Zdenko Ivanusic Quartet

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Zdenko Ivanusic Quartet was founded in late 2003. It is a typical jazz combo, with musicians from Croatia and Slovenia. The artistic and conceptual foothold of the quartet are original compositions written by its leader, aligned with the works of jazz greats and well-known jazz standards. The style of the Zdenko Ivanusic Quartet can be characterised as contemporary mainstream jazz. Within those structural lines, the boundaries of rythmic and harmonic parametres are transfigured which results in a unique musical expression.

Zdenko Ivanušić (1967) - graduated in saxophone performance at the Zagreb Academy of Music. He has been a dynamic member of the Croatian music scene since 1990. He leads his own bands and is in demand as a sideman in various ensembles and groups. He leads Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet. He also collaborates with well-known Croatian musicians such as Zvonimir Bučević - Buč (The Bučers), Dudo Vorih, Ladislav Fidri (Super Session All Stars Big Band), Miro Kadoić (Mirokado) and popular bands: Brain Holidays (reggae), Flyer (pop), Soul Train (p-funk). He has shared the stage with many distinguished musicians such as Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Don Menza, Bobby Shew, John Riley, Earl Gardner, Peter Herbolzheimer, Kevin Mahogany, Barbara Denerlein, to name a few.

Elvis Penava (1980) - studied Jazz Guitar at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts in Graz, Austria. Graduated in June 2006-Bachelor Degree with honours. He was a member of the award-winning band Jujuphonics (Biberbach Jazzpreis). Elvis was the guitarist in the European jazz orchestra 2006 tour led by Barry Forgie, touring all over Europe (Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Netherlands, England, Wales, ending in Glasgow, Scotland where the band recorded. In 2007, chosen to participate in the Montreux Gibson Jazz Guitar Competition, among six other guitarists from all over the world, in front of George Benson and Vernon Reid as the jury.

Bruno Domiter (1980) - is in his final year of studies at the Jazz Conservatory in Graz, in the class of prof. Howard Curtis. He has attended additional seminar training held by prof. John Riley. In the last several years he has played in a number of small bands: Boško Petrović Quartet, Mih group, EzlEk. He mostly plays in big bands (Big band Radlje, Toti big band Maribor, Kug big band Graz, Big band Slovenska Bistrica). He is a regular member of HGM Jazzorkestar Zagreb and has cooperated with various outstanding European and world-renowned jazz musicians.

Goran Rukavina (1979) - graduated from the Jazz Conservatory in Graz in the class of prof. Wayne Darling. He is a regular member of HGM Jazzorkestar and collaborates with numerous pop and jazz musicians and composers as a recording musician. He mostly performs in concert with Elvis Stanić Group. To date he has played with such distinguished artists as: Don Menza, John Thomas, Boško Petrović, RTV Big Band Slovenija, Big Band Zlatka Beraća, HGZ big band, Ratko Divjak, Primož Grašić, Matija Dedić, Miro Kadoić... He is co-founder of the band Satellite, which performs across Austria and Croatia.

ZDENKO IVANUSIC QUARTET