Vojislav Ivanovic - Levantina Project
genre: JAZZ, CLASSICAL
• "...keen intelligence allied to a refreshing musical sensibility..."
Vojislav Ivanovic, guitarist/composer, born in Sarajevo (former Yugoslavia-Bosnia) he obtained highest academic degrees in Classical Guitar at the Athens Conservatory with C. Cotsiolis (awarded 1st class B. Mus. 1986) and Composition at the University of Sarajevo with V. Komadina (awarded M. Mus. with distinction 1991). Both as a guitarist and a composer he was awarded various international prizes and distinctions. He appeared as a soloist in recitals, in various chamber ensambles and with orchestras worldwide.
His diverse compositional output includes music for solo and accompanied instruments (guitar, cello, piano, flute, vocal etc.), choral and orchestral works, string quartet, piano and guitar concerto ("English Concerto"), songs etc. His "6 Pieces de Cafe" for solo guitar, amongst others, seem to have won a particular acclaim by the audiences and guitarists world-wide. Also he wrote radiophonic music, music for film (2nd prize in Oberhausen film Festival, "Prix d'ltalia" 1991 in Palermo international short/meter film festival), theatre and TV.
His continuous interest, both as a composer and a performer, in traditional, improvised and jazz music begins with founding of the "Levantine Jazz Trio" with pianist and composer Milos Petrovic and percussionist Veljko Nikolic . It continues with founding "Levantina" band with drummer Srdjan Ivanovic and bassist Yiotis Kiourtsoglou, collaborating with many musicians, notably sax players Dimitris Tsakas and David Lynch. He has played and recorded with some world renown musicians such as: singer Savina Iannatou, double-bass player Arild Andersen, saxophonist Bendik Hofseth, drummer Paul Vertico trumpetist Paolo Fresu and others.
Musicians on LEVANTINA are:
- Savina Yannatou - vocal
- Yatis Kiourtsoglou - el. & fretless bass
- Srdjan Ivanovic - drums
- Dimitris Tsakas - soprano & alto saxophone
- Charis Lambrakis - ney
- David Lynch - soprano & tenor saxophone, flute, piccolo, vocals
- Vangelis Karipis - percussion & vocals
- Dimitris Emmanouil - percussion
- Dimitris Kalatzis - el. Piano
- Nikos Sidirokastritis – drums
- Vojislav Ivanovic - guitars & piano
