Stjepko Gut
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Stjepko Gut is a Belgrade
-based jazz
musician. Studied jazz trumpet at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern,Switzerland and at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. As a conductor, he won first place in the first Austrian Big Band Competition. He's one of the most famous jazz brass players from Serbia, others being Duško Gojković
and Miloje Marković. He was a member of the Lionel Hampton
All Stars for 2 years, one of 2 white players at the time in that band. He made international tours, performances and recordings with Vince Benedetti, Sal Nistico
, Clark Terry
, Wild Bill Davis, Benny Bailey, Horace Parlan
, Mel Lewis, Kenny Washington
, Johhny Griffin, Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Clifford Jordan, Ernie Willkins, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Wallace Davenport, Jon Faddis, Nicholas Payton, Frank Wess, Alvin Queen, Charlie Antolini and Dusko Gojkovic
. Member of the faculty at the Graz Institut for Jazz since 1984.
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
-based jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
musician. Studied jazz trumpet at the Swiss Jazz School in Bern,Switzerland and at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. As a conductor, he won first place in the first Austrian Big Band Competition. He's one of the most famous jazz brass players from Serbia, others being Duško Gojković
Duško Gojkovic
Duško Gojković , is a Serbian jazz trumpeter and composer....
and Miloje Marković. He was a member of the Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton
Lionel Leo Hampton was an American jazz vibraphonist, pianist, percussionist, bandleader and actor. Like Red Norvo, he was one of the first jazz vibraphone players. Hampton ranks among the great names in jazz history, having worked with a who's who of jazz musicians, from Benny Goodman and Buddy...
All Stars for 2 years, one of 2 white players at the time in that band. He made international tours, performances and recordings with Vince Benedetti, Sal Nistico
Sal Nistico
Sal Nistico, born Salvatore Nistico 2 April 1938 in Syracuse , died 3 March 1991 in Berne, Switzerland, was a jazz tenor saxophonist....
, Clark Terry
Clark Terry
Clark Terry is an American swing and bop trumpeter, a pioneer of the fluegelhorn in jazz, educator, NEA Jazz Masters inductee, and recipient of the 2010 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award...
, Wild Bill Davis, Benny Bailey, Horace Parlan
Horace Parlan
Horace Parlan is an American hard bop and post-bop piano player.He is noted for his contributions to the classic Charles Mingus recordings Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots....
, Mel Lewis, Kenny Washington
Kenny Washington (musician)
Kenny Washington is a jazz drummer born in Staten Island, New York.He studied at the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts...
, Johhny Griffin, Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Clifford Jordan, Ernie Willkins, Snooky Young, Joe Newman, Wallace Davenport, Jon Faddis, Nicholas Payton, Frank Wess, Alvin Queen, Charlie Antolini and Dusko Gojkovic
Duško Gojkovic
Duško Gojković , is a Serbian jazz trumpeter and composer....
. Member of the faculty at the Graz Institut for Jazz since 1984.