Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Ben Webster, Sonny Rollins, Coleman Hawkins, Maceo Parker, Dave Liebman, Wayne Shorter, Miles Davis, Sonny Stitt, Cannonbal Adderley, Grover Washington Jr., Dexter Gordon, Benny Golson, Charles Lloyd, David Sanborn, Paul Desmond, Stan Getz...and all the jazz giants, also I listen to a lot of big band music (Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Mel Lewis & Thad Jones, Buddy Rich, Gil Evans, Quincy Jones, Stan Kenton...), R&B, Motown, soul and funk (James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Barry White...).
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Currently I am more interested in some contemporary stuff, acid jazz, groove and especially Latin music (Machito, Tito Puente, Sergio Mendes, Paquito D'Rivera...).
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Zdenko Ivanusic, saxophonist, composer and arranger from Zagreb, Croatia. I lead Donna Lee Saxophone Quartet, my own ensembles and work as a sideman in a lot of Croatian bands. Occasionally (part time) I play with the Zagreb Philharmonic, Croatian RTV Symphonic Orchestra, Croatian National Theatre. I was lead alto with HGM Jazz Orchestra Zagreb for four years (2002-2006) and during this period I had the chance to share the stage with Randy Brecker, Bob Mintzer, Don Menza, Bobby Shew, John Riley, Earl Gardner, Peter Herbolzheimer, Kevin Mahogany...
Just recorded a new version of a classic by The Jets, You Got It All... (one of my favorite songs of all times) Would love for you to come by to check it out or click the link on my profile to download it for free. Hope you enjoy my friend. :)
Bok Zdenko ,! sorry its been so long since we caught up , when is the next gig ? I've started to look at the Bigwig remix again.. I hope i can get it finished with the vocals pretty soon .. čujemo se!
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Hey Zdenko,<br /><br />It's been a long time, my friend. I hope that you've been well and happy and enjoying the adventure of life, one marvelous moment at a time!<br /><br />Lots of exciting things happening for this daughter of the sun! I'll be writing another blog some time soon (at least that's the plan) and will let you know when that's done.<br /><br />In the meantime, please come for a visit real soon and let me know what's going on in your world. Have a glorious weekend!<br /><br />Abundant Love and Sunshine,<br />Setra<br />
