?lafur Arnalds at Sava Centar, Serbia

by Nenad Georgievski
December 8, 2019

?lafur Arnalds Sava Centar Belgrade, Serbia November 20, 2019 Two stops before the end of his 18-month world tour, Icelandic composer ?lafur Arnalds and his band brought amazing sounds and otherworldly visuals to Belgrade. The long and successful world tour was in support of his fantastic ambient album re:member (2018) ...

Belgrade Jazz Festival 2019

by Martin Longley
November 15, 2019

Belgrade Jazz Festival Dom Omladine / Kombank Dvorana Belgrade Serbia October 22-28, 2019 Reaching its 35th edition, the Belgrade Jazz Festival added extra shows at the beginning and end of its run, making up a full week, or eight days, if the opening dj night is ...

Take Five with Igor Mi?kovi? of Hashima

by AAJ Staff
October 30, 2019

Meet Igor Mi?kovi? of Hashima Hashima is a rock / jazz group with a wide artistic approach, including original concert video projections, art movies, conceptual art and performance. The group was founded by Igor Mi?kovi? in Belgrade and it started out with more of a free-improv / jazz sound and kept evolving album by album. Recently, ...

Dead Can Dance at Sava Center 2019

by Nenad Georgievski
August 3, 2019

Dead Can Dance Sava Center Belgrade, Serbia June 28, 2019To classify Dead Can Dance only as a goth band would be like enclosing them in a disproportionate cage. Insufficient, inadequate and undermining. It would be fairer to describe this group led by multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Brendan Perry and vocalist Lisa ...

Hashima

Active since: 2014

Hashima is a band that was formed with the idea to use the concepts of free improvisation in a Jazz Quartet combo. Improvisations are gravitating around original themes as well as presenting the audience with the specific arrangements of less known compositions that are inspiring the band. The group has a specific sonor quality: double bass, saxophone, drums and a semi-acoustic jazz guitar. Four different instruments and sensibilities are found in a form bared of tradicional genre qualities with the content inspired by a faraway abandoned island in Japan �C Hashima. Sr?an Mijalkovi? �C Tenor Saxophone

Tihomir Stojiljkovic

Born: February 19, 1972

Tihomir Stojiljkovic: The Modern Voice of Balkan Jazz

Serbian pianist and composer Tihomir Stojiljkovic offers a fresh and captivating look at the rich musical traditions of the Balkans, seamlessly blending them with the improvisational spirit of modern jazz. His solo piano performances are virtuosic and deeply emotional. They guide the audience through intricate Balkan melodies, rhythms, and folklore, all tastefully reimagined through contemporary music.

Tihomir's trilogy, including 'Solo', 'Solo Update ', and 'Solo Upgrade', showcases his ability to tell timeless stories through the piano

Belgrade Jazz Festival 2018

by Martin Longley
January 30, 2019

Belgrade Jazz Festival Dom Omladine/Kombank Dvorana Belgrade, Serbia October 25-29, 2018 The 34th edition of the Belgrade Jazz Festival maintained its exciting strategy of diverse programming, from Kurt Elling to The Thing, Marc Ribot to Bobby Shew, Cortex down to The Necks. That's already an enticing blend of ...

Mariza at Sava Centar in Belgrade

by Nenad Georgievski
December 12, 2017

Mariza Sava Centar Belgrade December 7, 2017 Making a dramatic entrance on the stage comes naturally to Portuguese fado diva Mariza. In the completely darkened hall of Sava Centar, she quietly stepped onto the stage to the sounds of the guitar and wowed the audience with the power ...

Jazz Visions on 33. Belgrade Jazz Festival 2017

by Nedici Dragoslav
November 17, 2017

Belgrade Jazz Festival 2016

by Thomas Conrad
November 11, 2016

2016 Belgrade Jazz Festival Belgrade, Serbia October 26-October 30, 2016 Because of the wars in the former Yugoslavia, the Belgrade Jazz Festival, like most good things in the Balkans, went dark for 15 years after 1990. When it started up again in 2005, it was small. By 2008, it was big enough ...