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Federico De Vittor(piano)
Born in Verona(Italy) on 23th June, 1986. Started to study classical piano at age of 5. In the summer of year 2000 he started to sympathise with jazz and started to study in class of Oscar Zenari.
From that year on he was upgrading his knowledge of jazz at Barry Harris’s workshops. In 2003 he went on to study jazz in class of Rennato Chicco, which toke him to the audition for University of music Graz in Austria, where he begun to study in year 2004 in class of prof. Harald Neuwirth. In October 2004 he participated in workshop starring jazz artist Dick Oatts, Ron McClur, John Raily and Jarmo Savolainen. In summer 2005 he went on workshop in Roccella Jonica starring jazz artist Enrico Pierannunzi and Danilo Rea.
Michele Montolli(bass)
Born in Verona(Italy) on 26th of January 1986. When he was 8 years old he started to play violin on Conservatory in Verona. After 5 years he switched to electric bass and started to play in several bands (rock, blues, reggae..). He also played drums in latin-rock band. At the age of 17 he went on to studie classical contrabass on Conservatory in Verona. In 2005 he started to studie jazz bass at University for music in Graz in class of professor Wayne Darling. He also went on several workshops led by jazz artists such as Sigie Feigel, Jim McNeely, Ron McClur, Billy Hart, Milan Nikolic, U.T. Gandi. He performed on Verona Jazz Festival 06 and many others.
Vladimir Kostadinovic(drums)
Born in Kovin(Serbia) on 22th Avgust, 1980. He graduated from classic and jazz department for drums and accordeon in the class of Dragoslava Petrovic and Miroslav Karlovic. In year 2000 Vladimir enrolled at the University for music Graz in the class of Alex Deutsch and Manfred Josel. He graduated in class of Thomas Howard Curtis. He participated in the workshops of Jimmy Cobb, Billy Hart, John Hollambeck, Billy Cobham and Jonathan Blake. He worked with jazz artists such as Sigi Feigel, Steve Gut, Peter Helbozheimer, Bob Mintzer... In year 2002 he won the BEST(Berklee Colege of music) Scholorship.
Luka Zuzic(trombone)
Born in 1986 in Croatia. He is finishing his studies of classical piano at Conservatory of Rijeka in the class of professor Vladimir Babin. He started to play jazz with HGM Jazzorchestra Zagreb founded and conducted by Sigi Feigel in which he plays regularly since year 2002 on. He currently finished the second year of his jazz trombone studies at Universetiy for music Graz in the class of well known jazz artist Ed Neumeister. With HGM Jazzorchestra Zagreb he had an opportunity to play and work with world renown artist such as Bob Mintzer, Randy Breacker, Don Menza, Peter Erskin, Jim McNeely and many more. He is also playing with HRT Big band and Tamara Obrovac Transhistria Ensemble.
Filippo Orefice(tenor saxophone)
Born in Udine(Italy) on 22th July, 1986. He got in to jazz listening to a concert of Tony Scott in Udine. After that he decided to study jazz. He studied with great Italian jazz musicians Daniele Dagaro and Nevio Zaninotto. His main influences are Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Lester Young, John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy. Soon after he started to study jazz in University for music Graz, where he studies now in the class of professor Karelheinz Miklin. He upgraded his studies in class of Don Menza.
Crt Remic(alto saxophone)
Born in Ljubljana(Slovenia) on 20th June, 1985. Started to play saxophone with the age of 11. With age of 16 he went on to study jazz in Middle school for music Ljubljana in class of professor Primoz Fleischman and Klemen Kotar. Currently he is studying jazz in University for music Graz in class of professor Karelheinz Miklin. He was upgrading his studies on workshops with Don Menza, Igor Lumpert, Tadej Bozic and Michael Moor. He played with HGM Jazzorchestra Zagreb, Big Band RTV Slovenia, Big Band Grosuplje and with worked with artists such as Bosko Petrovic, Bojan Cvetreznik, Kristjan Kranjcan, Drago Gajo, Lojze Kranjcan, Kaja Draksler, Jo Fougner Skaansar, Andrej Hocevar...
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