands today, such as ...
Depeche Mode: Belgrade, Serbia, May 19, 2013
by Nenad Georgievski
Depeche ModeUšće ParkBelgrade, SerbiaMay 19, 2013British electro-pop behemoth Depeche Mode is as grand live spectacle as is ever likely to be seen. Over the years the band has achieved enormous success, with millions of records sold and, despite personnel changes and close to being casualties to either a rock lifestyle or ...
Serbian Jazz, Bre
by Nenad Georgievski
The iconography of jazz wouldn't be the same without jazz photography. It seems that both jazz and photography have been walking hand in hand since the appearance of both arts. Just imagine the dark rooms and cigarette smoke clouds where jazz was happening, and the photography there to bear witness. While photographer William P. Gottlieb is ...
Lela Kaplowitz: Lela & Joe Kaplowitz - With Every Breath
by C. Michael Bailey
Croatian singer Lela Kaplowitz sings con brio and gleeful abandon. Eastern Europe has always been a hotbed terrain for big band music, with creativity exploding after the end of the Cold War. Kaplowitz and her husband/pianist/arranger Joe Kaplowitz emerge fully formed and swinging on With Every Breath. The pair employ the wares of the Croatian Radio-Television ...
Eyot: Drifters
by Ian Patterson
It's every serious group's desire to craft an identifiable, and as far as possible, a unique sound whereby just a few notes leave little doubt about who's playing. Serbian quartet Eyot achieved that with its splendid debut, Horizon (Ninety and Nine Records,2011), where minimalism and power went hand-in-hand in an intoxicating mix of jazz, art-rock, classical ...
Teofilovic Brothers: Songs Belong to Those Who Sing Them Better
by Nenad Georgievski
The Teofilovic brothers (Radiša and Ratko) are two of the most popular performers of traditional songs from Serbia, as well as other parts of the Balkans. In their repertoire they always have wonderful traditional songs that time has forgotten, or that are not always widely known or present in other performers' repertoires. Their wide choices and ...
Bob Mover Quartet Featuring Jelena Jovovic In Belgrade, Feb. 1
The Bob Mover Quartet featuring Jelena Jovovic will perform at the Diva Lounge at the Grand Casino Beograd in Belgrade, Serbia on February 1, 2013. Mover, widely regarded as one of the greatest saxophonists in jazz and a legendary presence on the New York City jazz scene, has a new CD set for release in 2013, ...
Take Five With Sofija Knezevic
by AAJ Staff
Meet Sofija Knezevic:“Recognized as one of jazz's preeminent vocalists, young Sofija Knezevic (only 22) is one of the most significant singers in jazz today. While her singing is steeped in tradition, her improvisational virtuosity and creativity are breathtaking."--CNNInstrument(s):Voice, piano.Teachers and/or influences?Greatly influenced by Sarah Vaughan, Ella ...
