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Damir Kukuruzovic • Gipsy Jazz Quintet

 




Damir Kukuruzović (20 August 1975 – 12 December 2020) was a Croatian jazz guitarist. He was the most famous Croatian representative of gypsy jazz.
Biography[edit]

Born in Sisak, Kukuruzović was the founder of the Damir Kukuruzović Django Group, with whom he recorded several albums and played at numerous international jazz festivals. He also performed with musicians such as Stochelo Rosenberg, Paulus Schäfer, Angelo Debarre, Raphaël Faÿs, Ludovic Beier, Wawau Adler, Yorgui Loeffler, Joscho Stephan, Vlatko Stefanovski and Robin Nolan. In 2019 he recorded the hit Zoran pjeva Arsena with Zoran Predin.

He was also the founder-director of the Siscia Jazz Club and organizer of the Siscia Open Jazz & Blues Festival and other jazz festivals in Croatia. In 2011, Kukuruzović was awarded the prize for the most famous acoustic jazz guitarist in Croatia. In 2013 he was honored for exceptional guitar skills and the promotion of Croatian jazz music in the world.

In the election campaign for the 2011 Croatian parliamentary election, Kukuruzović supported the right-wing Croatian Party of Rights; in the election for the city council in Sisak in 2013, he stood as a candidate for their split-off Croatian Party of Rights Dr. Ante Starčević.

Kukuruzović died from COVID-19 on 12 December 2020, at age 45, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Croatia, after being hospitalized in Zagreb for several weeks.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damir_Kukuruzovi%C4%87

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Damir Kukuruzović (20 de agosto de 1975 - 12 de diciembre de 2020) fue un guitarrista de jazz croata. Fue el representante croata más famoso del jazz gitano.
Biografía[editar]

Nacido en Sisak, Kukuruzović fue el fundador del Damir Kukuruzović Django Group, con el que grabó varios discos y tocó en numerosos festivales internacionales de jazz. También actuó con músicos como Stochelo Rosenberg, Paulus Schäfer, Angelo Debarre, Raphaël Faÿs, Ludovic Beier, Wawau Adler, Yorgui Loeffler, Joscho Stephan, Vlatko Stefanovski y Robin Nolan. En 2019 grabó el éxito Zoran pjeva Arsena con Zoran Predin.

También fue fundador-director del Siscia Jazz Club y organizador del Siscia Open Jazz & Blues Festival y de otros festivales de jazz en Croacia. En 2011, Kukuruzović recibió el premio al guitarrista de jazz acústico más famoso de Croacia. En 2013 fue galardonado por sus excepcionales habilidades con la guitarra y la promoción de la música de jazz croata en el mundo.

En la campaña electoral para las elecciones parlamentarias croatas de 2011, Kukuruzović apoyó al derechista Partido Croata de Derechos; en las elecciones al ayuntamiento de Sisak en 2013, se  presentó como candidato de su escindido Partido Croata de Derechos Dr. Ante Starčević.

Kukuruzović murió de COVID-19 el 12 de diciembre de 2020, a la edad de 45 años, durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en Croacia, después de haber estado hospitalizado en Zagreb durante varias semanas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damir_Kukuruzovi%C4%87


Tracklist:
1 - Swing Gitan    5:31
2 - Django's Tiger    5:18
3 - Nuages    6:51
4 - Mr. Sandman    5:50
5 - Sweet Georgia Brown    4:59
6 - David    3:28
7 - Noto Swing    3:13
8 - Daphne    3:20
9 - Minor Swing    2:48
10 - Dinah    4:23

Credits:
Arranged By – Gypsy Jazz Quintet
Contrabass – Saša Borovec
Drums – Želimir Bičanić
Featuring – Angelo Debarre (tracks: 2 to 4), Loulou Djine (tracks: 2, 4)
Guitar – Goran Grgurač
Violin – Bruno Urlić
Guitar, Producer – Damir Kukuruzović

Recorded At – Siscia Jazz Club

Label: Menart ‎– 385601091852
Country:  Croatia
Released:  2009
Genre: Jazz
Style: Gypsy Jazz
 
 
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